Priorities

'Tis the season to stand in line way too long to buy one item...or groceries so you can eat dinner.

On the upside, standing in line that long gives you time to chat it up with the people also waiting in ridiculously long lines to buy those "must-have" items.

Speaking of "must-have" items, while waiting in line to check-out after picking up some groceries and batteries, I witnessed the lady in front of me purchasing the items in her shopping cart. Or, should I say, some of the items in her shopping cart. It turns out she didn't really have enough money for everything, so she proceeded to have the cashier ring up one item at a time and check the total price. This lady decided to buy each and every toy she had picked up, leaving behind those "non essentials": light bulbs, multi-purpose cleaner, and cereal.

I guess it doesn't matter if the house is clean when there's no light to see the dirt. And maybe the kids won't notice there's no food for breakfast when they have new toys to play with.

What has happened to any rational sense of priorities?!?

Of course, I also realize the tremendously long lines to check out in a store in the middle of the day during the week, bumper-to-bumper traffic everywhere you go, and and the inability to steer a shopping cart around a store because of the sheer volume of people does a number on your sanity.

If it weren't for the pesky need to eat, I would totally avoid the stores for the next couple weeks.

Now, on the more positive side of Christmas preparations, you can visit The Nester's blog for a cheerful Christmas Tour of Homes!

P.S. You will not find my home in the tour because, well, we've slacked on the decorating this year. Which is why I choose to just go look at other people's craftiness and Christmas decor!