30 December, 2025 I haven't felt much like writing the last few weeks. Sometimes Christmas will arrive and I will feel a twinge of the loss of Dad, and other times that loss will be large and in charge. This year I missed him a lot. He loved watching his family open each gift and always had that smile on his face of delight and happiness. Rarely did Dad have that kind of joy in his life, but Christmas was special for him. Every Christmas morning he made a pancake breakfast for his family and guests who may be there. We all ate at the table and enjoyed his love. After cleaning up, we all gathered by the tree and one person would pick the first present, but not for themselves, and then pass it to the named person, who then opened it to all the ohhhs and aweeeees from all. Then that person picked the next present and passed it on, and so on, until every gift was opened, paper was spread everywhere, and we all got to see each person get excited about what they got. It took...
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