This is the first year that my little one has truly gotten into the holiday spirit. When you are young it is a time of excitement and magic, but it doesn’t always feel that way as an adult. Recently a friend and I were lamenting the general sense of stress that pervades this time of year. […]
It seems like every year the holiday season arrives earlier than before. The day after Halloween, my mother reported that the local pharmacy was all decked out in red and green. One of my favorite radio stations has already begun playing Christmas music all day. It seems every business or organization suddenly is decked in […]