We celebrated Christmas at my sister Maggie and her husband Mike's house in Parma. We had chicken (Fajita and Plain), Scalloped potatoes (Made by Yours Truly), corn, baked beans with sausage, bread sticks, and a lot of appetizers and desserts. The food was rather tasty.
In addition to Maggie, Mike (Schabel), and myself, the participants included Kathleen, Tim, Joe, Mandy, Lois, Marnie, Mike Schmidt, Kendal, and Hayden. It had been exactly a year since I had seen the last four people listed. Bob had a plumbing problem at our house and needed his rest since he is on the night shift at the post office in Downtown Cleveland. Paul was overworked celebrating with his family, so he was not present. The other relatives from the Gift Exchange group celebrated elsewhere. We enjoyed spending time with each other.
We ate in three stages. They were appetizer, Entree, and Dessert. After eating and initial cleanup, some people opened presents. Lois, Mike Schmidt, Mandy, and Marnie had presents from the Gift Exchange. Kendal and Hayden appeared to have a "truckload" of presents. (They're four-and-a-half and two-and-a-half, respectively) Most people ignored practicality in favor of readily appreciated presents. Of course, Bob and I are the exceptions to this rule because we gave them Toys 'R' Us Gift Cards. The kids enjoyed their presents for the most part.
In general, Christmas turned out to be a nice affair. It didn't start out so great. In addition to the plumbing problem, my first bag of instant scalloped potatoes went flying due to a hard to open bag. When I preheated the oven, I failed to discover a cookie sheet that was placed under the baked beans that Kathleen cooked yesterday. As a result, two of our smoke alarms went off. Thankfully, we didn't have a fire. We will laugh about this day someday.
Until next time, enjoy life.
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