Twas' The Month Before Christmas
First, I want to make one thing clear: my Christmas shopping was done by Halloween. My Christmas cards were ready to mail by Thanksgiving. And my apartment was decorated in a classy manner (if a little sparse) by December 1st. I understood the Christmas assignment and I was on top of things. However, it has still been an incredibly busy past 30 days for several reasons. 1. We had family in town for Thanksgiving, and Thanksgiving was also my birthday. That takes prep and time. 2. My family and I are leaving for Egypt tomorrow (fingers crossed that everything goes well and we can actually get on the plane). Traveling takes preparation, and that preparation doubles when you factor in traveling during the time of COVID. We thankfully all tested negative, but there's also health surveys and waivers. Plus the usual cleaning, packing, and finding a temporary home for the Coco kitty. I really just want to see the mummies. 3. I'm switching schools, and school districts, in January. I wi...