All Right, Girls!!!!!!!!! Now It Can Be Said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                        Today is not only when we say bye bye to November--how fast did this month go; can you believe it?  It seems I aged from 57 to 58 in a single second!!!!!!!!!  But today is when the Official Holiday Countdown Begins--meaning it is now 25 days exactly till Christmas!!!!!!!!!!

                                         And in that time, if you're like me, darlings, there is lots you have to get in--birthdays, parties, shopping for gifts, visiting Christmas attractions--a veritable treadmill, until everything comes crashing to a screeching halt, come January 2.

                                           But we won't think about that now, girls!!!!!!!!  We will think about that some other time--just like Scarlett!!!!!!!!!!  Meanwhile, I am looking forward to dinner tonight--it's Hedda and Louella time, once again--and I will be sure to give my girls a full report. I can tell you one thing--since I am not working tomorrow, I am going to have wine!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe more than one glass, if the situation warrants it!!!!!!!!!!!!  Mother Mary, help us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                            Nevertheless, here we are--countdown to Christmas.  Remember what Dr. Seuss said, "He (the Grinch) couldn't stop Christmas from coming, it came!!!!!!!!!!!"

                                               Haul out the holly, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!