And it’s done. Poof! Just like that. The kids aren’t taking it well. Luckily we held a few small items back because we know our kids well enough to realize that the Christmas feeling needs to last more than one 24 hour day. Not that day two is an extravaganza anywhere near comparable to the actual day, but we will still have a cooked family brunch, gather around the tree once more, and listen to Christmas music, watch movies as a family, and open the last two small gifts we left in reserve under the tree from yesterday. Hard to justify two full months of build up, starting November 1st, and them blowing through it all on what was to be Day Two of the Winter Break!
Luckily everything comes in packaging that makes a huge mess, and takes a while for each toy to be broken free. So the kids will be occupied for a day or two more trying to spring dolls from their clear tie down trays. Those white, translucent tie downs will be found scattered throughout the house for days, if not weeks to come. So I have that to look forward to. I also have a few hours worth of work sorting recycling to do for tomorrow. I imagine that the green truck will be delayed a while tomorrow given just how much packaging the average family will have to send off at the curb these next two weeks.
I hadn’t planned on it, but I cooked a hot brunch for our guests yesterday. Scrambled eggs, bacon, baked beans, English muffins and Sparkling white wine with no pulp orange juice. I’m glad I had enough to go around of all items with the impromptu meal. Had either of my kids bothered to eat breakfast I probably wouldn’t have done so, but the Christmas morning excitement jitters curbed their appetites first thing in the morning. And I could see the H’ANGER building in the two of them as the day wore on. So best to take a break and have everyone eat together to ward off any fights about how only so & so had to eat, why not you, wah! Wah! Wah! But I digress. It is nice that our Christmas has become smaller and doesn’t require extensive socializing, and heavy planning nor execution. Not only that, but no long distance driving between cities, towns and houses on multiple days over the break. A blessing for certain.
And on that note, have a great Boxing Day slash Monday December 26th, 2022. Ciao Bella!
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