christ-mas

Scott and new fiancee Carey are on their way. We tell them not to hurry, and they say “Oop, too late. The cruise has already been set!” I eat way too many of my (now deceased) Grandma’s Moco Squares, which are the centerpiece of every christmas. Carey shows off the perfect engagement ring and tells the story of Scott’s perfect proposal, including flowers and carriage ride. Uncle Doug helps me look for used flugelhorns online. We eat hot spiced fruit. My family buys me a 3-piece taupe suit. We play Yahtzee -which was Grandma’s game - and my mom jokes that Grandma is looking over Scott’s shoulder. (He was always her favorite.) At one point, Scott says “Come on, Grandma! Get my fiancee a yahtzee!”, and Carey rolls a yahtzee. Ryan and Nia make little handprints on foggy windows. A group goes ice-fishing on the lake in the backyard. (It is, after all, Minnesota - the land of 1000 lakes.) We all watch the Veggie tales sing-along video that one of the little ones got for Christmas, and the adults all sing along while the kids get bored and go off to do something else. (I have to agree with Liz here that the pirates who don’t do anything are pretty stinking funny. Also, the vegetable who ate the bunny, and the operetta about a hairbrush.)