> It's two years ago this very day that I saw my father > alive for the last time. He died January 25, 2000, so > of course I think of him at Christmas.
Yeah. I can definitely relate. I saw my mother for the last time on Christmas day 1999. She died suddenly on January 3, 2000. And then the list of family members who've died around Christmas is really long. My sister and I always say that it doesn't seem like Christmas without a wake. (And, yes, I went to one this year a couple of days before Christmas - but it was someone Russ knew. I'd only met some family members a couple of times...) > I appreciate the fact that JT uses the "until then, > we'll have to muddle through somehow" line rather than > the "Hang a shining/shiny star upon the highest bough" > that almost everyone else sings. I prefer the > muddling bit, because it's much more realistic and far > less saccharine than the shiny star. Yes, I like that too. Much more true to life. lots of love Anne
