Hello All, I want to share this with you, I live in the DMV and was concerned with the situations out of my control with the closing of the Federal government, lost wages and no time off, well, it all worked out, see, I have never worked on Christmas Eve, because I gave birth to a son 20 years ago who shares this birthday. I began to wonder how was I going to handle this, contemplating, crying, worrying, with no time off, limited funds, lost wages, well, I began to see the positive in this situation and it all worked out, the government is closed on the 24th and I'm happy, I'll have time to cook, enjoy, relax and enjoy the time off. I just took another view and saw that its all good and I am happy.