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December 20, 2006
Bah! Humbug!
We celebrate Solstice or Yule as our main holiday, and Christmas secondarily. That is, we celebrate the Coming of Santa Claus, and the spirit of peace, goodwill, and good times with family and friends.
We're traveling for Christmas this year, so Solstice is going to be big here. We're going to open all our Christmas presents on Solstice Eve (tomorrow night), leaving just the Santa presents and a couple of others for Christmas morning. I've got our traditional Solstice dinner ready to go. We've been doing Advent, and that last candle is ready to be lit. Before all that, we need to get packed, and clean the house.
So you know what's happening, don't you?
We're sick. Every blessed one of us except, perhaps, Aidan (it's hard to tell sometimes).
I still think we'll leave on Friday as scheduled - the question is, do our intrepid friends with whom we're staying still want us? We could be bringing more gifts than you bargained for. Oh, and on that note - I'd like to extend an apology to all of the Scouts and their families who came to the pack meeting last night, played with my kids, and ate my cookies.
More pressing, our Solstice dinner is Not. Gonna. Happen. I think I'm going to turn the roast chicken into chicken soup, and save the big dessert finale until sometime in the new year. We'll light candles, sip soup, and open gifts in the most low-key possible way.
The suitcases, though, are not going to pack themselves. I've begged. I've threatened them with Griffin's light-up Harry Potter wand. But no. Nor will the washing machine manage the laundry for me. Hmpf. Labor-saving devices, indeed.
Posted by lynx at December 20, 2006 2:52 PM
Comments
oh man. I'm sorry. you know though, a messy house is less likely to be broken into because people generally clean before they leave town. So *I* say, leave it messy, pack the bare minimum, and figure you are outsmarting potential thiefs ;-) and you've got til Sunday to light your last Advent candle, so hopefully you'll all be well by then.
Posted by: sozzled at December 20, 2006 11:40 PM
No, no, no! Oh, that wasn't supposed to happen! {{hugs}} Chicken soup is good, though. And you're together, too. {{{hugs}}}
Happy Solstice! (Merry Solstice? What is the proper greeting for wishing you a fantastic celebration with all the affection in my heart?)
Dy
Posted by: Dy at December 21, 2006 1:44 AM
Oh, yuck. :( Hope y'all get to feeling better and that you have a joyful Solstice and Christmas.
Posted by: KathyJo at December 21, 2006 10:22 AM
Oi.
Sending vibes your way!
Posted by: Sarah at December 21, 2006 11:12 AM
Wah! Hope you all get well quickly and that the Solstice is still a time of good cheer for you!
Posted by: Drew at December 21, 2006 3:20 PM