Well, we've shopped, visited, turkeyed, egg nogged, wassailed, cleaned up, and re-cycled everything to within an inch of its life.
We've listened to Yogi Jorgenson sing I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas and watched A Christmas Carol with Alistair Sim. We took turns impersonating Jimmy Stewart's squawking "Hello, good old savings and loan" at the end of It's a Wonderful Life and thankfully, we had enough figgy pudding to give those who wouldn't go until they got some.
And, as my Swedish grandfather would say, "Ja, and there's a lot more fun to go through yet."
So now, as we punctuate the denouement of Christmas 2011 with turkey sandwiches, all the festive bustle has left us little time to ponder what we might wish for in 2012 - but here goes anyway.
I hope 2012 is the year the U.S. sanctions gay marriage; the year Canada leaves NATO; the year we appreciate workers at home as much as those who fight our wars; and the year British Columbians move towards not only the electoral defeat but also the demise of, the B.C Liberal party.
Is that asking too much?
I hope the Canucks go back to the Stanley Cup finals in 2012 and exorcise their demons. I hope Luongo is vindicated, and the Sedins are revered for not only their artistry but their toughness. I hope the Canucks are dominant enough that Don Cherry has to learn their names, including Kevin Bieksa, whom he unapologetically called "Bieska" through this year's playoffs.
Of course, as November, 2012 nears; I'll be glued to CNN, hoping to celebrate the re-election of U.S. president Barak Obama. The peace and security of the world may well depend on whether Americans can resist their apparently overwhelming desire to elect another disrespectful, swashbuckling president.
And my hobbyhorse wish is still that in 2012, Canadians will rebel against the Conservative government's move away from an international perspective in their headlong rush towards embracing American foreign policy.
Then of course there's winning the lottery, public school underfunding, oh, and that whole peace on earth, goodwill to men, feeding the world's starving thing - but we could probably fix most of that stuff with a tax cut for the rich.
