Holiday decorations (was Re: Happy Birthday, Sam!)

[Carol]

> Sheryll:
> 
> *hands Carol a tissue and an plate of cookies*
> 
> While I agree that the HP characters were celebrating Christmas,
some of our list members may have been celebrating other holidays, so
the party room would have put up decorations appropriate for each holiday.
> I removed all holiday decorations except the pretty lights because,
well, pretty lights can suit just about any celebration. <bg>
>
Carol:
Ah, but for some of us, "the holidays" aren't over till Epiphany
(Jaunaury 6), so if we're being truly inclusive, the decorations
should still be up. Today is the tenth day of Christmas (or the
elventh, depending on how you count). The Hanukkah decorations no
doubt came down weeks ago, but in my apartment complex, the vast
majority of people still have their lights and trees and (fake!)
snowmen up and lit.

Carol, thanking Sheryll for the tissues and cookies, both of which are
momentarily in short supply in her house