Silent Night

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"

Hmmm, lets see how this plays out.  "Say honey, wanna put on some odd costumes and go to bed early?"

Yes, I'm guessing that won't fly.  In fact it likely has the actual aerodynamic possibilities of Dancer and Prancer, and if I dared bring up Vixen that would in no way improve the situation.

Have a Merry Christmas all.  The actual date matters not as calendars and traditions change over the long years.  Enjoy the season and those deer to you as your own logistics allow