I've been neglecting my blog ever since I started residency again. 

But now.... I want to get back into the habit of updating my blog.

Christmas is right around the corner.  There is this one house on our street that goes way.... way.... way....  overboard with the Christmas lights.  This house is really 'over the top'.  In addition to the lights and figurines... he puts this cotton stuff on his roof to look like snow and this Santa Claus who is 'skiing' down his roof.  The front yard is crowded with these lighted elves, reindeers.... and they move too!  He filled up all the space in his yard, so he even has little animal figures in the patch of grass in front of the sidewalk area. 

I remember watching a commercial of some movie many years ago "Christmas with the Cranks".... I don't know what this movie is about, nor do I want to watch it, but this guys house reminds me of that commercial I saw.  It's sad because the houses just to the left and right of this house are doing their best just to keep up.  They put up the standard lights....