It's Done! It's Done! The Christmas Newsletter Is Done!

That's right!! If you're on my Christmas e-mailing list, your copy of the 2010 Gannon Christmas Newsletter should be in your inbox as of a few minutes ago. At least, as of this writing, I haven't gotten any error messages back YET saying any were unable to be delivered due to file size (which has been a problem in the past).

So, so far, I've only had to part with ONE 44-cent stamp - yes, there's only one person on my list who still doesn't have an e-mail address. (And if you have found this blog after reading the link in the newsletter - c'mon - sign up for a free Hotmail account or something - PLEASE!)

So now the work is finally done and I can finally go back to the fun of trying to catch up on the remaining two-thirds of our Christmas DVD movie collection. Only about 1,329 to go and with luck we might just finish by the 25th. Let's see, done with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Miracle on 34th Street - time to pull out Christmas with the Kranks and Deck the Halls.

Speaking of Deck the Halls, I've been inspired by this GREAT Christmas decorating idea. I might actually be inclined to put up some lights of my own next year after seeing how simple it can be!!!

By the way, if you're wondering how the Food vs. Exercise war is going, rest assured that I'm still winning. Even after another great Fugo de Chao's dinner for my birthday AND a splurge at the Great China Super Buffet the night before, I'm STILL down by a net one pound a week later. And contrary to previous posting, I've decided to forgo both eggnog AND fruitcake this season and am hoping to lose the last remaining 4 pounds and get back  under 175 by the end of the year. (I'm only 6 feet 4 inches tall, and having reached that all-time high in the low 180's a couple of months ago was a harrowing experience!)

Last night Lynn and I walked past this Christmas display, which is one of my favorites and situated high in the McDowell Mountain Ranch area - making for a great aerobic workout that helped burn more calories.

That picture was actually taken a few years ago, and the display has gotten even fancier every year since. Better yet, their neighbors across the street from them now appear to have begun a "Deck The Halls" style competition with them. I already can't wait to see what the block looks like NEXT year!

OK - I'm signing off. The Christmas movies are calling!