My very most favorite store in the whole wide world is Winkies Variety Store in Whitefish Bay.  We do a lot of shopping in the basement part.  Once in awhile, like last week, I went upstairs. 

I thought I might get a deal on a few 4th of July pieces and I needed some notecards, I went upstairs to shop first and I nearly passed out from shock.  My most hated holiday had already started.  Here it was just after the 4th of July - the clearance hadn't even been removed, and we had CHRISTMAS???

Yes folks, Christmas in July.  The ornaments are out already for sale and I was scrambling through my cupboards for some old Prozac pills.  I mean really, Christmas in JULY?  Last year, Winkies put their Christmas window decorations up 4 days before Halloween even ended.  This holiday seems to get earlier and earlier.  How much is too much?  How early is too early?   How soon does Christmas have to start?