Christmas Letter 2008

It seems that all the Christmas letters are so merry. Reading them, you would think that there had been no bad things ever happened to people. I guess it is called Christmas Spirit, or as Paul would agrue, all we need in the season of Christmas is to be grateful.
I am not sure I can do it this year. It seems that each time I tried to summarize this year, lights in ER on election day allways popped out. All I can remember is that I just had one last hope for the hopeless situation -- he'd better win Indiana where I went door to door for him. It was as if my lose can be lightened by something remote, but good, maybe.
I am coping, at least I think I am. I have been working long hours, I joined groups in facebook, for example, myFarm, growing stuff virtually and mindlessly, there are people coming to finish the basement, go shopping and then returns stuff 5 minutes later 'cause I can't remember who bought what for whom, sleepless nights came back too and we are watching again the West Wing,  the 3rd season already, mind you. I guess as long as I am exhausted so I can't ponder, I am good. And did I mention that I am coping?
So this would be that Christmas letter I can never send out, because, it is just not full of Christmas spirits.