Hello @kemmyb. Doesn't it come around quickly each year? Or is it we notice that time has sped up it seems over the past few decades. Don't overspend during the holidays!

Once summer is over, our lives switch to Fall and the wonder of the season. It's how we handle it that creates the stress. Once I recognized this, my life began to change for the better.

Oh yes, you will see a difference when you reduce the amount of time spent buying, preparing, and serving food. Last year was the best ever Christmas in terms of my enjoyment.

I don't ever plan to return to those stressful days of old. I appreciate your kind compliment for my holiday dishes that are now, as I was explaining to someone else, on recipe cards waiting for other family members to pick up the mantle and cook their fool heads off! However the dishes turn out, I'll say, "great job, tastes wonderful." and keep on enjoying the holidays!

Thanks for your visit. Take care.

!ALIVE