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PAGE A4 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE Closets are jammed, attic space is being explored, and I suppose, | am to assume, that even the sump pump is not off limits â€" except for the night last week when we had torrential rains, and Beth, without explanation, dashed off downstairs during Knots Landing without so much as waiting for a commercial. ‘"Where‘d you find your running shoes?" Beth asked Friday night, noticing my sneaks at the front door. "I was looking for my ski mitts under the basement stairs and threeâ€"room grouping in a sixâ€"room house. I find the stress of it all almost unbearable. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING RUMMAGING AROUND THE SUMP PUMP?" Beth barked at me one day in late October. "Why, uh, I have a golf tournament tomorrow morning, uh, this is where I keep my golf balls, and uh, I‘m not going to be a heckuva lot of use to my team without them." _ "WELL THATS A PRETTY STUPID PLACE TO KEEP GOLF BALLS. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT STUMBLE ON. CHRISTMAS IS ONLY TWO MONTHS AWAY, YOU KNOW." Hey, it was top of mind for me, right at that very moment. And so, the hassles began. We don‘t exactly have the biggest house in town (our kitchen table is so small we often eat off the same plate, by mistake), so the options are few when it comes to hiding spots for Christmas presents. The sermon at church Sunday really hit home. It centred on the fact that while realistically, our society is going to focus on the commercial aspects of the Christmas season, it is possible to take care of such things early on, and still leave ourselves the time close to Christmas to reflect on the true meaning of the day. Whihided}ythnmkupu&ctnma,thmhave taken the suggestion to extremes. And the it is causing are not few. You see, by the end of November, we had, save for minor incidentals, finished all our Christmas shopping. Choreo graphed by Beth, who began the initiative at the end of July, every last person on our long, long list has been taken care of. mmwnmmw,;m:uwfie:‘: one thing to be supremely organized and have i those in boxes with a square footage only slightly less than a I‘m a prisoner in my own home at Christmas time Second Class Mail Registration Number 5540 Published every Wednesday by The Fairway Group Incorporated 215 Fairway Rd. 8., Kitchener, Ont. December 5, 1990 Waterioo Chronicle THAT‘S LIFE M es /4 + NATVUNAE;â€"DEEICRVABEE a <aP « Free 2 oz. != Of the As §9 sgermc.. | year, ‘ BY t \-_/ | étyle ‘N EDlace to lift and tone hair, in one quick _ process, leaving in the natural hair colour tones to achieve harmony. Since 1974 If your family room is in the basement or is an addâ€"on to your current home, please insulate it *« 885â€"1711 : Some with CASHBACKS to $400 $Â¥ me j . cangest anca shownoott _ House of Cedar +0 REMEMBER TO CLEAN THE FILTERS IN YOUR AIR CONDITIONERS. Whirlpool Madness! s1s00 08 $450 INSTANT CASHBACK! 60"x60" Corner Whiripools Were $1399 @ _ sAAA F A M TL Y R O O M Feel a draft around a window? Caulking and weatherstripping keeps cold air out. NT CGASHBACGA! 3~.. 50/ 389409 Waterloo North 210 Regina St. N., Waterloo a member of 106 Weber St. N.,Waterloo Lincoln Plaza Ph.:; 885â€"5020 For more information about using electricity safely and economically, visit your hydro office