The thrill is in the air. I’m feeling it!
And yes, I’m aware that Jesus was most likely born in April, but this has been the time of year we’ve celebrated his natal day for centuries, so I’m not going to buck tradition now. So much of this holiday has been secularized, commercialized and otherwise besmirched — let’s not allow the date to become an issue!
I remember what an uproar there was the year Fidel Castro ruled that Christmas would be celebrated in June or July because of the failure of the sugar cane crop that year (I’m revealing my age here…)
I’m for celebrating Jesus ALL year (but without the emphasis being in gifts and parties). I love the kindness this time of year brings out…
The new home is officially ours, as long as my condo sells within the next 60 days. We have it contingent on the sale of the condo; the sellers have agreed to that. So now I will begin imagining it as "ours" and will start placing my stuff in the various rooms (in my mind).
I’ll sign the papers to list my condo tomorrow evening after our On-Hold Concepts Christmas party. We’ll be at the Ram Restaurant at 2 pm fraternizing. (We don’t get much of that around here – too busy!) It will be mahvelous! I’m really looking forward to it! (And this from a non-party-goer!)
And if the condo sells, I will then be in a market for a new or used car. (I can get a brand new Kia Rio for around $9K, but am thinking about "risking" a used car for that price, if I can find one that looks great and has a good track record and gets great gas mileage. Any suggestions, you car buffs out there? I am officially in "car research mode" starting now. The 14 year old Saturn I have now (just 75K miles) needs to be traded in for something that’ll go another ten years… about the time I need one to get around to jobs and such. After that, Jackie and I can probably share… unless we’re both still working part-time. And we likely will be!
I can’t imagine ever retiring. Can’t afford to, for one thing… and Jackie would be miserable completely retired. She’s so gregarious that being retired would give her a stroke. She loves being out and about among people. This is NOT an attribute I share with her. I’d be a total recluse, if I could get away with it… Too shy for my own good. Too shy for anyone’s good! Dagnab it, I need a shyness makeover!
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A good vehicle would be the Oldsmobile series. Yes, they are an older model, but they last a long time (mine has 190,040 miles and runs like a charm, not done anything but had the oil changed. If I may inquire, what kind of vehicle are you trading in?
Merry Christmas
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