"There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child." ~Erma Bombeck

In truth
a family is what you make it.
It is made strong,
not by number of heads counted at the dinner table,
but by the rituals you help family members create,
by the memories you share,
by the commitment of time,
caring,
and love you show to one another,
and by the hopes for the future
you have as individuals
and as a unit.

~Marge Kennedy

Christmas 2010.
Cape Cod