It's still early Christmas morning and we will be getting together with both sides of the family for the second round later in the day but it's not too early to appreciate a couple legit Xmas miracles (yes, I still use "Xmas" and it's not part of a War On Christmas... it's because I'm lazy):
- My brother and his daughters showed up at my mothers house last night, on time and in force. This is no small achievement as they tend to either not show, or show a half hour before I have to leave for my in-laws. Since my mom still clings to the notion of a big happy family she holds off on both gift opening and crab boiling until they arrive so I get to be late virtually every year. I'm sure everyone who has to do two families on Christmas Eve has a similar story if not worse but this coming off on time with full turnout was truly... an Xmas Miracle.
- I remembered to get a gift for everyone to unwrap under the tree this morning. It's a tradition in my family dating back generations that someone should end up disappointed and slighted by Santa due to Daddy's nearly-criminal negligence. It almost happened again this year as I gave my wife her gift early in a more romantic setting (no snickering, it was a laptop, not a lap dance). I didn't think about the Christmas morning ramifications until Christmas Eve morning while walking the aisles of a drugstore. Thanks to the ubiquitous fen shue desktop water fountain, everyone had a gift to unwrap under the tree. The fact that this seems such a low bar to overcome shows just how much this is ... an Xmas Miracle.
- Barely anyone nibbled off of the $80 antipasto meat trays we bought for both family fetes. While many people would look at this and grouse, "What a waste, they must all hate me and think I have terrible taste." I see this and think, "This is why God invented freezers. I'll be feasting on Sorporaseta Salami, Mortadella with nuts, Pruscutto, Asiago and Parmasean for two years." ... an Xmas Miracle that tastes good.
- On a morning when there are no stores open to tempt and no scheduling room to allow for a self-distructive casino trek, I wake up with a full tank of gas and zero Christmas debt to pay back ... a G** D****d Xmas Miracle.
- Literally as I am preparing to save and post this ode to gratitude a Norton pop-up causes Internet Explorer to close out. In a panicked fit I reopen IE and go to blogspot where amazingly my post had been autosaved as a draft ...truly the greatest Xmas Miracle of them all
Merry Xmas Every1 !
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