Well, the lights have been taken down, the mistletoe is in the bin and the tree is gone for another year. The party is over folks, and it's back to work time. Why does it always take so long for Christmas and New Year to come, and then it's over in a flash?
Children always make me laugh at Christmas. Their little faces lighting up as they rip the carefully wrapped paper off their gifts and then the joy as they zoom off on their new bike or whatever.
There is one lovely line that is heard the country over. It's the one where you've spent an equal amount of money on two children but stupidly got one an item more than the other. "How come she got more than me?" is the usual response with a wobbly smile. I often want to say the same thing as an adult, but you can't, whereas kids just come out with the truth.
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