The (Im)Perfect Christmas

“Anyone want another glass of wine?” Judging by the shouts of approval and laughter, the answer was yes. I scanned the beaming faces. Crammed into my brother Mike’s beautifully renovated old farm house in Dunrobin, outside of Ottawa, were my 22 immediate, extended and honorary family members, gathered for Christmas dinner. It was noisy. It was chaotic. And it was the best Christmas we’d ever had.

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