This Christmas is extra special for our whole family. We welcomed a brother-in-law and his son to our clan. Each year we seem to grow in love and blessings. When all the young cousins get together on Mad Dog’s side (all boys!) there is a lot of spirit, Christmas and otherwise to be had. I imagine at some point they will manage to get together and it will be calm and mannerly. Or, I’ll be so advanced in years at some point, I’ll politely put my hearing aids on mute to deafen the roar.
If you join in this family, you have to participate in our now annual family soccer classic. Naturally, playing against Mad Dog is not for the faint-hearted. He always wins. It’s as simple and annoying as that. Thankfully, for the health of our marriage we were on the same team this year. At one point Mad Dog executed a perfect defensive slide to deny our opposition a goal. He almost took me out in the process. If that had happened, this post would have had a much darker theme to it.
Even though Mad Dog is one of the most competitive people on the planet, I wouldn’t trade him for anything. Sure, his offspring are a little rough to manage at times but obviously, they have amazing potential to be anything they want to be.
I hope that you all are surrounded by people you care about and who care about you. Winning isn’t everything (ignore Mad Dog), but the love you have in your life is.
Merry Christmas Eve to all!
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