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There is a strict rule in the Popovits house: no Christmas until after Thanksgiving.  You see, there are some people who apparently don’t know how to read a calendar and start celebrating Christmas some time in mid August.  And although I am all about giving Jesus his due, I feel that humming Christmas songs and stringing up lights before you’ve carved a turkey or mashed some potatoes ends up watering down two wonderful holidays.  So in our house there’s no music, no movies, and no decorations until after the last Thursday of November. Period.

But once Friday hits [pause for dramatic effect] it’s on.

Which means that a few days ago we started our Christmas celebration in full force - beginning with an evening of setting up our ginormous fake tree.  It may be a fake, but the fun is always real.  Just ask Ava.  She had a blast.  In fact, every time we turn on the tree she does a little countdown: “1…2…3…Kwis-mus!”  This year we plugged in a camera and captured the fun so that you could enjoy.  Take a look.  Oh - and if you’re wondering the music is courteous of the insanely talented Frank.

An Evening of Tree from Matt Popovits on Vimeo.

There you have it.  What are some of your Christmas traditions?

Again, sorry for the gap between posts.  In fact, I feel so bad that I knew I needed to offer something truly wonderful as penance. 

Check out this clip of comedian Louis CK on Late Night with Conan O’Brien.  He nails what I think many of us have noticed - we live in a really unappreciative world.  Actually, each generation simply struggles to appreciate the effort and the innovation of the ones who went before them, creating the high standard of living that we inevitably take for granted.  (If you’ve ever read a little book called the “Bible” you may notice that this is also a recurring theme in the Old Testament, among the children of Israel - i.e. the entire book of Isaiah)  In other words, we’re greedy pigs.

Thanks to Frank for sending me this link.  Oh, and just a heads up to those of you whose faces turn red when people swear or use colorful language.  This clip is clean, but if you click on others you may not be so blessed.

I think Louis nails it. Happy Thanksgiving.