Diary of a Procrastinator

ANd one of my favorite Christmas episodes (this links to the last part). Go ahead to 5:30 for the beginning of the song. There is a scene in the middle of the song.

Feel free to go back and watch the show!!

My dad and I were going to get the tree down yesterday and then he changed his mind for a number of reasons. 1)it was too heavy and (2)since I won't be here, they don't need a big tree. He was going to get one of those fake table-top trees but I mentioned a small real tree. Anyway, they come back from their morning out (breakfast, cards, errands) and in the trunk is a small tree. Mom's like "Wait till I tell you the story".

They were outside the grocery store where there was one small tree left and they were looking at it. A woman comes up to them (probably anywhere from 30-50) and says that the tree had already been sold and she was waiting for her husband to come pick it up. Mom and Dad thank her, say "Merry Christmas" and go inside to shop.

The woman comes and finds Mom, telling her "I want you to have this" and gives her the tree, already bought and paid for. They hug and the woman leaves.

Seriously, how many people would do something like that? It sounds like the makings of a Hallmark Channel movie.

It makes you glad to know that there are still people who know the true meaning of Christmas.

Yes, last week's quote was from the now famous "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus" editorial. The one I thought would be a bit tougher was answered quickly. This one is easy--and classic!

What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.

OK, I thought I was going good with the quote last week. Does nobody watch M*A*S*H anymore? That was a line from Frank in the episode "For Want of a Boot".

This time, I'm going seasonal and will through the holidays. I will avoid carols and songs sticking with poems, fiction, and the like. The first one is:

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.