We just got back from a visit to my side of the family for Christmas. My older son ended up having a stomach virus for most of the time, making it 2 holidays in row where he has been sick as dog and we make him come with us anyway. Bad Mommy! He mostly recovered and then my husband got sick. It still was overall a fun time, even if half of my immediate family couldn't eat.
On the way home, the kids made up a story as they often do on long trips. This is why we do not have a dvd player in our car. Tonight's story, had Alex, the youngest son, cast as a serf, named Alex Papadopolous, (great grandson of Gary "Ricebowl" Papadapolous,) who had stolen his lord's armor and horse and had started entering jousting tournaments and winning them. This afforded him something other than serf food to eat, which made him happy. He ran into a magical being named Jim, who was drunk, but able to perform amazing feats of magic if he was treated correctly. The problem with magical creatures in this story was that if they were drunk, they were dangerous, but if they weren't, they were useless. Getting Jim to be able to do anything was the hysterical half the story. Another third was intricate descriptions of each joust, and the rest was plot movement to get to the next tournament and conflict.
I think if these guys end up becoming writers, it may be part of their creative process to take long car trips together with nothing else to do.
But Christmas doesn't end there! We have a long tradition of doing our family gift giving on New Years Eve. This used to be moved all the way out to January 25th, when it was just me and Dan. In the early years, it took all our money just to get back to Ohio for Christmas, so we postponed our personal Christmas a month so we could get presents for each other without going into debt. It was a great way to spread out the season and take advantage of after Christmas sales.
So, it is Merry Christmas WEEK! Merry Christmas! Have safe travels, and good quality time with people who matter most!
Deb
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