so here we are again....just before the first major snowfall, just before Christmas, just before the biggest shopping day, just before the final cleaning, just before the major shopping for that huge Christmas dinner with the family, just before that final push to find that perfect gift for the perfect person, just before the Christmas cookies are done and stored to be passed around with coffee or milk because they are a tradition and they make the Holiday special; just before the old fashioned Hershey's cocoa fudge does or does not set; just before you try those pecans covered in cinnamon and sugar coating for the first time, just before you stop, shut your eyes, remember all the special Christmases with family that have gone, and just before you realize that you are alive, well, orchestrating Christmas once again, happy, in love with life, and thrilled to be so expectant. Merry Christmas, everyone!