10:30 p.m. | 2005-06-07 Don�t Throw The Baby Out With The Bathwater. I had a blast at Christmas In July [in June] but it wasn�t all smooth. The one family unit that we accommodated by moving it to June? Yeah. They pulled a no-show followed by a slight-show. We moved the whole thing to June because they said they could only make it on that weekend. Then, they said they�d come Friday because they could only attend for a couple of hours on Saturday. They flaked on Friday but did attend for a couple of hours on Saturday. And, they�re local. Several of us actually have to travel and make arrangements in order to attend. It�s frustrating. The cool thing, I guess, is that I discovered that I�m not alone in my frustration nor am I alone in my devotion to this particular family event. It�s the most important one for many of us. And, there were lots of discussions about those who take it a little too casually. I�m a little pissed about all that right now so it�s not really a good time to for me talk about the great parts. Trust me, the great parts far outweighed the bad parts. I�ll talk about those soon. Overall? A very Merry Christmas. your thoughts? seed flower