Seeler
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Dropping into the room with a plateful of cookies I baked yesterday.
This seems to be the year that people might have to alter their Christmas traditions as family situations change. It's been a while now since Seelerboy stopped trying to put together a few days off to make a rushed (and expensive) trip home and tried to pack a year's visit into a couple of days while experiencing jet-lag. So we just have Seelergirl, and in recent years we've gone to her place - and worked around the kids sharing Christmas with their father and his side of the family. That's the plan again this year.
But Christmas doesn't always have to be celebrated with the entire family around a huge table on Dec. 25th.
My younger sister showed me that when she married a second time - both had adult children, and grandchildren. They often eat several celebratory meals over the holidays - and December 25th might be a quiet day for them, and they invite a single friend to join them.
My older sister and her husband used to alternate between spending Christmas with their two sons' families. But now one son is gone, and his adult children scattered (and with homes and children of their own). So recently its been Christmas with the other son. And this year they are not well enough to travel. I must remember to phone them on Christmas day.
Alternate plans -- a big hotel here in town always puts on an elaborate meal. I have single (seperated, widowed) friends who meet there. I've let Seelergirl know that if hosting Christmas dinner isn't in her plans, to let me know and I will make reservations there. It might be nice to be catered to, and not feel that I had to help with clean-up.
This seems to be the year that people might have to alter their Christmas traditions as family situations change. It's been a while now since Seelerboy stopped trying to put together a few days off to make a rushed (and expensive) trip home and tried to pack a year's visit into a couple of days while experiencing jet-lag. So we just have Seelergirl, and in recent years we've gone to her place - and worked around the kids sharing Christmas with their father and his side of the family. That's the plan again this year.
But Christmas doesn't always have to be celebrated with the entire family around a huge table on Dec. 25th.
My younger sister showed me that when she married a second time - both had adult children, and grandchildren. They often eat several celebratory meals over the holidays - and December 25th might be a quiet day for them, and they invite a single friend to join them.
My older sister and her husband used to alternate between spending Christmas with their two sons' families. But now one son is gone, and his adult children scattered (and with homes and children of their own). So recently its been Christmas with the other son. And this year they are not well enough to travel. I must remember to phone them on Christmas day.
Alternate plans -- a big hotel here in town always puts on an elaborate meal. I have single (seperated, widowed) friends who meet there. I've let Seelergirl know that if hosting Christmas dinner isn't in her plans, to let me know and I will make reservations there. It might be nice to be catered to, and not feel that I had to help with clean-up.
