Today is your day Boomer! It is a very sad day when your daughter tells you she is not coming home for Christmas. Because of COVID restrictions and her job, she has chosen to stay in the Lower Mainland and will be celebrating the holiday down there. This is tough because this is first time she will not be with us "in-person", but Boomers there is a silver lining in this grey cloud. I know some of you are experiencing the same thing, but chin up......here is what we are doing. My daughter will be joining us virtually on Christmas Eve, Christmas morning, and Christmas dinner! We use Facetime which works well for family gatherings, plus my oldest brother has organized extended-family virtual get-togethers on Zoom.....one before Christmas and one after, which my daughter will be joining. We also sent her Xmas presents by mail ahead of time, so the present-opening experience will not be entirely lost. Boomers, this is not so bad. It is only for one year and we should be back to normal in 2021. Cheers and here is a toast to our absent family members!