A Typical Family Christmas

For once Kate Peters would like a happy family Christmas; the kind of Christmas seen in the movies. She wants harmony and happiness smiling glowing faces tables groaning with food carol singing around the tree. She wants love kindness and goodwill to all men especially in her own house. What she doesnt want is drama. Absolutely no drama whatsoever.But what she gets is three stroppy children two equally stroppy grandmothers a husband who cant manage to change a lightbulb and Pepe the poodle.Its no wonder she feels unappreciated overworked and ignored. At the end of her tinsel-coated tether and with the only Christmas spirit being in the form of a bottle of raspberry gin Kate decides to leave them to it and see how they manage without her.A quiet little hotel somewhere near the sea where she can pretend Christmas doesnt exist is just the thing she needs. Isnt it?