So why am I so tired?

The holidays are knocking me out this year. I don’t know why. I don’t even have my tree up yet, there isn’t a decoration in view. I’m usually putting up the tree the day after Thanksgiving and done by the following Monday. Very unlike me to let it go so long… But I’m ok with it. I’m going to start tomorrow and do a little at a time.

Tomorrow night is T’s Christmas Program for school. That should be sweet. They changed Jim’s day off again to Thursday so he’ll be off for it. We’re going to go to the Christmas Program and then go out for dinner. A nice way to start the season, I think.

Thanksgiving fell so late this year that it really feels rushed. T only has 9 days of school left till Christmas vacation! How crazy is that? Ok, I’m starting to panic.

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Hello gentle reader (I’ve always wanted to say that), I have a question for you and I would truly appreciate your input. A certain person, who shall remain nameless and I have come to an impasse… The gist of which follows.

I seem to over react to lies, according to my nearest and dearest. I hate being lied to, to the very core of my being. Now, don’t get me wrong; I’m all for a good embellishment and I certainly never let the facts get in the way of a good story, it’s a time honored family tradition. I’m talking about betrayal. Giving your word to someone and then disregarding your promise. If you and I have a conversation about something that matters to both of us, if we compromise and come up with a very clear agreement as to what both parties will do or give or be and then I blatantly disregard that agreement, would you take it personally? Because you see, I do. Very, very personally. I would rather you say to me “$*!*# you Christine, those terms are totally unacceptable to me and I won’t be doing it that way”, then waste two hours of my time, coming up with an agreement that supposedly has both of our interests at heart, to just totally disregard it. To me, that equals betrayal. Am I wrong? Am I over reacting? Is honor dead?

To me, it is much more honorable to stand up to me if you believe in something, to state your case in an intelligent manner… Hey, who knows, you might even change my mind, right? But you’ll never know if you keep lying to me, am I right?

So I leave it to you; do you agree with me, or am I way off the mark?

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