Santa 2025

I just want to take a moment to brag on my daughter. Please forgive the indulgence. 

Christmas around our house is a celebration of family and not a religious holiday at all. Yes, we have a tree but that’s more for aesthetic reasons and are probably closer to the original pagan roots than anything else. We also have an “admin” calendar,* which is dutifully opened every morning (we tend to get Monki playmobil). 

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The Coming of the Tree

It started a couple of days ago.

Even though we’re non-religious, Rasa loves the Christmas season. She loves decorating the house and putting up the tree and doing all the stuff associated with the holiday. At least the non-secular version. To be fair, when I was a kid, I really loved going to friends’ houses to help them decorate their trees. It’s a great family thing.

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