First of the Month: December

"Celebrate Me Home" like a Kenny Loggins song because we are welcoming the 12th and final month of the Gregorian calendar. Yes, this is it folks, we are taking in the last few days of the year, when anything is possible.

During these next few weeks, we'll embark on a journey that'll take us into the shortest day of the year; a drunken party put on by friends, employers or both; endless hours of college football watching during the Meineke Car Care Bowl Week; and a few kisses under the mistletoe. December brings Adam Sandler to the airwaves as he celebrates the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. It also brings Andy Williams, Sinatra and Kenny G to some soft rock radio station that turned into a Holiday cheer hotline.

This month is where we pull all the stops at Pik N Save; Kohls; Toys R Us; and any other of the stores that may have the next Beanie Baby item. (Did you forget about those little things already?) The month's birthstone is the blue turquoise, but many will be celebrating the month with a diamond. (This is big congrats to anyone that got engaged or a big sorry for anyone that was cheated on by Kobe Bryant.) The birth flower is the Holly or Poinsettia. And please don't forget to tell someone to celebrate Crimbo. It's the slang word for the holiday on December 25^th.

So what would all these pound cakes and sugar cookies be without a few birthdays of people who double-dip on the holiday spirit? Golfer Lee Trevino hits the 69 today just two days before "This is How We Do It" singer Montell Jordan turns the big 40. A full week and three days after Dick Van Duke turns 83 just four days after Mr. Bob Dylan's Wallflower Jacob turns 39. Later in the month and after baby Jesus celebrates another birthday in heaven, Jude Law takes a break from a cameo on December 19^th to turn 36 exactly two days before Donna Summer closes the month with a 60^th birthday celebration.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a great month.