End of November

So it's the last day of November, and Christmas is coming soon. But I don't feel it. I'm just not in the Christmas spirit yet, and I don't know why. Here are some possible reasons:
1) We're moving, so we haven't gotten the Christmas decorations out yet.
2) It hasn't snowed anything more than a flurry or two yet.
3) The economy is so bad that it's hard to think about spending money frivolously.
4) Work is so busy right now that it's on my mind a lot.
5) I'm getting older.

I don't want to accept #5, so it must be one of the others, or maybe all of the others together. And a couple of things DID happen a few days ago that has STARTED to get me in the Christmas mood. First, my kids each gave me a Christmas list. Second, we drew names for presents at my family's Thanksgiving get together on Thursday, and that gives me a couple of kids to shoot for. And the kids that Meredith and Natalie drew are both about 2 years of age, which is a GREAT age for presents. They're pretty much going to like anything that we get them.

So maybe I'll start getting into the Christmas spirit for real soon.

I'd better. There are only 25 days left!