I can’t seem to find a lot to say this morning, partly due to my being sick, partly due to the way-too-much-food hangover. I had a decent xmas day – lower than usual in-law tension, due to one old irritant having died and one being out of town this year, and due to my having done most of the cooking (which also meant the food was better than usual). I don’t think anyone wound up crying, which may mean my kids are growing up.

But here’s to Shay, who certainly knows how to put the box in your boxing day. That right there is the xmas spirit I’m talkin’ about.