Santa brings mixed bag to our holiday celebration

So, it's Christmas.
Mine, like most, is getting more diversified with the passage of time.
In our family we've got purebreds and mutts. While more are most welcome, the extended family mix now includes English, Irish, Scot, German, Hungarian, Barbadian, Filipino, Lebanese, Italian, French, Ukrainian, Swedish and the cherry on the family cake is First Nations.
When excited, many revert to their mother tongues, which means our 93-year-old German Oma doesn't speak English the entire month of December. When the First Nations kids get revved up, they revert to an Inuit dialect. 
And nothing comes close to the uniqueness of our Goths.
On the faith front, weighing in are Protestants, Catholics, new-agers, agnostics and atheists. They're made up of practising believers, non-practising believers and practising non-believers. I don't think we've got any non-believers wishing they did or believers wishing they didn't.
On the financial end, a few are in the money, most are comfortable and a few aren't. Some work too much and some not enough.
In the food department, we have diabetics, vegetarians and vegans, others are high-cholesterol restrictive or lactose-intolerant and one simply won't eat anything white. And let's not forget the two babies who have never tasted sugar.
When it comes to Christmas, we don't put our differences aside. Instead, we embrace them. After all, it's Christmas.
Hopefully, all, at some point over the holidays, will make it to the century-old Ransberry farm where our own personal Santa Claus lives. At 85, nobody loves Christmas more than my dad.
Like most families, someone is missing. In ours, it's my mother. In the midst of all the joy and sharing over the festive season, tears will fall. Our tears will be for my mother who passed away in June of 2006. She'll be remembered, loved and missed.
So to you, Merry Christmas.

Comments

[Jack Hauseman]

JOAN - Fran and I wish you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS - enjoy your Dad's company, and only fond memories of your mom! JACK HAUSEMAN

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