Christmas Eve is solemn. Patricia and I usually spend the night alone discussing the next day and the details for the meal she will prepare. When the children were young, there was a mad dash to Chinese Kitchen for Chinese Food. Santa always seem to come while we were gone even if we all went. I can remember staring through the steamed-up window watching them cook our Christmas Evening dinner. We would rush home and the packages were all around the tree - the rule was – eat first. The Chinese Kitchen closed and the new the local Chinese take out is closed from before Christmas until after New Years. It is Hard to keep up the traditions now that the children have grown. We usually heat up some frozen pot stickers to remember the good times. Music: The Old Rambler |
Christmas EveDozens of tiny little Elves Spent the night restocking the shelves At a nearby department store Last chance to get out and buy some more No bigger than an inch They worked all night To ward off the evil Grinch Making your Christmas bright I’ll buy a gift for you And a gift for me It is the least we can do To help the economy Come on mom Come on pop Get out there And shop, shop, shop Merry Christmas! Philip A Terry Copyright 12/24/2011 |
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