'the holidays'

It is a beautiful sunshine breezy November Tuesday after Thanksgiving day.  So now it’s ‘the holidays’.  Never have I looked it up in the dictionary but this seems to be how we refer to those days from Thanksgiving, Christmas Day in the middle to the New Year’s Day finale.  The news channels over the weekend were busy with stories of shoppers gone wild.  Retailers in an attempt to boost end of year sales drop prices on select apparently desirable products inspiring working class consumers to pitch tents to ensure taking home what would otherwise be unaffordable.  There is nothing I can think of offhand that I want that bad.  I guess for those in the lines the payoff is worth it and I guess you have to admire their determination.  Gotta get those Christmas cards started.  I am making a list and checking it twice.  Have a super duper holiday week.  kisses