It was a lovely day today, with the anticipation building up to Christmas Day, and a list of many tasks to complete. I was up early (for a day off), and worked in the morning to get the house cleaned and the tables set for the big Christmas dinner. There were fresh cranberries to prepare for an accompaniment to the turkey, and also a large red and green jello salad (an old family tradition started by my aunt) to make in stages throughout the day. There were tablecloths to iron, place cards to make, and a list to check two or three times to ensure all ingredients for the sweet potato casserole and the green bean casserole were all there.
My mom is bringing the pumpkin pies, and we'll have plates of beautiful home-made cookies to munch on all afternoon. We somehow always make room for dessert even after a large turkey and ham dinner with all the trimmings!
We finally finished all of the Christmasn Eve tasks, and we settled in early in the evening to watch "It's a Wonderful Life", our favorite Christmas movie. Now, as I write this, our guests are tucked into the guest room (known by my granddaughter Kaila as 'the white room'), and all is very quiet. Even the dog Juno is settled in for the night. I'm sipping my Tazo Calm tea, thinking about the fun we will have tomorrow. Christmas is almost here!
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