On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 21:03:52 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
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On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 20:52:22 GMT, "Bill McKee"
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 11:56:23 -0500, " JimH" wrote:


"Don White" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
..........all the guys must be out finally getting that Christmas gift
for their wives.

You guys give the rest of us a bad name!

Anyway, the turkey is stuffed and has been cooking for about an hour.
Guests arrive after 1.

Merry Christmas folks.

Merry christmas to you and everyone in the newsgroup.
Happy holidays to anyone celebrating other than Christmas.

Cooking that turkey already? We do it Christmas Day.
My assigned duties today include cleaning the upstairs bathroom top to
bottom.

Turkey, stuffing and all the fixings today. Tomorrow we go to 8 a.m.
mass,
then open gifts while sipping on our favorite adult beverage, then pork,
sauerkraut and dumplings for dinner. We will have the same on News Years
Day.

Wife, daughters and DIL decided on roast beef for tomorrow. Not just
any roast beef - A FREAKIN' STEAMSHIP ROUND OF PRIME RIB!!!

It's slow roasting as we speak.

You have any idea how much that damn thing cost me?

Tonight, the traditional Christmas Eve meal of American Slop Chewy,
salad, garlic bread and banana cream pie. Then all the Military types
get out the dress uniforms, the kids get cleaned up and it's off to
8:00 mass (kids mass). I'm sitting this one out because my RA is
flaring and I'm really not in the mood.

It's the stress of having all these freakin' people in my house. :)


I go to Safeway since they have Prime Rib on sale at $5 / pound for club
members and ask for a roast for 11 people. He cuts and wraps me a 10# prime
rib. He must think they are gluttons. Will be nice left over's. And off
to deliver goodie trays later, and pick up the Tamales for dinner. Youngest
is off to look at the set up for a Bat'h Mitzvah ( or however the females is
spelt). For her August wedding reception. Oldest is off to an engagement
party. Just the parents and the kids dog.

I've just been informed that we are adding two Sailors and two Marines
from the Navy Base for tomorrow's dinner. Wife has already left for a
quick foray into Target/Walmart/Sears to pick up some small presents.

~~ sigh ~~

If never rains, it pours. :)

When I was stationed at Ft. Sill, OK, I had guard duty around a post exchange on
Christmas Eve. The next day a few of us were invited to a family's house for
Christmas dinner. That was in 1965, and it is something I will never forget. You are
doing a good thing, and those Sailors and Marines will always remember it.

The old couple that had us over have long since passed away, so I'll say "Thanks" to
you instead.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****