We Christians are getting robbed a little bit this year. The fourth Sunday of Advent is this Sunday, December 24. Then the next day is Christmas Day. The fourth week of advent is no week—it’s one day!—even less if Christmas Eve is when you really celebrate Christmas, like me and my parents. I do feel like I have been robbed of some of my preparation time this Christmas season, but I know I’ll live.
Another weird thing this year is that after I leave work today I have my normal weekend to go through—Friday and Saturday and then the Christmas festivities don’t really begin until Sunday.
I am going to get my hair cut by my friend Liz at Posh Salon at a very early 8 am tomorrow morning (hey—might as well link them here—why not?). Am I a glutton for punishment even on my days off? No, I’m just a huge morning person who enjoys trying to find a reason to get up and get the day going.
Some of my staff got me a Borders gift card for Christmas. They know what their boss likes! A few of the others got me little individual gifts. E and I are going out to lunch one day next week (we did the same thing last year—we leave a couple hours early and have a late lunch and walk around the city). A couple of them got me nothing, and that’s OK too. It won’t be reflected in their annual reviews I have to do next month, I promise. I took them all out to lunch over the past few weeks—there are a dozen of them, so I did it in two groups of six. It’s the least I can do to thank them for all they do and for putting up with me. God bless them!
Oh and as a little P.S., I got an electronic Christmas card yesterday from Massachusetts Man telling me some very nice things. It was a sweet gesture.
Have a very Merry Christmas. I pray we all use the coming of the infant Christ as a time to welcome Him into our hearts anew.
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Hey!! Yeah it's was a shorter time and it seemed to get so rushed at the last min as normal for me. I needed a few more days to get ready... And thats a dumb thing really its not like easter when the date changes. Its December 25th every year so there really isnt an excuse for me but I will use it anyway... Hope your Christmas was great...
Hi Jim--I hope you had a great Christmas too--give me a call over the weekend to catch up! Or I will call you!
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