Last weekend I was feeling out of sorts, so I decided to pull out my Christmas tree lights to see if they needed replacing ( which they did, but I had two extra boxes for situations like that, so problem solved. ) and then I decided while I was at it, I should probably give my tree a going over because it’s in sad shape last year and if it needed replacing I had plenty of time to do that.

I put it together. I stood back. I wondered if my neighbors would notice if I tossed the entire tree into the trash, or if I should do the right thing and take it apart first.

What I saw after  I assembled it  was that my tree was mashed on one side because I had re-packed it wrong, but then I thought- oh what the Hell. It’s got character.

So went ahead and decorated it because I really didn’t want to take it apart again. I didn’t want to make a sneaky run to the dumpster.  I mean, it was up and the lights were working so…let’s do this!

Not bad, I told myself when I had finished decorating it. Not bad at all.

Oh. Yeah. Krampus is my Christmas Tree Star.

Over the years Hamish Macbeth has learned that when the tree is up and decorated it’s time for him to get his picture taken- which isn’t his favorite thing in the world to do but cookies are involved so he gives in.

This year he hit his mark without me asking and I was so happy I snapped his pictures super fast.

I want to have something to celebrate and even the people I thought would be dancing in the streets aren’t dancing in the streets. They’re sitting in front of their TV’s and laptops, their phones  clenched in one hand, a red cap in the other and they are waiting to hear the world is perfect now. They’re going to be sitting there for a very long time.

Last Halloween wasn’t exactly a fun time for me ( which is odd ). On my birthday  ( aka Election Night ) the Monsters on Maple street arrived- and not in a fun way that monsters show up during the Halloween Season.

I’m not sure what Christmas will be like next year. All I know is that I have learned my lesson from the Halloween that wasn’t- is that want to find a way to celebrate Christmas- and I’ve decided to do it by jumping into it feet first.

Too bad I won’t be rewarded with a cookie or two.

RDP Tuesday: SEASONAL