October if for Halloween not for Christmas!

....ok, this is a bonus for today, but this just burns my ass! I get it, really, I understand it too. But I still don't like it. It's fall and it is the time for pumpkins and for cornucopias and hay bales and cornstalk bundles. Not tinsel and plastic reindeer and inflatable lawn sculptures of decorated trees and evil looking snowmen! October is the month for Halloween. It's true, just ask Hallmark-they invented the holidays to sell cards. Hallmark and American Greetings kidnapped Carlton and they had this three way diabolical plan to which they let us all in on and we all approved, but now the bastards are changing the rules and confusing me!

Walmart, of all unholiest of places, is the "mecca" of anything perverse and holiday oriented. Don't get me wrong the other discount department stores are just as much to blame, but not as culpable as Walmart has more sales numbers on their books. I needed cat litter and found that some imported chocolat was running low in my stash and tea is always a good buy when you can get the good stuff at a better than reasonable price. (especially if they're hermetically sealed as both tea and chocolat do well for an extended length of time providing the storage is ideal-my house is 68df yr round so we're good! *winks). I made my way to the pet department and could see yonder in the distance the what was supposed to be garden area. Only this wasn't the garden area anymore. There were holiday inflatables and in the center aisle the usual bathroom and health and beauty Christmas bundles. Halloween hasn't arrived yet and they have cleaned off the candy and orange and black decorated aisles and put up gift pack assortments in the traditional greens, reds and whites! I want to know what blooming idiot in the garden of life authorized my holidays coming +2 months in advance?

Don't get me wrong. I can handle it coming after Halloween in November and the "Black Friday" sales after Thanksgiving and all, but in October??? There are no cutesy harvest printed towels or little pilgrim salt and pepper shakers. I couldn't find the assorted faux turkey printed napkins or plates! This is sacrilegious even to the atheists and makes me want to scream! My kid was shocked and annoyed. This is inexcusable! I understand with the economy down the toilet maybe some people would want to start early on their shopping. I do every year as a precaution and didn't this year and probably won't either as we don't have the income to spare. But even if I did it wouldn't be on the mass-marketed "come and get this" crap purchases pre-wrapped in holiday cellophane. I have enough Christmas cards left over from boxes from previous years that my kid never has to buy them.

So this is my warning to all the moms and dads and single people who are just out trying to pick up dog chow or an air filter. Beware! The Christmas season has come early once again and this is just the beginning. I give it a week and we'll be seeing Easter eggs lying around the check-out counters and those little chalky conversation hearts next to the Nestle's Crisp Holiday bells!~mobe's love to you all and her all to her loves!

ps. Happy Hallowchristmas! "=)