Theme for Next Month: Christmas

Perhaps inevitably, the theme for December will be Christmas. It's going to be a really strange one this year, but in some ways that just makes it more important.

At the time of writing I have completed four of my tasks for Christmas:

• The decorations are up. This was done over the course of the weekend, yesterday being the first Sunday in Advent.
• Given the greater importance of greeting cards this year, I will of course take on my share of filling them out and posting them. At least some of these will need done very soon, but as of just now it is a task that has not been started.
• There are the presents to buy and to wrap. I have one more present to choose and a further three to buy (though one of these is itself made up of several small items). Alas, at least one of these would benefit from the shops being open, but I'll find a way to manage.
• Finally, there is the Christmas food. For the second time, I'll be cooking a Christmas Dinner. Naturally, this will be the final task to conclude, though there may be some things to do in preparation.

More than all of that, though, I'll need to give some thought to how this Christmas will be different from the norm, and try to find ways to make it extra-special, especially for Funsize, who is perhaps enjoying the experience fully for the first time.