25 Days of Christmas…….Traditions, Movies, and More

[Mimi13]

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The WW also knows I am Mr Perfect.

Then that WW stands for Wonder Woman!

 

[duluthralphie]

Then that WW stands for Wonder Woman!

 

[sourland]

Then that WW stands for Wonder Woman!

Or 'Wonder Why?'

 

[Fishychix]

Or 'Wonder Why?'

Ooh! Burn

 

[Mimi13]

Or 'Wonder Why?'

Now why didn’t I think of that? <V8>

 

[sourland]

Now why didn’t I think of that? <V8>

Lack of male intuition and experience ?

 

[muddy75]

My Baby Brother is 29 years old today!! Happy Birthday

 

[sourland]

My Baby Brother is 29 years old today!! Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to your brother.

 

[Mimi13]

My Baby Brother is 29 years old today!! Happy Birthday

Yep, Happy Birthday to him.

 

[Mimi13]

The year 2020 has been anything but normal (yes, we all know that) and I didn’t figure Christmas would change it any! And saying that means my Christmas isn’t gonna be like any other Christmas I’ve had.

We (well, mostly my DH) usually put up several Christmas trees. The total number differs every year, but we do have a total of 12 large trees, each with their own theme and their own room when they go up.

This year only two made it up. I believe that is a first. Heck, I didn’t even put the lights on the coops or hang stockings on the run this year. Due to Covid, one of my sons and his family won’t be coming down. It’s just a real bummer. I grew up with my entire extended family getting together on Christmas Eve for appetizers and gifts. My other son and his family live on the farm next to us and will be here.

This Christmas dinner will be a simplified version with very few goodies. Ham is always good for us as we will eat along on it (I love fried ham for breakfast and supper) until it’s gone. My biggest Christmas must have is my grandmother’s fruit cake. That recipe has been passed down through many generations. It isn’t the brick of disgusting, citrine, hard-as-a-rock fruit cake everyone is gagging over just thinking about. It is a moist, nut and fruit filled cake baked in a tube pan. Words really can’t do it justice, you just have to see it and taste it. And I know what your thinking, but it does not resemble or taste anything like the old Claxton Fruit Cakes I’ve received as gifts many times over the years.

Movies? Well, when my boys were little we always had to watch Ralphie in A Christmas Story almost shoot his eye out, have his mouth washed out with a bar of soap, and be double dog dared! (How any parent could get their kid a Daisy Red Ryder BB gun is beyond me! ) We also watched Christmas Vacation, The Santa Clause (1 & 2), Home Alone (1 & 2), and Jack Frost. Now that it’s just the DH and me, we watch the Hallmark Channel movies, each year’s new Christmas movies and a few of the old favorites. I keep a checklist of them. Did you know there’s an app for that? Yep!

I believe that’s about it for the year 2020’s Christmas. Oh, and I can guarantee you that I’ll be fast asleep waaaaay before the ball drops!

Here’s hoping to a much, much better 2021!

Merry Christmas everyone!