Blue Christmas.

My brother-in-law, Alex, will not make it home for Christmas.

So, in honor of his absence, I would like to dedicate this post to him

I am fairly certain that he is about as internet savvy as my dad:

So, he more than likely will never know this post even existed.

I wonder if my dad is getting tired of me posting that ridiculous picture of him?

Oh, well.

He brought it on himself.

Back to Alex:

Poor guy can't make it home for Christmas this year.

He adds a lot of  . . . um . . . excitement to all of our family gatherings.

So, without further ado, I present to you this song tribute to my most-entertaining brother-in-law.

And to help those of you who might not know him, I will add captions to inform you of what kind of pickle/adventure he has gotten himself or others into, as I see fit.

I'm thoughtful like that.

100 points if you can tell me of any artist who sings this song

200 points if you can name multiple artists who sing this song

300 points if you can tell me of a family member that consistently does crazier things than our Alex.

400 points if you can figure out why some pictures are medium-sized and some are large-sized in my posts.

There is a method to my madness.

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We'll have a blue Christmas

(Playing Twister)

Without You.

(Made a swing out of a log while camping)

We'll be so blue

(Made a bench out of a log while camping)

Just thinking about you.

(Made a teeter-totter out of a log while camping)

Decorations of red

(Almost killed us by suffocation while camping when he knocked down our parachute)

On a green Christmas Tree

(Still suffocating us)

Won't be the same dear

(Driving his truck into the river.  Getting stuck in the river)

If you're not here with us.

(Trying to ascertain why his truck no longer runs.  FYI:  he didn't have his gas cap on and consequently, filled his tank up with water)

And when those blue snowflakes

(Hiking with my Handsome Dude.  I feared for Handsome Dude's life)

Start falling.

 

(He's still hiking . . . I'm still fearing)

That's when those blue memories

(We made it safe and sound . . . color me relieved)

Start calling.

(Asleep at a family event . . . per usual)

You'll be doin' alright.

(Awwww . . . a nice picture )

With your Christmas of white.

(Soaking small children with water balloons)

But we'll have a blue

(Roaring, and consequently ruining, the family photo)

 Blue

(He also occasionally shoots firearms.  Wonderful!)

Blue, Blue Christmas.

 

(Finally getting a taste of his own medicine.)

Merry Christmas, Alex !