This year we have decided that we are going to have a traditional Christmas. My daughter, her husband and my granddaughter will be coming to say, and hopefully my mother too. My mother has spent Christmas with us since my daughter was quite small, and now at the age of 89, she is wondering if she can cope with the long drive, our stairs and the general upheaval of moving from her daily routine. It will be sad but I do understand her concerns, so we have a plan 'B.'
Our plan 'B' consists of have two Christmas day's, one on the 25th and the other on the 26th. We will spend Christmas at home with children and grandchild, and then we will all get in our cars and head for Wales for Christmas number 2.
The idea of this sent my mum into panic mode initially, but now she understands that she does not have to cook because we will be bringing everything with us, she is happy with this arrangement. We are still hoping for plan 'A' because our tradition at Christmas includes Mum being with us as she has for so many years, but sadly things change.
Perhaps I am being selfish. I know that she will not be alone on Christmas day, and it will give my brother and sister the chance to spoil her. I am going to be retired at Christmas, and perhaps I can see the time when we all go to my daughter and let her take on the joys of the Christmas turkey and all the trimmings.
Family are precious and the memories that we have of past Christmases will always make us smile and relive that wonderful feeling of being together. Getting older has made me all the more determined to cherish time spent with my family.
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