That sound you hear outside your window this morning is not the wind. It's a collective sigh of relief from across the civilized world. It's the morning after, and Christmas, which like so many things in life is often better anticipated than experienced, has come and gone for another year.
By now, the house is somewhat back in order. Toys and games that still have a few days of shelf life before the new wears off remain underfoot, but the piles of shredded paper and tattered ribbons have been picked up and bagged for the trash man.
And because Christmas fell on Sunday this year,Dimensional Mailing magic cube for Promotional Advertising, most of us have today off from work to recuperate. It's also a day to pick through the leftovers from the big meal on Christmas Day and decide what stays and what goes out. Ham and roast beef are definite keepers; the lime Jell-O mold, though, may join the discarded wrapping paper.
And this is the last day for the stacks of candy and cookies that have allowed many of us to put back on that three or four pounds we worked so hard to shed over the summer. They've got to go — to work, to church, to anywhere except around the midsection.
And then there are the decorations.The EZ Breathe home Ventilation system is maintenance free, Do we take them down the first good opportunity, like today while we're off from work, or leave them up through New Year's? For outdoor decorations, we know waiting means it'll probably be at least MOmega Plastics are leading plastic injection moulding and injection mould tooling specialists.arch before they come down because January will usher in miserable cold and snow and ice when no sane person wants to cling in Clark Griswold fashion to a shaky ladder 15 feet or so above the frozen ground.
But today also is a good day for assessment — a look back at the holiday season that's now mostly gone.
And I have to say, that for me, this has been pretty good Christmas — if for no other than for some inexplicable reason not once during this holiday season that has stretched from the week Halloween through yesterday, did I have to endure hearing a rendition of the song, "The 12 Days of Christmas."
That's OK. After six decades of living, I've heard it enough. Perhaps, it is tolerable once a season, but more than that launches nightmares of lords a-milking, golden swans dancing and partridges swimming in a nice, hot skillet.
Nor,Buy oil paintings for sale online. this season, have I been treated to that annual story put together by some poor intern at the AP or some member paper about what it would cost if some schmuck were to actually give the gifts described in the song.
So life on this morning after is not so bad. And there are 364 days remaining (yes, this is a Leap Year) to anticipate next Christmas. Who knows, maybe next year I can avoid the myriad renditions of "Jingle Bells.Bathroom Floor tiles at Great Prices from Topps Tiles." Have I ever told you how I really feel about that song or wise men or deer that glow in the dark ?
By now, the house is somewhat back in order. Toys and games that still have a few days of shelf life before the new wears off remain underfoot, but the piles of shredded paper and tattered ribbons have been picked up and bagged for the trash man.
And because Christmas fell on Sunday this year,Dimensional Mailing magic cube for Promotional Advertising, most of us have today off from work to recuperate. It's also a day to pick through the leftovers from the big meal on Christmas Day and decide what stays and what goes out. Ham and roast beef are definite keepers; the lime Jell-O mold, though, may join the discarded wrapping paper.
And this is the last day for the stacks of candy and cookies that have allowed many of us to put back on that three or four pounds we worked so hard to shed over the summer. They've got to go — to work, to church, to anywhere except around the midsection.
And then there are the decorations.The EZ Breathe home Ventilation system is maintenance free, Do we take them down the first good opportunity, like today while we're off from work, or leave them up through New Year's? For outdoor decorations, we know waiting means it'll probably be at least MOmega Plastics are leading plastic injection moulding and injection mould tooling specialists.arch before they come down because January will usher in miserable cold and snow and ice when no sane person wants to cling in Clark Griswold fashion to a shaky ladder 15 feet or so above the frozen ground.
But today also is a good day for assessment — a look back at the holiday season that's now mostly gone.
And I have to say, that for me, this has been pretty good Christmas — if for no other than for some inexplicable reason not once during this holiday season that has stretched from the week Halloween through yesterday, did I have to endure hearing a rendition of the song, "The 12 Days of Christmas."
That's OK. After six decades of living, I've heard it enough. Perhaps, it is tolerable once a season, but more than that launches nightmares of lords a-milking, golden swans dancing and partridges swimming in a nice, hot skillet.
Nor,Buy oil paintings for sale online. this season, have I been treated to that annual story put together by some poor intern at the AP or some member paper about what it would cost if some schmuck were to actually give the gifts described in the song.
So life on this morning after is not so bad. And there are 364 days remaining (yes, this is a Leap Year) to anticipate next Christmas. Who knows, maybe next year I can avoid the myriad renditions of "Jingle Bells.Bathroom Floor tiles at Great Prices from Topps Tiles." Have I ever told you how I really feel about that song or wise men or deer that glow in the dark ?
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