Merry Christmas?

Yeesh...It's not even Thanksgiving yet, and all the "holiday cheer" is in full bloom. Actually, there were holiday decorations up even before Halloween! Christmas keeps coming earlier and earlier every year...and with the crappy economy, I'm sure the retailers will be doing their best to push mass spending. Not that anyone has any extra $ to spend on useless gifts, but I'm sure that won't stop anyone. And, have you seen the price of stuff? Gads...a freekin box of Crayons goes for $5! I told the Ol' Man...$500 for Christmas, and that was for EVERYTHING and EVERYBODY...holiday cards, stocking stuffers, all gifts, everything. The kids will have to get over not having a billion gifts under the tree. I'm trying to get the shopping done before Thanksgiving...that'll be one less thing to stress about.