I braved the crowds, rainy weather, and my feeling of not wanting to go shopping, to travel to nearby Enterprise to look for a Christmas tree on sale. I didn't go until after lunch and I almost didn't find one. I saw a beautiful 12 ft frazier fir (pre-lit with white lights) at Lowe's and stood in awe in front of it. It had a price tag of $500. I could only imagine a room big enough to display a tree this size. While I was standing in front of the big tree, a young man walked up and asked the sales clerk if the tree was on sale. He said, Yes, make an offer. And the man bought that giant tree for $100!! I would say he got a bargain. The only other tree was 9 ft tall so I had to move on. Found a Douglas fir, 7 ft, 650 multi lights at WalMart and I got it at 50% off.
When I got home there was a roaring fire in the fireplace and I was happy. We took down the stockings earlier so we could build a big fire.
This morning at brunch I made a "to do" list to accomplish before Jan 1st. I'm not a list-maker so this was an unusual move for me. I am also starting a list of things I want to accomplish in 2008. I'd like to take a computer graphics course. I want to scan some of our old color slides and put them on CD's before they fade away. I want to do this myself so I have to look for some equipment. We are signing up for a 10-week fitness program called "Scale Back Alabama" at Opp Hospital beginning Jan. 7th. Jim and I participated last year and enjoyed the meetings and learned a lot.
I have some Master Gardener projects to work on and several unfinished projects to complete. We're planning a big family gathering in the NC mountains in June to celebrate some birthdays and anniversaries in our family. While I was going through my "to do" list, I couldn't help thinking about some of my friends who sit at home, day after day, and just wait to get older! Not me. I don't have time to waste; too many things I want to do while I still have good health.
