Holiday Fun

Christmas in my family has to do with gathering, exchanging gifts, ideas, and getting to know everyone’s stories and most recent adventures. It rarely includes sports, often has interesting food, and the activities range from games to conversation.

It always goes off without a hitch despite the odd kitchen disasters, like spilled sticky stuff, explosions of flour, or anything else, because it is all done together. Drama is a natural part of the holiday, so is the nap, someone falls asleep and others usually follow. Staying up late and getting up early only lasts for so long.