Christmas Dinner with Family

Merry Christmas everyone!

Its almost 9:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve here... the little kids have opened their presents and some families are off to a second location to spend time with IN-laws. (or are we the In-laws). At any rate, there is a football game on in the livingroom, the turkey is in the kitchen sink thawing in cool water, the turkey roaster is out and ready for the early morning start time. The celery and onions are chopped. Now just have to peel potatoes and mix up the Mary Smith rolls to pop in the oven so they are done just right. That's what is going on at Leah's house tonight.

We took Mamma for a ride around the neighborhood to see the lights, then she went home to peel sweet potatoes for her special candied dish and to bake a couple of pies. One of us will go help her sweep the patio and put the table clothes on the tables in the morning before people begin arriving.

The cranberry salad was made today and is waiting in Mamma's refrigerator. The green bean casserole will be popped in her oven a little while before serving time. Lisa's specialty corn dish will arrive hot from her house and the mashed potatoes and gravy will be whipped up at the last moment.

Leone and her family will bring food, Brenda will bring deserts and more good food, Eunice will bring something scrumptious. We will have at least 23 relatives for dinner. There will be more food than we will be able to eat. Mamma has probably invited her neighbors who don't have family nearby and someone invarably brings along a friend or two.

After lunch some of us will go hunting for a geocache or two; Some will sit around and visit and some will go down to the basketball court and play a game or two. Some might even venture into the pool if it gets warm enough. The weather report says it will be in the upper 60s so we should have a nice sun-shiney Christmas Day here.

I know some of you are having a White Christmas because I have talked to people around the country today. I heard from Karen Lindell this morning and she says her family won't be making it for Christmas because they have 3-4 FEET of snow in Brush, Colorado. I know there is at least a foot around Haigler and Benkelman. North Platte got an ice storm that broke trees and Lincoln is cool and partly cloudy.

I hope whatever your weather and circumstances you have a wonderful day!

-- Sherri