[Magdalen] Feast.

[Judy Fleener]

Christmas day means Asian Buffet for us and a group of friends from
church.  There were 11 of us this year.  Our family get together was
yesterday at my youngest son's house.  I love my family.

On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 6:10 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'd threaten to go out for Chinese food like my Jewish friends do, but here
> it seems all the Chinese restaurants are closed on Christmas...maybe the
> owners are Christian!
>
> On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Some year we'll do Turkey & 16 Veg a la Dibley, but this year it's
> > whateversville this evening (might order from our standby, Pizzeria
> > Aroma, whose very intense, hard-working owner promises his staff is
> > double-paid tonight and working voluntarily. Then late Mass; I'm
> > subdeacon and need to print out my pointed epistle to practice the
> > chant...I'll be assisting a guest celebrant who shouldn't have much
> > trouble as he used to be on the staff at St Clement's, Philly (Fr.
> > Ethan Jewett, now interim at Grace Church, Chicago). Tomorrow a decent
> > amount of sleep followed by food, drink, and family at my dear
> > partner's sister's house (or her in-laws' home nearby). Highlight of
> > that is the spicy Italian sausage. Turkey as well.
> >
> > Can't say I've ever seen an authentic, homemade English-style
> > Christmas pudding in person, much less tasted one.
> >
> > Fighting my introvert battle within myself as the desire for solitude
> > competes with the most mandatory gatherings of the year, with a dollop
> > of shame for not being with my family in Michigan. I'm just a selfish,
> > lazy Scrooge but have moments of "Christmas spirit" from time to time.
> > Still, always relieved when Christmas night rolls around.
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 4:09 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
> > wrote:
> > >>>>(from a can)<<<
> > >
> > > I should have said...
> > >
> > > -Lasagna: Stouffers
> > > -Seasoned steak fries: Ore-Ida
> > > -Green beans: Del Monte.
> > >
> > > (And even all that's contingent on my energy level!)
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Scott R. Knitter
> > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
> >
>



-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN
Western Michigan