[HPFGU-OTChatter] what's your Xmas look like?

[Sheryll Townsend]

> Sheryll:
> 
> Snow? We've definitely got that here in Ottawa. The
> storm here on Sunday gave us a record-breaking
> snowfall for the month of December, a total of 37
> cm.
> And we added a few more centimetres to that
> yesterday.
> What the weather will be like over the weekend is
> anyone's guess, as the Weather Network changes the
> forecast daily. As of right now, it's supposed to be
> 8
> C on Sunday and pouring rain, -2 C on the 24th and
> snowing, and -4 and sunny on Christmas Day. The only
> bit that concerns me is the temperature drop on
> Sunday
> night, as the rain may freeze and I have to walk
> down
> a bridge on my way home from work around midnight.
> <big snip>
> 
> Sharon:
> Oh I am so jealous. I know it might sound iddylic to
> have a warm summery Xmas but I love snow! We never
> get snow here. Ottowa sounds just gorgeous! What a
> shame you have to work on Xmas day but I guess
> someone has to do it. My works shuts down for the
> whole time between Xmas day and new years day, so we
> get the week off. I guess I have it pretty lucky so
> I shouldn't whinge!
> 
Sheryll again:

Oddly enough, I'm not envying a summery Christmas! I
did spend a few years as a child living in places
where it never or hardly ever snowed. It just didn't
feel like Christmas to me. While I may whine a great
deal about the cold, I really do love snow. Maybe not
when I have to jump off 3 1/2 foot snow banks just to
make it to the bus stop, though. I definitely injured
my ankle doing that on Monday! I hadn't realised how
much until I got home from my inventory shift last
night and saw how swollen it was. I might like the
snow less if I had to shovel the driveway, but my
husband and his brother are out doing that now. Aside
from the unnavigable sidewalks, it really does look
like a Christmas card picture. :D

I kind of used to working Christmas Day by now. Both
this job (at Blockbuster) and my previous one (at a
movie theatre) required it. And since I have no small
children at home, I don't at all mind letting other
people take Christmas off to spend with their family.
My daughter's 24 now and was in her late teens before
I took the theatre job. I find it interesting that the
person who is most offended by my not being available
on Christmas is my sister. 

Steve, you mentioned a 'Soup Night' for Christmas Eve.
I love that idea. We did it only once and it just
never caught on with our family. It's a shame, because
it makes for a great meal with lots of variety. And
gives us all a chance to show off some favourite
recipes the way a mass of nibblies just doesn't do.

Sheryll, heading off to do inventory in about an hour

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