"CRAPPY, CRAPPY HOLIDAYS"

So, what thought comes to mind when you think of the holidays? I realize the answer will be different, depending on your age. As a kid at home, it's exciting. As a teen, it is boring and uninteresting. When the children come along, the excitement returns, but in a different way. Once the kids leave, the grand-kids come along. Then, unless you are one of the few fortunate people, the kids and grand-kids move away, and all of a sudden, it gets a little lonely.

When I think of the holidays, a number of visions come to mind. Christmas morning brings to mind me, sick on the couch, throwing up into a bucket. I would become so excited over what I was getting that I would be a wreck. (This went on until I was 20)