It will be a quiet Christmas for us. Oh, the kids and grandkids will all check in but mostly not on Christmas Eve or Day. The reality is that when you raise 'em up to go out into the world then you have to share them with said world. And this year due to various commitments to "in-laws", travel considerations and so forth we will have a very quiet Christmas.
It feels off, but perhaps it shouldn't. Last year with similar issues - then and now Covid is bringing us a load of coal - we just declared Christmas would be celebrated in mid January. We had a full house and a good time, among other highlights we got to meet The New Girlfriend and had The Great Dog Escape which featured multiple people racing around the neighborhood in pajamas!
Well we'll make do. If it is just the wife and I we'll feel less last minute wrapping pressure. Maybe we'll just sit on the sofa and enjoy a drink together. Not mulled wine or eggnog, something less seasonal but more palatable. And then? Well I suppose there is the "Night Before Christmas" option:
"And mamma in her kerchief and I in my cap
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap"
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Merry Christmas from The Queen Of The World and me, Tacitus.
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