Even Temple is closed on the 25th, but not today. Lucky for me, Perfect Tommy is doing the dinner shopping today. And the store that I need to stop by is open until 7:00 PM so even if I have to work until 5:00 PM, I can still pick up some things.

We are having a small roast for our dinner, with some basic trimmings. Simple. We’ll probably watch “Elf” maybe “White Christmas” and hopefully, we’ll squeeze in “A Christmas Story” at some point during the TBS marathon.

I really love this time of year and being around Chanukah celebrations has just intensified those feelings that start around Thanksgiving. I’m reflecting and all that other stuff that comes along with the end of a year, and so far the only thing I’m set on is at some point in the future, I must drive a Delorean at 88 mph.

Christmas day will be a quiet one at home, I think. We haven’t made plans with any of our local friends and we’re also planning on being hermits for New Year’s Eve (unless Annika goes into labor around then, then I will be in LA, because I CAN) but we have been invited for an open house that weekend, so we might go if it’s not too windy.

How are your holidays shaping up?

It’s December, which means I look at my credit card bill and think, “I haven’t bought any presents yet. Why is my balance so high?”

Even though the goal is to do handmade presents, gifts from the heart and whatnot, every year I get overwhelmed/depressed in the fall and nothing happens until the day after Thanksgiving, so the inevitable panic to purchase some gifts for the people I adore.

Except this year, I GOT THE FLU THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING. I missed a whole week of work and was so sick I didn’t get anything around the house finished at all. This after being sick with some kind of weird virus/stomach thing the previous week.

UGH. NOVEMBER. SO GLAD IT’S OVER.

But I’m in a sticky wicket. I’m kind of broke and I have the next five days to finish my Xmas Delights and get them shipped.

But mostly, I just feel like twittering a lot of swears.