All Through the House...
Here it is, the night after Christmas, and all through the house not a creature is stirring...except me, sitting here in front of the fireplace, enjoying the lighted Christmas tree and the flickering gas flames, and relishing the silence. All of the shopping for food is completed...the house is clean from attic to basement... everything in readiness for the influx of family which will begin early Saturday afternoon and continue through the weekend. I am looking forward to the hubbub which will surely ensue... the cacophony which is sure to result from the mix of eight children of varied ages, four young people, and eight grown- ups (more or less, grown up, I mean). Our family- at least portions of it- love playing games like Outburst and Attack Uno when we get together, so Saturday evening is sure to be alive with the shouts, the "ohs" and "ahs" and "oh, noes" which invariably accompany this enjoyable annual activity. And with the arrival o...