Original Commentary
When Terrence was first writing this arc, his original idea was an arc completely about what Kimberly was going to get for her father for Christmas, since this was the first Christmas they have had together in a long time. I reminded Terrence that this was the second Christmas they had spent together, considering Brisbane and Kimberly were married in March (I could have sworn at the time they were married in November, so part of my solid gold case of "Why this is their second Christmas together" went flying out the window). Of course, it still worked out, and he still got to make a comic about it, so it all works out. -Isabel

Modern Commentary
I like Kimberly's line in the middle panel. She's been disappointed before by family. No point getting her hopes up for it to happen again - Terrence