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"Thank a lot for the opportunity to server you one more year!"

that's what one of my newspaper guys (or girls!) wrote in their christmas card... and i couldn't have said it better myself. not that i've actually servered you all this year, but if i had, that's how i would have put it. i love my chirstmas tree. stew even likes it! he said it looked "old timey" :) i want to have "people" over to see it, because what a waste otherwise, but then, who wants to come to my place? borrrring!! but anyway, for the first time in years i'm actually looking foward to christmas. not that i ever really dreaded it (much), or that it's any different this year (although i am switching things up a bit), but it's not the the changes that excite me. no, i think i'm just not as moody as i've been in years past. which i think means i'm aging. yes, losing my drama in my old(er) age. oh, nevermind. i'll shut up. it's probably just because i'm ahead on the shopping AND so far have been able to afford all the presents this year. SO. FAR. not like i'm done yet. but close. how about you? and what do you think of my tree?