Family Christmas 2025

It's Sunday on this post Christmas weekend.  I hope you had a good holiday time this year. 

I don't know if it's the current socio-political climate but it seems like a state of joy is precarious and somewhat out of reach.

But we gave it a good try here at the Fortress of Ineptitude.

We had a full house here: myself, my wife Andrea and our granddaughter Rosie the Dog along with her emotional support humans, son Dean and friend Jan.

Our collective Christmas together began with a visit to the Tanglewood Festival of Lights, just west of Winston-Salem. 

Visiting this event is a yearly tradition.  

This lighting effect similates Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer leaping over the car path. And every year, I quote Rudolph going "She said I'm cute! I'm cuuuuuuuuuuute!" 

This is the converted barn used to sell stuff like hand made holiday knick knacks and baked goods. I got a banana pudding cookie and some strawberry cheesecake fudge.

Outside the barn, you get a s'mores kit to roast marshmallows over an open fire and also partake hot drinks like apple cider and cocoa.

We also posed for photos.  Below is Andrea and I....

...and this is Rosie being held by her emotional support humans, Dean and Jan.

I had to work last week, having only Christmas Day off. Normally, I plan things to have more time off around the holidays but in my current department at work, December is our busiest month.  

We watched our traditional Christmas movies, Klaus and The Polar Express.  

Christmas Day got off to a later start than normal. Dean normally gets us up at some ungodly hour under the pretext, "Yes, it's 3:00 AM but it's technically Christmas morning!" This year, we got to sleep in. 

I got a selection of clothes and other stuff that I asked for.  (Including my favorite underwear.) 

Jan got me a Roku stick which means I can watch EVEN MORE TELEVISION!!!

Dinner was ham and turkey with mac 'n' cheese, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole and Andrea's signature cherry cream cheese pie.  

No "Winter Wonderland" for our Christmas Day. The weather was warm, closer to spring than winter.  

Anyway, nothing particularly spectacular to report. It was a Christmas mostly devoid of drama which is to me a good Christmas.

We're back next weekend with Movie Time.

Thanks for reading and remember to be good to one another.