Wrap

– You know, this is when I really begin to look forward to Christmas: the end of a busy day, just to put your feet up and relax on the sofa with a mince pie and a glass of port, and take a moment to admire the decorations on the Christmas tree. You should try it, instead of all this constant rushing around.
– The idea had occurred to me. Unfortunately, there is a pile of presents to wrap. And the house needs tidying from top to bottom. And there are things to clean that haven't been cleaned since last Christmas. Incidentally, you're dropping crumbs from your mince pie.
– I am doing my best. It isn't easy when you're trying to juggle a couple of remote controls. But fortunately I've been recording all these interesting programmes which you're missing.
– Thank you.
– It seemed the least I could do. So when you have a spare 50 hours or so, you could catch up on your favourite shows.
– I shall look forward to it. But there's probably not much chance of that before Christmas Day.
– It's a pity. I will have to clear some space off the hard drive to record all the Christmas movies... Sometimes I think there are just not enough hours in the day.