For every woman who's ever felt overwhelmed and under-appreciated at Christmas comes the story of a decent woman, a widowed grandmother, respected matriarch of a big, noisy family who snaps one holiday season and decides to run away for the holidays. Little does she realize what adventures are in store. Long time widow Sandy Forbes is breaking out this Christmas. In her 71 years on earth she has stuffed and cooked 55 Christmas turkeys, baked hundreds of pies, turned out thousands of shortbread cookies and hoisted enough pine trees in her living room to reforest the Amazon. Her family love her. They come to her for every occasion, eating, drinking, squabbling and then leaving her with a mass of dishes andcrumpled holiday wrap. But this is the year everything changes. When she wants someone else to take over for one year, the family lays a big guilt trip on her and Grandma rebels. Sandy’s giving herself a gift this Christmas. She’s running away from home for the holidays.

Two seniors on the run never had so much fun. Sandy Forbes is a respectable widow, a grandmother who bakes cookies and cleans her own house every week. She's also got a new romance in her life. Earl is a recent widower who lives a thousand miles away. He invites her to go to Hawaii with him, making it clear they'll have separate rooms. Even so, her family is scandalized. But Sandy's raised her kids, babysat her grandchildren and she's run the post office in the small town of Tarlo, Washington for as long as anyone can remember. Maybe it's time for her to have some fun of her own. She's never been much of anywhere but she's got an adventurous spirit and jumps at the offer of a tropical vacation with Earl. These two might be in their golden years but they are making the most of every minute, including trying surfing for the first time. This romantic short story of approximately ten thousand words is a follow-up to the bestseller The Christmas Grandma Ran Away from Home.