CONGRATULATIONS!

If you’ve made it this far.

What am I talking about? Why it’s mid-season, half way through the year, and if you haven’t taken down your Christmas lights, you shouldn’t bother. Let’s face it, you are now ahead of the game, and can relax for the Holiday season! This frees you up to shop for the holidays or bake in August or whenever the spirit strikes.

Of course next month you start to see the decorations go on sale and the ads start to run for Christmas. It starts with some of the retail chains putting out the decorations and start a second aisle for Halloween, while announcing the Labor Day sales. GOD BLE$$ AMERICA! Just think, both Christmas AND Halloween have been corrupted by commercialism.

Christmas was originally a religious holiday, so you’d think the Church would get in on the deal, pre-holiday double blessing if you give more in the collection plate this week. Maybe: “IN TIME FOR LABOR DAY-BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE FORGIVENESS. Of course my ticket to hell is already written, so I’m trying to gain favor with the accountant department in Heaven, help them raise some funds. Maybe a sweepstakes, “YOU MAY ALREADY BE BLESSED! But you must pray to be, and a nice donation will help too. (Legal fees and all)

Actually, I love the holidays, the weather is cooling off, people are getting into a snit for the joyous season of good cheer, what with all the shopping, cleaning, baking and running around. Not to mention the vows we make from the year before about shopping early to get a jump on things, then trying to catch up. But I do love this year, the weather is cooling.