~~~~Christmas Plans~~~~
 

Seems we've all been pretty busy and not been talking much about our Christmas plans.

For all those that do not celebrate Christmas - this thread is not for you.

What's the plans for your family this year?

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My daughter and husband will be getting in tomorrow night from St. Louis! (my son and his wife live here)

Christmas Eve morning we plan to have a big southern breakfast, then bake some more cookies together! The guys will do guy things.

We will have dinner Thursday night, then open presents!!! Eat all the sweets!!! Watch Christmas Vacation and whatever other movie they decide.

Christmas morning I'm making Paula Deen's Hashbrown Quiche (eating lighter), then we'll have a BIG OLE Christmas Turkey/Dressing Dinner around 1:00.

I cannot wait to have my little family all together this year in my new house!

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Christmas eve my parents,Christmas Day her parents sometime in there have to find time to get some batteries for all the toys grandparents will get the kids...lol

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Brother-in-laws Thursday PM Ham, Beans, Kielbasa, Perogies Homemade baked mac n cheese.. other stuff

Mother-in-Laws Friday all day More Ham, Lasagna, more Perogies, more baked mac n cheese.

Good Eats all around, then I am free Sat Sun Mon --> Work Tuesday and Wednesday, Off again Thursday, Friday, Sat, Sun, Mon. Two 5 day weekends in a row. Love it!

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What are "guy things"? :noidea

Are there seriously those on AFF that do not celebrate Christmas? I keep seeing barbs thrown at those who don't but I haven't actually seen anyone say they don't.

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My niece and her family of four children, two toddlers and husband will come Christmas Eve. We will meet another of my nieces about 1 1/2 hours from here around noon. I will take her gift and say hello to her family. There are coming from CO. So I hope the weather holds.

Yesterday I cooked peanut butter fudge, peanut brittle, Candy Pecan Clusters, Pecan cookies, Oatmeal candy, and chocolate unbake cookies. Plus I already made some snickerdoodles.

Today I will make more brittle, Reece bon bons, coconut bon bons, and enchildads to freeze.

Christmas Eve I will cook a ham, dressing, and veg sides, rolls, dessert.

Christmas Day I will make Breakfast pizza, Cajun Cornish hens, aspargus, stove top stuffing, fruit salad, cresent rolls, pecan pie, carrot cake, Lemon layer delight. My neighbor and her son may come and join us.

So I am very busy cooking.

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What is "perogies"?

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Wii, basketball, watching football, etc.

Yes, there are many that do not and I didn't mean to throw a barb out - just didn't want to offend them with this thread.

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"throw a barb". Not the best choice of words. Typing fast and nothing else arrived in my mind. "Point it out" "Call attention to", etc.

You know, I'm often thrashed because I'm not "apostolic" enough. But I think it's very un-apostolic not to celebrate Christmas. I'm gonna find out who those people are here so I can go accuse them of not being apostolic!!! :santaclaus

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I actually wrote and article about this and published it-

"Why We Are Not Giving Presents This Year"
http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...is.html?cat=74

"while you will have lovely gifts to show off to the world, we will be making memories. You may get an iPod or a toaster, but I will get to gloat over winning a board game. You may receive a bottle of perfume, but I will be getting my toenails painted by my baby girl...

And I will be happy to trade the presents under the tree for the "presence "of my children."