It's Sunday afternoon, and most of the clan has gathered at Patti's gracious home in Haddon Heights. They're a warm and lively bunch, prone to finishing each other's sentences and interrupting each other often with laughter. A visitor immediately feels welcome, because the fellowship among members of the Sheehy clan is infectious. The siblings and their spouses are front and center during the Christmas zaniness. One year I came as a Christmas tree, and I had real lights.
Age is no barrier to participation in the festivities.
Last year he came to Christmas Eve dressed as a pregnant Queen of Hearts. Perhaps this would be a good time to pause and explain. The themes of each Christmas Eve bash are worked out collectively in advance, usually around the Thanksgiving table. And the themes themselves tend to be many-splendored things. We don't like to limit creativity.