The Eve of Christmas

Well Christmas is finally here, and for once this year I am looking forward to it. This will be the first Christmas for many years that I have not spent travelling between relations, or been at sea. Even more important, this is the first Christmas with our little girl, Elizabeth. I know she is only three months old and that she won't really know whats going on, but it is her who has made this year special. My wife Debbie does such a wonderful job looking after her and bringing her up as my job takes me away all the time. Hopefully one year we will win the lottery and then I wouldn't have to go away. Mind you I suppose I would have more chance of winning the lottery if I actually bought a ticket.

The only thing I don't like about Christmas is how commercialised it has become, call me a scrooge or an old humbug if you like. It really does my head in when I see Christmas things in the shops in August. Why can't we wait until December for Christmas rather than wishing our lives away. Christmas should not be about presents, it should be about spending time with those we love the most.