God, the list of things we did not want to be doing today:
Getting up at 6am.
Getting out of bed at all.
Going out in the cold, damp morning to get the paper and let the dog pee.
Cleaning after the pets before sunrise.
Driving to work in cold fog.
Taking trash out at sunrise, because today’s trash day and I was too lazy to do it last night.
Grading papers tonight that should have been done over vacation.
Finishing client work today that should have been done over vacation.
Trying to stay awake enough to deal with a gaggle of teenagers.
Trying to stay awake enough to avoid middle-aged Floridian dog trainers who want a budget project.
Paying bills.
Washing weekend dishes.
Eating bad school cafeteria pizza because there wasn’t anything handy today to pack for lunch.
Navigating office politics.
Deflecting a half dozen telemarketers and bill collectors (who have the wrong people).
Having to finagle the cat from under the Christmas tree to give him his meds.
Having to go to the store this afternoon to buy stuff for chicken casserole.
Knowing that most of her students BS’ed and/or cheated their way – incompetently – through their last quiz.
Being on her feet all day.
Having laundry to finish.
That sorta thing. I’m sure you have your list, too.
[Ed. – We’ve been asked by a few friends/R&K readers what we’d like this Christmas. I’ve just created a new post category for Gift Ideas; I figure it’s at least a little less crass than just posting a “gimme” list online. And BTW, we’re doing our holiday shopping as well now, so we hope that we know what you want this year!]