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We're staying home this year and that's something to be thankful for.

No road trips to grandma's and that means no annoying relatives.

If I could spell the word Hallelujah, I would type it many times, this will be the best holiday yet.

Young baby Duece has come down with RSV, so we're RSVPing to our kitchen.

My wife doesn't want to infect the other babies we'd come in contact with and that's o.k. by me.

Other than a nasty cough and crackling congestion, the baby will be fine. But I'm taking advanatage of the opportunity to stay away from those rascally relatives I could do without.

This means no time spent on the road and better food too. Grandma is diabetic and cooks with sweet and low. It's tragic.

Instead, my wife is pulling out the top-fat Paula Dean recipes, we're even loading up with a pumpkin cheesecake.

And I'm inventing a new drink for the holidays to be perfected by Christmas. It's called the Griswald in honor of Christmas vacation and it will contain some mint creme and vodka, kind of a take-off of the white russian.

So, it's just me and the wife and the kids and lots to do.

Sometimes, relatives are better kept in touch with by phone.