December 15?! Really?

It's hard to look at the calendar and believe what it says.

Thinking about Christmas and "winter" when the temperature is still 70+ degrees and sunny outside is nearing impossible.

While most of you will tell me to shut up and stop bragging, it's a very strange experience for someone who has ALWAYS seen snow in December. It feels like I'm stuck in October and Halloween is just around the corner.

While there are little hints of Christmas such as co-workers receiving greeting cards by post, grocery shopping to a PA playing carols and decorative trees dotting malls and hotels, the lack of jacket weather has the excitement factor of the holidays hidden.

And, well, to make matters worse I'm doing most of my shopping via Web. There are no sales fliers or Black Friday fights. And there's certainly a lack of wrapping paper and Cassie's paws prancing all over it.

Maybe this year Christmas will have to hold until our January return.
Bah, humbug.