Every year I dread Halloween to New Years. I am not a scrooge I just know that from mid October to January it is non stop, fun filled, action packed. I think it is a combination of dreary weather, being pulled into many different directions at once and the dreaded birthday.

Not the kids birthdays though E has his in October and at times when he was younger had H-ween lumped into his birthday celebrations. Now that he is older he doesn't seem to mind so much and would occasionally use his birthday money to buy his costumes. B has that issue being Springtime as he is and that Easter interferes with his. But the worst thing for kids is to have a before Christmas birthday. Mine is at the beginning of December so not as forgotten as say some right before Christmas like Christmas Eve.

Whining? maybe! but growing up I always had fun filled expectations of birthdays and they just never really panned out they way that I imagined. Of course most things in life don't but... Now that I have gotten older my Dad throws what he calls a Reunion and the rest of us call a car show and a good time. All of dad's friends bring their hot rods or dragsters to a location, we visit, hang out and then they cackle the cars. It is pretty cool! Of course I tell everyone my dad throws me a car show for my birthday every year. The coolest one yet for a few reasons- number one I was YOUNGER!, and the other well I got to be in V while they were firing it off, wearing the gas mask and all!



I have no idea what Dad has in store for all of us this year and am excited for the day to get here. And excited because this will be the last year for the Reunion at it's current location and next year it will be in another location.

With all of that being said we also have to accommodate 3 family Christmas's and Inventory, numerous other birthdays and Christmas parties. It is a non stop whirl. Of course my favorite thing! I get to take a final on my birthday, oh lucky I am! I think that I am going to skip wintermester and take a break until Spring classes and then take 3 classes then. Mainly due to scheduling conflicts.

I have also been warning customers for the last two weeks that I am playing hooky on my birthday. We no longer do the small intimate Birthday celebrations we once did due to a new regime and there is no reason to be there all day.