Christmas time is here...

Is Christmas really 4 days away? I'm afraid i haven't been feeling too much holiday spirit. Perhaps it's cause the family is kinda crazy these days... everyone has something to do, and though the tree is up, there's no christmas CDs going, and though there's presents under the tree, two of the brothers have birthdays: Austin turned 6 yesterday, and Luke... well, he'll be 11 on... Christmas day itself. And i have to admit, it's hard to feel all Christmasy when one can wear a short sleeve shirt outside. 22 C today. Gosh. Guess it's a northern hemisphere thing...we want Christmas cold! And snow! But alas, i live in one of the warmest parts of the US of A. It's never really cold. I've never seen a white Christmas (which may shock those of you in the north and upper midwest), but this is Georgia for ya.
But this is silliness... why complain? As we all know, Christ was born in Israel, though probably not on December 25. And it's only a little colder there. And they certainly won't be seeing snow. In fact, most of the world won't be seeing snow this Christmas. (insert global warming joke here?) It seem's i've bought in to our dreamy, fantastical version of Christmas. Blame it on Hollywood. Christmases are always white, magical, and an amazing time of family and when the world is perfect again. But it's not.... life's not like that. And though Christmas is an amazing time for family, it takes effort to keep it that way. So make time for those Christmas CDs. And Merry Christmas to all.