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Yeah, I know, it's not "officially" winter yet. According to the calendar, anyway. The dusting of snow and the frost are stating otherwise!!
We're back from Sanibel, and it was a good trip! Weather was great, we did some stuff that we've been wanting to do for a while, and it was restful and relaxing. As usual, though, all positive effects from the vacation have already disappeared here at work -- I'm already finding myself standing in the printer/copier/fax room at work, thinking to myself, "why did I walk over here?..." YIKES.
Anyway, a quick computer update: our home computer is still not functional, at least where the internet is concerned. My good friend Donna played with it while we were away, and it appears we may have positively-identified the problem -- we'll know more when we get the computer back from her, and find out if it works the same way with our modem as opposed to hers....then it's a case of deciding what course of action to take. On the bright side, we found out how to check our home email address on the web, so it's not building up a stupid amount of bulk emails!
Can you believe Christmas is just over a month away??? I can't!!! It will start to sink in this Saturday, when the Rayment family embarks on the Great Christmas Tree Hunt. It's a tradition, where we all meet at a tree farm, and tromp out into the bush to cut down our very own White Pine. Some of you may be thinking that it's a bit early to be getting a tree, but when you're in the Army, your Saturdays get booked up really fast in December. In fact, this Saturday will be the last open Saturday between now and Christmas!!
Time to get busy! It's really silly how busy we all get with the Christmas season. If we aren't careful, the busy-ness can result in us completely missing the enjoyable aspects of Christmas. So many people get so caught up in finding the right gifts (and usually breaking the bank), getting the decorating done, entertaining, etc, that the more important things either can't be enjoyed, or get ignored altogether. It's really very sad...
I'm finding one of the most frustrating things about Christmas is trying to decipher who will respond positively to "Merry Christmas", and who will chastise me for not using the politically-correct "Season's Greetings" or "Happy Holidays". The ironic thing is that so many people insist on "Happy Holidays", not realising that the origin of the word Holiday is "Holy Day"!! Kinda makes me chuckle sometimes...
Anyway, enough soap box for one day. I'm just going to enjoy the season as much as I can, and make the most of each event/get-together/party/concert/whatever!
We're back from Sanibel, and it was a good trip! Weather was great, we did some stuff that we've been wanting to do for a while, and it was restful and relaxing. As usual, though, all positive effects from the vacation have already disappeared here at work -- I'm already finding myself standing in the printer/copier/fax room at work, thinking to myself, "why did I walk over here?..." YIKES.
Anyway, a quick computer update: our home computer is still not functional, at least where the internet is concerned. My good friend Donna played with it while we were away, and it appears we may have positively-identified the problem -- we'll know more when we get the computer back from her, and find out if it works the same way with our modem as opposed to hers....then it's a case of deciding what course of action to take. On the bright side, we found out how to check our home email address on the web, so it's not building up a stupid amount of bulk emails!
Can you believe Christmas is just over a month away??? I can't!!! It will start to sink in this Saturday, when the Rayment family embarks on the Great Christmas Tree Hunt. It's a tradition, where we all meet at a tree farm, and tromp out into the bush to cut down our very own White Pine. Some of you may be thinking that it's a bit early to be getting a tree, but when you're in the Army, your Saturdays get booked up really fast in December. In fact, this Saturday will be the last open Saturday between now and Christmas!!
Time to get busy! It's really silly how busy we all get with the Christmas season. If we aren't careful, the busy-ness can result in us completely missing the enjoyable aspects of Christmas. So many people get so caught up in finding the right gifts (and usually breaking the bank), getting the decorating done, entertaining, etc, that the more important things either can't be enjoyed, or get ignored altogether. It's really very sad...
I'm finding one of the most frustrating things about Christmas is trying to decipher who will respond positively to "Merry Christmas", and who will chastise me for not using the politically-correct "Season's Greetings" or "Happy Holidays". The ironic thing is that so many people insist on "Happy Holidays", not realising that the origin of the word Holiday is "Holy Day"!! Kinda makes me chuckle sometimes...
Anyway, enough soap box for one day. I'm just going to enjoy the season as much as I can, and make the most of each event/get-together/party/concert/whatever!
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