Christmas Eve 2020
We spent the evening with mom and dad. Just like every year. We see them every day so no worries over Covid (since thatβs the first thing to come to peoples minds). We see a lot of people every day.
We had dinner and exchanged gifts and then sat,without phones, and talked for a couple of hours. And thatβs what we used to do. Itβs just proper sitting there with no real distractions except the kids acting goofy.
Itβs nice.
Our neighbor, letβs call her Ms. Betty (because thatβs her name) lost her husband this year.
Mom and Dad always watched over them and on holidays when we have big meals we always took them a plate. And that tradition continues. The wife and I took the food down this time.
Sheβs alone now, of course, and the we stayed and chatted with her a bit before going back to mom and dads. But I can feel her loneliness.
Itβs so very sad.
I wrote that last bit because it makes me appreciate what I have. The wife, kids, mom and dad. My work, the friends I have at work and the customers I see every week.
They are all a part of my life and it makes it full.
Appreciate what you have. And if you donβt have it, try to find it. Family is everything. No matter how bad it gets sometimes.
Good friends, your tribe, your gang! It doesnβt have to blood. Sometimes family isnβt.
Merry Christmas!
Thatβs it. Thatβs the post.
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