Twas the night after Christmas….

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And all over the house, there are bodies lying prostrate in silence like a louse.

I admit it, there aren’t many things that successfully rhyme with house.

It is, however, true of the two families occupying this edifice today that at this stage of the late Saturday afternoon there is very little noise. The twin mothers are asleep, several of the children are dozing or extremely quiet and dad number two is comatose.

Today began a lot slower than yesterday, by the time that adults had surfaced there had been an hour of small person activity. They are of sufficient capacity to organise cereal and amusement without causing themselves or the house any significant damage. My two offspring are older still and fell into the role of minor supervision.

This is indeed a good stage.

Yesterday had been very successful all round. Presents and breakfast followed by an inoccuous church gathering where I was volunteered into a “wrap off” against a vastly superior talent. I am an acceptable gift wrapper given a little time, but against the clock it didn’t look good at all.

I am grateful to the bird who gave it’s life that we could eat sumptuously yesterday. Hopefully the remainder of the turkey also found a suitably appreciative audience for we had only the crown. No drumsticks were fought over and no carcass remains in this kitchen, only pure meat for lunch today.

We collapsed in the early evening yesterday after much fun, feasting and joviality to watch the indomitable Mr Bond once again save humanity from the megalomaniacal tendencies of one more villain. The children had been shuffled grudgingly off to bed and we four relished the silence for a bit before finding something of a suitably adult nature to amuse us before slumber overtook.

The collection of banknotes were burning a hole in the pockets of the children, so after fresh pancakes the dads herded the respective  broods to a retail outlet to squander their money. After much guidance and readjustment of thought the currency was left in the hands of the corporate giants and all returned safe and well to the castle on the hill, with drawbridge once again raised, for lunch.

I like the day after Christmas day, it is like the same again without the presents and the pressure to produce a killer banquet.

And so it is that we have all retreated to our peaceful corners.

The silence is a welcome addition to the day. Perhaps that is an age thing or just the result of  a prolonged period of happy children’s noisy play. It all adds to the completeness off the experience, times of fun and noise,  times where the steam is depleted and we all collapse for a time to recuperate.

These are times that memories are made of, cousins grouped together and charging around and conversation revolve around all of the subjects that we never get to have when life is busy.

Whatever your view of Christmas, mine is one of space, space to breathe; to nap, to sup, to chat and to simply enjoy not needing to do anything essential.

 

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