What's on your Sunday menu, RNYers?

Even as adults my sister and I always sleep at our parents house on Christmas Eve, we've never missed one and we left cookies and milk for Santa until well into our 20's. It was a running joke in our family. As we were getting ready for bed Dad would remind us that we hadn't left a snack for Santa... Mom would insist that Santa didn't need any more cookies, especially in the middle of the night... Dad would say something along the lines of don't bother with the carrots and if Santa doesn't want all the cookies he can share with the reindeer. My dad won that "argument" for years. Lol

Lol! we were and still are a one gift at a time family! I Lori love it! I hate when it's a free for all, I miss to many things and reactions haha

Yes my siblings still do. A free for all and I much prefer our way. We added our daughter to our cell phone plan last year and got her an iPhone. I video taped her reaction. She was so excited it brings tears to my eyes every time. 

Good Morning JB and Menu Family!

Still bitter cold here in Nebraska!  Brrr!

QOTD:  We often open a present or two Christmas eve.  Sometimes we go to Midnight candlelight church services.  I would like to drive around listening to Christmas carols and looking at all the houses that are lit up with Christmas lights.

My menu for today:

B:  crepe w/ peaches & cream cheese

L:  chicken enchilada soup

D:  chili dog

S:  Light n Fit Greek yogurt

S:  roast beef roll-ups w/ cream cheese

Exercise:  Riding the exercise bike.

Have a great day everyone!

~ Karen  

There's a neighbourhood near us with larger houses on acre or larger lots and they go nuts with the Christmas lights. We always go and listen to Christmas carols. It's so impressive. I've heard that they've needed police to direct traffic at times but I haven't seen that. Traffic is pretty heavy though. 

Morning! 

Glad you guys are making such good progress on the condo! I got all my wrapping done yesterday. I was planing on heading to my parents today (1.5hrs away), but now they are calling for more snow and a chance of freezing rain, so I think I'll stick closer to home...

qotd: I grew up in a small farming community, so Christmas Eve was a day for parish visits, you would go From house to house to have a visit, or people would drop in at yours.Then after mass , my grandmother would have an open house with family and neighbours popping in for a drink and food. We were allowed to open one gift, usually pajamas. Now things have changed, most of the older generation is gone, and I have to say we're all struggling to come up with new traditions. 

Another funny thing my mom and her sisters did, was after all of the above, they would get together at my other grandmothers, and wrap all their gifts. I'm talking middle of the night. I can't believe how many Christmases my mother hosted functioning on  a couple hours sleep! I took part a few times, but they did it for years!

Menu: 

B: protein shake

L : leftover beef stew

D: tbd 

have a great Sunday everyone!

Darn!  You just reminded me I have more wrapping to finish! 

And after I posted, I remembered I have a delivery that should arrive Monday-Tuesday, so I have a few more to go too! So close!

Christmas Eve with us is traveling back and forth to Pa. to visit about five families in a day. It drives me crazy. Way too much in a day. This year I am hoping to cut it down to like three. We visit with my parents for a bit and it is always awkward. My mother can not tell anyone no except for me. She always has my cousin and her husband and her daughter. I can't stand them. I don't like being around them. We always have a safe word to leave there. Of course my kids are always saying it right when we get there. 

We always go to my husbands bestfriends house. They have been friends since they were like five. It is always a nice time. Way too much food. A carbaholics dream. Or nightmare. 

I just like to enjoy the day. Not stress and get pissed off. 

Christmas day though is usually just the four of us. No stress or anything. We get up open presents. Sometimes we let the kids do it Christmas Eve if we are tired. 

I used to hate this but sometimes it feels good to sleep past seven. 

Today I am going to Pa. to see our old neighbors and do some shopping. The boys will watch football. 

Enjoying time with people is one thing I am trying to focus on.

B:Eggs and pork roll

L/D:Chinese food I am hoping

S:Coffee from Starbucks

Have a good day. 

We have a lot of family in PA- some near State College, a cousin in Pittsburgh and DHs sister in Dover. One year we would like to spend Christmas or American Thanksgiving down there with them.