I spent over 2 hours (4:45pm - 7:10pm MT), chatting with my son tonight in person. Did not get to see my grands or D-I-L but that’s the plan tomorrow.
My mother died in 2011. Because of my status as a single person with a grown on his own child and everyone else having other family events to go to I became mom’s Christmas Eve date from about 2005 until the year she died. We would hang out at her apt watching the Christmas shows and having snacks and chatting. About 10 I would give her a kiss and hug and a “Merry Christmas mom” and head home. She was about ready for bed.
I’m not some great hero, I was just doing what a son should. A few members of the family didn’t seem to mind her being all alone on Christmas Eve. Not on my watch.
You sound like a very loving son. We are blessed with two of those, two great DILs and grandkids.
Hubby wasn’t feeling well and now I’m also under the weather, so it looks like it will be a quiet Christmas for us.