It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Then it warned up and rained. Now, it just looks like mud. But there’s a cold wind off the lake and the possibility of snow in the weekend forecast. And let’s be honest, snow on Christmas morning is the one thing we all find enjoyable about Mid-West weather. Nobody wants to hear the runners on Santa’s sleigh scraping on the pavement.

The Twelve Days of Christmas begin on Tuesday, 25 December 2007. Most of us blow our gift giving load on the first day, and never give gifts in the amount of the day’s number. Since your Christmas tree will probably be up until Saturday, 05 January 2008, the Twelfth Day of Christmas, why not do something different this year. Give your true love seventy-eight gifts over a twelve day period. In the original Carroll, somebody’s true love received a heck of a lot of fowl over the twelve days. For the bird items, may we suggest making a run to Harold’s, Popeye’s, and Church’s.

Have a very merry Christmas, and a safe and prosperous New Year. And as always, thanks for the e-mail messages supporting our show.

Stan and Terry