Kid and Caboodle » Christmas http://kidandcaboodle.com/blog1 Musings of a Taiwanese-American Split-Shift Mom Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:45:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 What did you get for Christmas? http://kidandcaboodle.com/blog1/2009/12/30/what-did-you-get-for-christmas/ http://kidandcaboodle.com/blog1/2009/12/30/what-did-you-get-for-christmas/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:53:44 +0000 Peggy Hu http://kidandcaboodle.com/blog1/?p=421 Technically I received a Wii gaming system for Christmas. It was supposed to be a fun way for me to get exercise. In reality, I have spent about 20 minutes using it, hurting my finger in the process. In contrast, A.J. and Chris have spent the last few days playing with it. I guess the Wii was really a gift for the household!

Oh well. Technically I gave Chris a Kindle for Christmas, but so far I’ve spent more time using it than he has!

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Clementine and Squirt play hide-and-seek.

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  • turkey (cooked by Chris’ mother, Dee, and stepdad, Mike)
  • ham (from Giant, arranged by me)
  • deviled eggs (made by Dee)
  • bacon-wrapped scallops (from Giant, prepared by me)
  • broccoli-cheese casserole (made by me)
  • carrot-raisin salad (made by Dee)
  • tossed green salad of spinach, bell peppers and cucumbers (assembled by me)
  • fruit salad of blueberries, bananas, an apple, clementines, oranges and fruit cocktail in syrup (assembled by Dee)
  • stuffing (made by me)
  • gravy (made by Dee and Mike)
  • cranberry sauce (removed from can by me)
  • pumpkin-nut cake (made by Chris’ sister, Jennifer)
  • leftover chocolate mousse birthday cake (from Costco)
  • cookies (made by Jennifer)

We had 10 people at dinner: Chris, A.J., and I; my parents; Chris’ dad; Chris’ mom and stepdad; and Chris’ sister and her boyfriend. I had to ask my parents to bring a folding table and chairs so everyone could sit down for dinner, and we had to scramble to get enough plates and cutlery! I think this is the most I’ve ever hosted for Christmas, but I think it turned out well. The large amounts of alcohol at dinner didn’t hurt, either!

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Mike, Dee, A.J. and Chris playing Blokus Trigon

cucumber pieces, glass of milk, vanilla wafers

A.J.'s offering for Santa and his reindeer

Christmas tree and presents

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