CHRISTMAS

Christmas is for kids. Ever said that? Many have. And like most slogan-statements that catch on with some regularity, this one contains some grains of truth.

Christmas would definitely not be the same without those saucer-sized eyes that just seem to grow larger with each additional package put under the tree. Those eyes that fairly sparkle and dance in the reflection of reds and greens and oranges radiating from the tree.

Christmas would not be the same without those appetites that are too small for green beans and carrots but bottomless pits when it comes to Christmas goodies. And Christmas would be so different if we couldn’t listen to tiny tots struggling with Away in a Manger and shouting out Rudolf in the wrong key. Or if we couldn’t sense the rising palpitation level and obse…