If Christmas music on your nerves does grate,
As we reach the final weeks of 2008
The Watsons are here to add to your woes
With this year’s compendium in bad prose.
Heather had her first experience at working.
Encroaching adulthood continues to be lurking.
She spent the entire week of Stampede
Serving lots of cowpokes their feed.
A lot of kids go to swim at summer camp.
Hannah prefers frozen water; that scamp.
She went glacier skiing at
These kids are lucky, gosh darn ‘em.
As you may very well already know
This season in Fernie there was lots of snow.
Hannah was the only person this did rankle
Because she was at home with a broken ankle.
Jim and Audrey came for a month long visit
Their first trip to the West Coast was exquisite.
While we did our best to show ‘em
How this could be their new home.
Heather went to sea once again with SALTS
And the trip had similarly enjoyable results.
Sailing from Port Hardy to Ucluelet
Was another trip she will never forget.
The rest of us went kayaking near
Sightings of orcas to hopefully relate.
Though none were seen, their presence was known
By hearing them spouting and on the hydrophone.
James and Robin with Spirit Of The West
Are guides we would describe as the best.
And we enjoyed meeting the rest of the crew
Amongst them Welsh Pen & Sel and Aussie Drew.
And best wishes to Catherine and Patrick all the way
From the Packers home in good old
And Torontonians, Ernest and young William
From the province whose flower is the trillium.
We had a great time spending the hours
Telling stories and eating Dino-sours
Thanks to you the trip didn’t fail
Even though we didn’t see a single whale.
Heather was busy with soccer again this year
Into the opposition hearts she instilled fear
Whether as a very aggressive defender
Or as a surprisingly good goaltender.
Hannah played for the Chinooks Hearts
Though the weather caused more fits than starts.
When she did get a chance to take to the field
The other team’s defenders had to yield.
It may have seemed like a lot to maneuver
But the extended Watson family met in
To witness brother Tony’s eldest son
Marry the lovely and lucky Alison.
All of Alex’s future in-laws did wilt
At the Watson men dressed in the kilt.
This seems to happen time and again
When we celebrate our heritage Caledonian.
The girls were all dressed up for the wedding
Images of the future their parents are dreading.
Turning lots of head though dressed like young ladies
These girls are no longer our babies.
With that the five of us will call it a day.
We seem to have run out of things to say.
Next year we’ll be back with news of adventures.
That will make you spit out your dentures.
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