Ramblings

 I took a walk yesterday.  I took advantage of the sunny skies, bundled myself up in warm clothes, and strolled around the neighborhood.  A lot of the houses are still decorated for Christmas.  Some of the decorations are in tatters — we’ve had some very windy weather,

I walked past a house that made me laugh…

Remember this guy?  He showed up just a few days before Halloween.

And stayed through Christmas,

Well, all the Christmas stuff is gone from that house, but our friend on the tractor is still mowing the lawn … I think he’ll be here all winter …

Yeah, some of my neighbors apparently have a sense of humor.

All of our Hanukkah stuff is packed away for now.  We’ll celebrate the holiday again in December…first night is December 4, a week after Thanksgiving.  

The Valentine’s merch is in the stores, so I guess I can start thinking about February.  Drew’s birthday, my cousin’s wedding … and, oh yeah, my birthday …  As I said early, it’s a special birthday, so I’m going to have to plan a special celebration.

In the meantime, it’s January.  The month where everyone tries to keep their resolutions.  I didn’t make any resolutions.  I’ve become a bit unfocused vis a vis diet and exercise, backslid a bit during the holidays.  But I’m going to nip that in the bud.  I’ve worked too hard to get where I am.

I think I’m going to be seeing a lot of our friend on the  tractor …