and the rush is on.

the holiday season is upon us. and the frenzy has begun. i have always hated the holidays ~ even as a child i didnt like them... the holiday frenzy seemed like an awful lot of ugly work just to get a few gifts. but children can be our healing of the holidays. having a child of my own makes the season wonderful ~ she is excited about the decorations, the events, the foods, the gifts, the gifts, the gifts... she isnt so attached to the gifts... she is more interested in opening them than having them. the holiday season is also made much easier by not giving gifts to adults. the wise men brought presents for the baby jesus (remember all that?) not for mary and joseph (although what a baby was gonna do with a bag of gold and a couple bottles of perfume i dont know...). so treats for the kids and festivities for all. i got elizabeth up off the couch yesterday and we went for a dash to find some kids gifts and did quite well before the crowds arrived in the evening. cowboy jackets and cocktail dresses... toys will have to be another time. maybe madonna has it right ~ she is a kabbalist now and only celebrates the jewish high holidays (less hubbub, small gifts). i wonder how her kids are doing with the switch... but since children are our healing of the holidays, i wonder how madonna is doing with how her kids are doing with the holidays... a grandmother in scotland took her daughter to court because the daughter refused to allow her to see the grandchildren. the grandmother had been giving the children too much candy and soft drinks and sneaked it to them even after the mother disapproved. the court gave the grandmother visitation rights for two hours a month with the prohibition of giving the children sugar. now she will have to think of some other gift. what kind of christmas will they have?