Christmas dinner tasted delicious! E and es made a lot of Parmesan Breadstick Candy Canes, maybe twenty-four, and we ate all but two. The lasagna and broccoli were well-received, even by es. One funny story--after I finished my breakfast early on Christmas, I took out the ingredients for Strawberry Salad, only to discover the bag of frozen fruit was not strawberries as I expected but rather raspberries. I certainly was not in the mood to go out looking for an open grocery store. What to do? For some reason I had a box of sugar-free raspberry Jello in the cupboard, so I took a chance (using my intelligence guided by experience, as Nero Wolf frequently told Archie) and simply substituted raspberries for strawberries. The result was a bit tart but still very good. The raspberry seeds added texture. I think Joann liked seeing the children and interacting with them a little. She has no grandchildren.
After eating we FaceTimed with Grandpa-Great, then opened the few gifts under the tree. EKee went home to pack before heading south for "second Christmas." By 7:00 I was drifting in and out on the couch, so we nixed the idea of watching a new DVD and went to bed early, at least I did. Randy stayed up a while.
Tuesday morning I practiced a bit and dried clothes at EK's. Then we went to Dena's for a Boxing Day feast. I had expected just six of us, but eleven people enjoyed an afternoon of prime rib and Yorkshire pudding with roasted vegetables. And of course lots of appetizers--cheeses, crab dip, crackers, Brie in puff pastry. Cheese cake and stollen ended the meal. Home by seven, and then we did watch the new movie, "Remember the Night," with Fred McMurray and Barbara Stanwyck, an improbable but fun holiday story about a district attorney and a shoplifter.
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