Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Pay day, Christmas is coming,basketball season is here.
Today is "pay day." Even at my age this day is special because it means I have job that pays me money to live and I am still living. I have been doing this job in various forms and fashion for over thirty years. That is hard to believe. So welcome pay day and let's see how fast this check is spent. Christmas is here once again and contrary to the opinions of my family-I love it. I love the trees and lights;I love the music especially. And I love the original tradition of celebrating the birth of Christ. I don't love the attention on money and gifts and the microscopic view of our lives that appears to go along with the season;it seems that we focus on the "have nots" and not so much on the "haves." Christmas can be hard on those that are struggling.I am really talking about myself so don't be offended. What I would like to get out of Christmas, is peace in my family, peace in my life, a time of rejoicing with my wife Kathy about the accomplishments of our lives and the lives of our children. We have done much. Basketball season has always gobbled up this month for me and my family. I will be looking forward to retiring from basketball after this year so I can enjoy the season a little bit more with all my grandchildren--hopefully-------
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I love the Christmas season as well. It's nice to read that you are not a scrooge! Can't wait to come home and spend another glorious holiday with my two favorite parents!
ReplyDeleteHi Dad. First of all, I love you, but you must know this, you must! You know this. Second: youre a stud. Seriously. Youre hard working. I admit, I'm a little sad that you might retire from sports. It's been your life- and even though I wasn't as great as my sisters in them, sports has always been a part of my life, because of you.
ReplyDeleteI love the holidays, too, but I also dislike pressure it puts on people who cannot celebrate it like it is shown on the media. Some of the people I work with have burned so many bridges with their friends and family, or never really had family or a functional family to ever have nice holiday or know what it feels like to come down the stair to a full Christmas tree of gifts and love and togetherness. I hate that Christmas is about "stuff".
I rounded up about 5 of my sweaters and a jacket and a scarf and gave it out in group today. Now that's Christmas to me. They were so excited to wear my things.
Talk to you soon! Text me, call me, love you!