Where Has December Gone?

I can not believe that the month has slipped by so quickly - with our family trip to Hawaii and then preparation for Christmas, the over the top holiday rush and inventory lists due to Edna, the month has come and nearly gone!
Our trip to Hawaii was excellent - we did not get lost even once, we got to experience a helicopter ride over the entire island and we went to an authentic Hawaiian luau ( I hope I spelled that right). Getting there was quite an ordeal, as Murray hurt his back severly just a few days before we left and was flat out in bed for about four days - we were not even sure that he was going to make the trip. The only way that he was able to stand the 24 hours of travelling, was to get both Murray and Mike seats in first class, so they had room to stretch out and Mike could take off his leg and give it some rest. So, while the two men enjoyed the luxuries of first class, Megan and I were stuck in coach. Our plane ran into a head wind on the way and it made the trip even longer, so by the time that we drove across the island to one resort, to pick up the keys to our condo, and then travelled to the second resort and fell into bed, we had been awake and traveling for a full 24 hours!! We were exhausted!
WTF!!!! We were awakened at 5:00am by seriously irritating, fricken roosters! The whole island is covered with Banty chickens and about 15 of them were in our back yard crowing up a storm. There was no way that you could sleep, as our outside condo walls were full of open louvers that allowed the breezes to blow into the house (I am assuming that this is to prevent mold and mildew from setting in, due to the high humidity) The noise of all of the roosters, had the four of us up closing windows and louvres - then we tried to go back to bed. Only to be awakened at 8:00am by the front desk, inviting us down to breakfast and a time share presentation. You have got to be kidding!! I am afraid that the lady was pretty shocked by the reaction that she got, and she probably wrote "cranky bitch" in our file, after Megan gave her a piece of her mind and slammed down the receiver. After that, we always let Megan deal with the people that harassed us about buying a time share, as they could not make any head way with her! Not that they didn't try - time share sales people are very persistent!
Two days of rain followed, and I was forced to wear my winter coat on the beaches. Everyone else was fine, but I was too cold, so I got some pretty weird looks from people who were walking by with shorts and a surf board! Then the sun came out for three days and we were able to explore and travel the island.
The day before we were to leave, we checked into the Marriott Resort in Luhui , so that we could be to the airport on time. I finally found my own personal heaven!! I could have stayed there for the rest of my life!!!! Lava Flow drinks, beautiful Hawaiian flowers, room service, spotless sandy beach - OMG, I had died and gone to the promised land!
Then we had to come home - 83 degrees in Hawaii, -13 degrees in Calgary. Why did we come home?