Thing that Really Ticks Me Off # 94 a: Christmas decorations put up before Thanksgiving. I mean honestly, people, what’s that all about? I was in the mall yesterday and I passed a Santa at his throne. No joke! A Santa! And all the stores were advertising “Holiday Sales,” some were even playing Christmas carols . .

Which leads me to Thing #94 b: Christmas music before Thanksgiving. Ugg, like we need to listen to some overpaid singer sing the same crummily overdone songs for a whole month?! And it seems I’m not the only one. I was listing to the CBC Radio 1 the other day, and one of the talk shows asked its listeners when they would like them to start playing holiday music, either on November 21st, December 1st, or December 12th. The majority of the votes were for the 12th. See, even the Canadians agree with me! I say we wait on Christmas, and actually celebrate Thanksgiving.

Speaking of Thanksgiving, I have a lot to be grateful for! My mom’s dad and his wife are here for the week, and it’s been so wonderful to be with them. They took some of us shopping, and my Grandma and I outfitted Rachel in some real clothes! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Rachel Albert is no longer Miss Basketball Shorts 24/7. And she isn’t wearing John’s jeans anymore. She’s beautiful-- a whole new Rachel. I also got a really cute blazer and a bunch of earrings for myself.

After a blissful day of shopping, I came home, grabbed a bite to eat and then dashed off to quiz practice. Practice morphed into a sleepover. You would not belive why: my mom asked I could stay the night because she didn’t want to drive in the heavy fog. Fog? But hey,it worked, and we had fun, so I'll take it!

Speaking of quizzing, I need to be reviewing right now.

Ya’ll have a great Thanksgiving now y’hear?