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The Sound Of Music and Feasting

12/25/2015

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      Last night we invited friends and neighbors to join us for a Christmas Eve of feasting and singing.
       On the menu were
       Hot turkey mini-sandwiches
       Hot pork mini sandwiches,

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      Cheese potato casserole
      Macaroni and cheese
      Green beans almondine

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Chicago-style hot dogs
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     Stuffed Mushrooms
     Shrimp
     Fiesta Salad
     Broccoli Almondine
     Guacamole dip

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     Christmas cookies
     Hanukkah cookies
     Cherry almond streusel pie
     Apple pie

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Brownies
Pumpkin roll,
and a box of delicious sugared fruit jelly slices that my daughter found in a candy shop.

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      The morning started with a finalizing of my master list and battle plan of "to do's",  
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....then we all got down to work.
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     By early evening all our kids had arrived and by 7 pm the feast was ready and our guests began arriving,
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...and digging in.
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     After the first round of feasting we all gathered in the living room where we sang Christmas carols and Hanukkah songs.
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      Then there was more feasting,
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...socializing,
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...and fun.
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    After the last of the guests had left,

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...and the left-overs gathered up for future noshing,
...it was nice to sit around and relax and have this Christmas Eve last a little longer.
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Merry Christmas and God bless us everyone!
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5 Comments
Mj
12/25/2015 08:26:47 pm

Looks like it was wonderful.

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Patti
12/26/2015 07:12:54 am

Wish you, Ken and the kids had been there!

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Molina
12/26/2015 07:29:24 am

Great job guys, looks super...sorry we missed!

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Sharon Butler
12/26/2015 10:46:36 am

Damn, woman, you set a fine table! It looks like it was a wonderful holiday success. But the most wonderful image of all is all the Christmas stockings hanging by your fireplace. It says "Big, happy family" to me. Congrats to you and Tom for making such a wonderful family and life together.

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Patti
12/26/2015 04:06:45 pm

Aw, thanks, Sharon, you always say the sweetest things!

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