Anticipation.  Anticipay… yay… tion!   Ohhhhh, it’s making me wait! Carly Simon.  What a song!  Can you hear it?  Wait, I’ll sing it for you again:  “Anticipation, it’s keeping me waiy… yay… yay… yai-ai-ting!”  (Oooops!  Too loud?  Here comes Dan.  He’s heard enough!) But not me!  I LOVE this song.  Sure, I know it is not a Christmas song but I’m really thinking of calling up Carly and asking if she’ll include it on her next holiday album.  Someone should.  Don’t you think? I mean really!  Of all the crazy things we have had to wait on this year!  The list is endless.  From daily things like school report cards, email, the market, to more major life events like Caity’s (our recent college graduate) job pursuit and offer, IEP evaluations, school fairs, snow days, to really crazy waits by the mailbox.  Yes, waiting for snail mail to deliver news from the Veteran’s Administration concerning benefits for Dan’s illness, Parkinson’s Disease.   Aaaaargh! With Christmas Eve just a … [Read more...]