Hppy Birthday Maymie
I appreciate your point of view... in my family we all get together only one day of the year... Christmas.. its my brothers birthday...
on the other hand, no one remembers anyone's birthday... we're all stressed paying bills and all kinds of excuses cover up the fact that we simply can't afford gifts...
my mom, in one of her more "on" moments says that holidays etc... are not about gifts...
on this i have to agree with her... inside i tell myself i love them everyday, why isn't that good enough?
as a side... i've started listening to Christmas music with my mom (alone of course) in summer... how different the music sounds in 95 degrees... really uplifting if its given the chance...
treat yourself to something... you are special...
(edited to correct spelling)