1. It’s raining.
2. It stopped raining, but it might rain again.
3. The rain made the ground slippery and I don’t want to fall.
4. The rain made the ground muddy and I don’t want to ruin my shoes.
5. It’s too cold.
I have to:
6. Decorate the tree.
7. Hang the big snowflake out front.
8. Find the cookie recipes.
9. Bake Christmas cookies.
10. Get stamps.
11. Write Christmas cards.
12. Make something for Secret Santa.
13. Go to the mall.
14. Volunteer at the shelter.
15. Make a holiday CD.
16. Help my daughter make dream catchers for her school fundraiser.
17. Help my son learn the songs for his holiday pageant.
18. Clean the house.
19. Cook.
20. Eat.
21. Work is really busy right now.
22. I’m too tired.
23. I’m too full.
24. Everyone else is quitting. I don’t want to make them feel bad.
25. The baby Jesus wouldn’t like it.
26. I’m giving up running for Advent.
.2 I’ll start again in January.