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Storm waits for Santa
Why do only a few hours make a
difference in that Christmas feeling? The musical and mystical hours of
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, no matter how quiet and ordinary they might
be, evoke such different feelings than Dec. 26 or maybe Dec. 27th.
Today we got up to bitter cold in Wichita, but the snow had not materialized as
expected. We packed up and left Storm watching as our son headed into work and
we headed east to stop by all the parents on the way home. Even as I wanted to
get home, I knew it would feel different.
As we walked in, the phone was
ringing with the first of several incoming scam and spam calls, despite the
Missouri No Call law. Then I opened the computer to find my blog splattered
with long lists of spam addresses in the comment sections. I can’t figure out what
to do about that; anyone know? Then the mail…lots of bills finally arriving to
be paid. No, not what I would consider a welcome home!
One of my emails from a friend said
her tree was down and put away on the 25th. I looked at my living room
and thought how I dreaded to shove ALL this back into the closet again. Then, Christmas
does last until January 6th so if I could ignore the “stuff”, it
would not be as dated as it feels this evening. Still tonight I will plug in
all the little white lights and continue to enjoy them as long as possible.
Long-cooked oatmeal sounds good for
supper tonight…maybe some real butter on toast and a pot of herbal tea. I think
of the New Year coming and the plans begin to form. What will I blog? What will
I submit? What will I write? How will I fight the tight waistbands of Christmas
2012?
From the corner of my eye, I see new
books and magazines waiting. Ah, everything can wait one more night! Miss
Scarlett would approve: I will think about all of this tomorrow!
5 comments:
The snow & wind made its way to NE Indiana this morning! Glad you made it home. (But sorry about all the spam calls & comments. When you find a solution, let us all know!)
Our KS kids are in MI right now. They'll probably brave a little snow to our extended family gathering on Friday....
I think I'll go up to bed and read a bit myself. Sounds like a great idea :)
Hello Claudia...Glad you are home safe and sound. I'm hunkered down in the living room with the fireplace crackling. Ohhhhh, outside it's blizzard conditions. Really nasty. Hope it'll be gone by morning.
So many of your thoughts mirror mine. I'm keeping decorations up until January 6 this year. Then, a new year will signal the sweeping clean of everything.
Take care, dear Claudia, and thanks for all your faithful visits and comments. I am so honored to have you as my friend. Susan
I'm with you, too, Claudia! When I was a child, we always left the Christmas tree and decorations up until January 6th, too. The Feast of The Epiphany! Which, just by accident happens to be my birthday, so I always felt special about that. :)
And I love your writerly wisdom of these words: Why do only a few hours make a difference in that Christmas feeling? The musical and mystical hours of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, no matter how quiet and ordinary they might be, evoke such different feelings than Dec. 26 or maybe Dec. 27th.
So, so true!
I'm glad you made it home safely, too. We didn't even get a flurry here, which I'm disappointed about!
I wish you much writing success in 2013!
Claudia, I know exactly how you feel. I love sitting in the quirt and gazing at the lights on the tree, but I dread the take down and packing up of all the holiday stuff. As for blog spam, go to comments/spam and delete the comments from there. That usually stops it for a while.
That was supposed to be QUIET.
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