This year will be a big one. It is the first year I will have my two children (29, 24) together for Christmas Dinner at the same time since about 2009. It will also be the first time my children and all their cousins will have gotten together since 2012. They all have grown - many into adulthood since that time. Thus, I am very much looing forward to it.

My brother is Mr Moneybags and is providing a smoked prime rib for me to roast. All those young people are going to prepare everything else allowing me to put my feet up for a change. In fact, my brother has also promised to bring a big Lego kit for us big people to build while they take over the kitchen.