I forgot the Christmas MUSIC!!

Wow... I think I am starting to get in the Christmas spirit. I forgot how connected to music I am. I don't care about presents and stuff (well, I do, I feel bad that I can't afford to buy everyone presents, at least small one, and especially the ones everyone really wants... new pictures of the kids), and Christmas has never been my FAVORITE holiday because of the commercialism and materialism of the season, but I have always enjoyed spending the day with my family, dodging my mother in the kitchen, trying to avoid being given a chore to do before I can get back into the living room with my father and everyone else who dodged my mother successfully and are either watching Christmas movies, Nascar, or listening to Christmas music. Listening to Christmas music on CafeMom tonight, hearing some of my favorite songs and hymns, including ones I sang in church and school choirs, makes me actually want to go back to church just to sing with everyone this Christmas. I will take a while to shake this depression from so much going wrong, but just hearing it makes me feel better tonight.