Musings on the holidays

Hey gang, just a quick one this time. Heading out tomorrow for the yearly rounds of "family Christmas." We travel each year to my family and my wife's family to make sure we don't leave anyone out. In all the rush and bustle, we do- we leave us out. We've been together for neary thirty years, and in that time we've only spent one Christmas on our terms. One year, maybe when we've got grandkids we'll have Christmas at home. Awww... who am I kidding? As long as the celebration isn't here, we don't have to keep things too clean, and we don't have to spend our limited time decorating. So- I'll keep complaining and secretly thank the universe for Christmas away from home.