Christmas in October

I woke up in the middle of the night ready to decorate for Christmas. Yes, I realize that it's only October 13th, but you see in my home we (and by "we", I mean me) are consumed with holiday decorating. If you're familiar with my Facebook page, you may recall the *&@$%! Halloween light fiasco of September 9th and September 10th. And, yes, you just had the same reaction as most of my Facebook Friends...why on earth was I decorating for Halloween in early September? I can't help it. I'm obsessed and it's a problem on many different levels. Problem #1: It's the barely the middle of October, and I'm mentally decorating for Christmas. What about Halloween? And don't even mention Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving has the potential to be one of the most meaningful holidays for my children in terms of teaching gratitude and recognizing the blessings of a good harvest. Last year, we didn't even prepare the requisite meal. I couldn't! Too busy decorating the fourth Christmas tree...go away and leave me alone - order a pizza if you're hungry! Problem #2: No matter how satisfied I am with the previous year's holiday decor, no matter how much I tell myself, "Finally, I'm done. I won't have to buy a single decoration for next year!" the truth of the matter is that I'm a big fat liar. How could you not buy a little prize for yourself? Really, it's not even for you - it's for the greater good and enjoyment of your whole family. Uh huh, yes, and, um, for all of your holiday visitors. It doesn't matter that you live two hours away from your nearest relative and that your best friend lives in Florida. It's like Field of Dreams...if you build it, they will come.
Okay, this is just silly. I have a whole house decorated for the autumnal holidays and at least two and a half weeks left to further embellish on the Halloween vibe. I pledge to attempt to curb my Christmas compulsion and allow myself to enjoy the entire fall holiday season before frantically ripping down anything that happens to be a shade of orange and replacing it with something from my fifteen massive boxes of Christmas decor.