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| Happy Holidays to Everyone! |
We’re postponing Christmas so the house doesn’t flood.
Christmas is not a big deal for me. It’s huge for my adult children because they have young ones running around. December 25th, for them, is bedlam. Dozens of gift-wrapped presents are passed around like hot potatoes, violently torn open, thrown to the ground, and the next one taken on. When it’s over, small gifts and small children are hidden by mounds of shredded wrapping paper and empty boxes, and none of them know what they received.
The retail establishment would be elated.
I’m a wee bit disgusted.
On the other hand, my wife is caught between my indifference and the children’s euphoria.
The plan this year was to drive to Atlanta to spend Christmas and a few extra days with my son, daughter-in-law, and grandsons. We were to leave on December 22nd and return home probably on December 28th.
But, like most of the United States, we have some exceptional weather coming. I live in N.E., Florida, and we don’t often get deep freezes that last 10 to 15 hours. That’s what we’re looking forward to. And not just for one night but for several nights. That would likely wreak havoc with the plumbing in our house.
So, my solution is to postpone our gift openings (the kids won’t wait, but that’s cool) until this weather passes. My wife and I will stay home, watch over the plumbing system, and drive up to Georgia a few days late.
We’ll miss Christmas morning (oh darn!), but we’ll be able to spend New Year’s eve with the gang. Unless the young ones decide to spend it with their friends, leaving us older folks to sit in front of a fire enjoying a warm beverage while we fend for ourselves. (Oh darn!)
Cheers!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!