I love the Christmas season, but I do find a big part of my brain shuts down during December. Like I woke up this morning and went it's Wednesday already? And also where's my underwear? (Answer: in the laundry basket, not washed. Who knows where Monday and Tuesday went and where was I? Second Answer: not washing underwear.)
Anyway, we all go a little nuts during this time of year. My neighbor, Kathy, was telling me on our walk this morning that she had to instruct her first-graders repeatedly not to lick the stage curtains when performing their dance for the school. December makes you crazy like that. One day you're just a normal first-grander, and then suddenly you start thinking YESSIR soon there will be PRESENTS PRESENTS PRESENTS and before you know it, you're licking curtains.
I've got to write a column today.
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May I nominate "before you know it, you're licking the curtains" as the first line, or *a* line, at any rate, for this column? That's a good one.
I loved this, especially as the parent of a first grader and someone who has had to stop herself from "licking the curtains" so to speak this week. I feel this could be a great metaphor for Christmas crazy.
Hey - my first grader is not licking curtains, but as if December weren't distracting enough for him, today is his birthday. He may be licking the cardboard box the class donuts came in...
Then what do we claim when this "December brain" seems to be with us all through the year? Not that I have that problem.
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