Christmas past in present

All our kids are grown and gone. My wife puts up the tree each year. I find "better" things to do than put up the tree. For some reason tonight, I noticed that she had not turned on the lights. When I plugged in the light string, I noticed these two ornaments from long ago when our daughters were young. It is nice to remember the past. Happy times. Not happier just different.

Now I think of those parents in Connecticut who will ONLY have a picture to remember. And Christmas will never be happy again.