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Christmas Eve with the grandsons at their home was great.\u00a0 They were in epic high spirits and we talked of various things.\u00a0 With the eldest it was nuclear fusion and robotics.\u00a0 With the youngest it was, of course, dinosaurs but also his latest pet, a bearded dragon with an inexhaustible appetite for \u201csuper worms.\u201d\u00a0 With the others there was talk of soccer and what they would be doing on the Christmas holiday next week.\u00a0 Much food was eaten and the younger kids were occupied with happy mayhem.\u00a0 Something with plastic swords and shields.<\/p>\n

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But this morning, Camera Girl is at peak output with potatoes being mashed, lasagna, roast beast and ham cooking and side dishes being prepared.\u00a0 I can tell her patience is exhausted so I have to tread carefully around the outskirts of her kitchen or a carving knife might end up under my ribs.\u00a0 She does have Sicilian blood on her mother\u2019s side.\u00a0 But I can tell all is going well.\u00a0 She\u2019s in the zone.\u00a0 All of the desserts are already prepared and the meat courses are right on schedule.\u00a0 It will be a feast to remember.\u00a0 And the leftovers will be glorious.\u00a0 That ham will end up in at least a lentil soup and probably some breakfasts.<\/p>\n

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But after eating way too much food and way too much dessert I\u2019ll spend the time with the grandkids.\u00a0 Now that Princess Sack of Potatoes is a full four years old, she\u2019ll be right in the thick of it with her older cousins.\u00a0 I might even try to put on a showing of one of the \u201cChristmas Carol\u201d movies but Camera Girl frowns on television watching on the holidays.\u00a0 She prefers more sociable pursuits like cards.\u00a0 We\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n

The weather has cooperated.\u00a0 Although bitterly cold, the roads are in mostly good shape.\u00a0 Only a few curves of the hills have some large ice hazards but last night I noted that these had been treated with salt so my guests should be safe coming and going today.<\/p>\n

Monday we can get back to the political nightmare our country has descended into but today will be \u201cPeace on earth, good will toward men.\u201d\u00a0 So, all of you have a great day and night and in Tiny Tim\u2019s immortal words, \u201cGod bless us every one.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I ruined my own surprise by hanging around the kitchen.\u00a0 Camera Girl had secretly bought me a boneless loin of lamb.\u00a0 She hates lamb and vociferously refused making it when I mentioned it last week.\u00a0 But after performing my duty of cutting an X on the raw chestnuts, I glanced over at the stove and there it was.\u00a0 My discovery angered her but what could I do?\u00a0 She should have hidden it.\u00a0 I did thank her heartily but she is pretty mad for me spoiling the surprise.\u00a0 Well, I’ll make it up to her later.\u00a0 Christmas just got a whole lot merrier.\u00a0 But, boy will I be groggy tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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