What Christmas feels like these days for Boomers....

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1. My husband and I are disabled

We certainly didn't think we would ever be although we are both getting close to retirement age. My daughter is home for the holidays. She moved to Arizona and she and her boyfriend are struggling. We bought her things she needed so the only surprise is the little stuff in her stocking. Santa Claus Dog comes for the dogs so we got for them.

We both have seen the doctors more this past couple of months than we have for a while. Christmas is lean but we have also learned to live very simply. It was more important for us to get our baby home so in January we are going to buy a bird bath and call it our Christmas.

We learned a long time ago that we needed to keep Christmas simple. When I was in cancer treatment I didn't have the energy to do much. The world survived without all of the cookies and candy I made. I make some and will do divinity for an elderly neighbor. We had gigantic Christmas mornings when we were healthy and working. It's smaller and quieter and more peaceful.