Merry Christmas and Happy Boxing Day
All went mostly well around the Rockymet house. On Saturday we had a family gathering at my mothers house with siblings, their children and their children's children. I am 60yo and my mother is 88, she still gives me underwear! The little grand nephews got noisy toys that went voom-voom. Lunch was cake and sausage-balls, yum yum. All was Joy until the end when my baby sister who is unsuccessfully fighting cancer managed to stand, hug each and say Good Bye.
On Christmas it rained all day and we stayed inside, my wife, son, daughter and two corgis. The oldest dog has figured out Christmas morning, she runs between the tree and mantle until her stocking is opened. We saw a marathon of Christmas Carol, Muppet's Christmas Carol, Peanuts Christmas Carol, Doctor Who Christmas carol and the Packers Wup The Bears Christmas Carol.
These family Christmases seem to flow together. There are always growing children, expanding waist lines and the endless parade of nephews new girlfriends. Even bittersweet reminders that we are mortal.
Rocky, Jo-Ann, John and Jackie hope your holidays are going well
