November is quickly coming to an end (Khéna will be 2 on Friday!!!) and of course that means that December will soon be here and the holidays will seem much closer…

Today we had our first snowfall that stuck for more than a few minutes… there is still snow on the ground and I have a feeling that more will be coming soon…

Anyway… the more that I think of the holidays, the more that I just want to boycott them…

Simon and I have already decided that we are not doing anything special, we are using the time he will be at home as family time… we are not inviting anyone over for the eve, and if people want to come over on other days we are not going to make a big deal of it…

Though I like the spirit of the holidays, all the pretty colours and I love taking out our decorations and making the house look all warm and colourful…I am tired of all the expectations…  I am done with buying gifts just because I am expected to buy them without really wanting to, or knowing what someone wants or needs…I am tired of getting gifts that I don’t want or need and just end up cluttering space somewhere… and I am tired of people buying toys for the boys that are cheap, boring, loud or the kids are just not interested in…

I don’t think I would give up the holidays for our small family… we’ll keep the tree and a few choice gifts, we’ll keep some old traditions and continue to make new…

but there are things that I am ready to give up…