It was a long week, but Saturday has come again so that we can enjoy the too short weekend. Usually there’s lots of work to do on the weekend, but it’s different work, so I guess that makes it better, although it is truly hard to enjoy doing the wash or, even worse, painting a room.

These next few weekends are going to be very low on the enjoyment factor because the Christmas holidays loom. While laundry and other sundry household jobs still need to be accomplished, there is also the Christmas to-do list, which, in spite of my best efforts, always requires shopping. And, while I can do most of it on line I have not learned to do all of it that way.

There is also the issue of the tree!

This year that little granddaughter will be here on Christmas and that means the whole Santa Claus bit. ( I think she knows there is no Santa, but she doesn’t want to disappoint us by letting on.) Thus, I’m going to have to find some spot in the living room, which was never designed as a arbor, to put a TREE. Said tree will then become the best jungle gym ever for the cats who think that installing a tree for them to climb is a stroke of genius on my part. Better yet, the tree will be filled with shiny little objects that just cry out to be stalked and smacked and thrown to the floor where they can be pushed and chased. The dogs, thankfully not designed for tree climbing, will satisfy themselves by brushing against that tree and trying their best to knock it down.

The tree will reside with us for a very short time.

I’d better get moving. PJ I hope you feed better. Fellow travelers on the MS blog, this Saturday open thread would be greatly improved by your contributions. Vernon did a great job a couple of weeks ago. ‘Tis time for greater participation.

Have a good one!