Christmas is Coming...Oh Crap, Really Soon!!

I suddenly realized that, oh my gosh, Christmas is only 8 days away! And the only presents I've bought are for my husband. I spent a LOT of money on one in particular for him, I mean, that money was supposed to go to all the other presents I need to buy. But I was siezed by Christmas something and bought a framed print at a local art gallery that we had seen several months ago. He really liked it...so I bought it. Now I can't buy anything else until payday next Friday. I will be one of those frantically shopping and wrapping people on Christmas Eve! I'm not proud of it, but sometimes life just works out that way.

We are driving 45 minutes to spend Christmas Eve night with my grandparents and then driving another 45 minutes to spend Christmas late morning with his children and grandchildren and then driving an hour or so to have Christmas afternoon with my family at my brother's house. My brother just announced this year that Christmas was at his house, because he always drives to our houses for holidays. Doesn't he understand that he is the 3rd born child and a male at that in a matriarchy? He doesn't get to make those decisions! My sister was much kinder about it than me so off we drive. His girlfriend is pregnant so he will be having the first baby in the family. I told my sister Maha that it doesn't mean he gets to dictate Christmas every year. She agreed that it didn't. The positive is that it was supposed to be at my house this year but since it won't be I'm not doing a darn thing for decorating, no trees, no lights, no mistletoe! I've been putting the presents under the prayer plant, I figure it is sort of appropriate.