What are your plans for the holiday? Will it be running around to see and be with everyone or a quiet time at home, I think we are more inline with the running around premise. We will have a good meal Christmas day of the kids choosing and Christmas Eve we will be doing the normal Swedish Christmas with Korv and Lutfisk which the later, no one is overly fond of but it is tradition. My family never opened gifts on Christmas eve but waited patiently on our grandmother to come down in the morning to open gifts and in the mean time we could open our stocking which always had a jar of maraschino cherries, mandarin oranges, and of course pineapple which we were allowed to open and eat. We also did that and then by the time Grandma came down, we were about sick. Then after opening gifts, we had breakfast and then everyone went to play or use their new gifts. My family also gets together for Christmas Eve but we will do the Swedish one this year. What traditions do you do and will you continue to do throughout your life time and what will your kids remember and what will they carry on. I guarantee for my family, the lutfisk stops here as well as the korv, now the Swedish Rye Bread and the sandwich cookies and pepperkaker can continue and will if I can get the recipes down pat. With a smile in my heart and memories bubbling over, take time to enjoy this holiday season and those you love, it will make it a great day! S
Well, I spent last evening working on some treats, that included caramels and I lost the recipe I wanted and then I waited for it to get to 242 degrees by the candy thermometer and it finally did. I quickly removed from the stove and the phone rang so I answered the phone and proceeded to put the caramels into the pan and out to cool, then realizing that I forgot the vanilla. Oh well, there goes that batch. Then I decided to do some cookies and worked diligently to get those done and low and behold they didn't turn out either. I decided it was time to quit. I got dinner on without burning it or destroying and by that time I wasn't even hungry. I have since ordered some Christmas Cookies and will stick with recipes I know and have used. I ordered some books as gifts and need to get those sent but part of them have come in and the rest have not so wait, or send what I have???? I also ordered some things for my son and his family in NC and low and behold despite just getting the catalog, one of the items I was planning on ordering two of will no be available till February. Really, are you kidding? I just got the catalog so another game plan rapidly came into play. Now mind you I am not complaining but am dumbfounded by all the things that are just not coming out as expected. All I can do is laugh! Good intentions doesn't make it right.
What are your plans for the holiday? Will it be running around to see and be with everyone or a quiet time at home, I think we are more inline with the running around premise. We will have a good meal Christmas day of the kids choosing and Christmas Eve we will be doing the normal Swedish Christmas with Korv and Lutfisk which the later, no one is overly fond of but it is tradition. My family never opened gifts on Christmas eve but waited patiently on our grandmother to come down in the morning to open gifts and in the mean time we could open our stocking which always had a jar of maraschino cherries, mandarin oranges, and of course pineapple which we were allowed to open and eat. We also did that and then by the time Grandma came down, we were about sick. Then after opening gifts, we had breakfast and then everyone went to play or use their new gifts. My family also gets together for Christmas Eve but we will do the Swedish one this year. What traditions do you do and will you continue to do throughout your life time and what will your kids remember and what will they carry on. I guarantee for my family, the lutfisk stops here as well as the korv, now the Swedish Rye Bread and the sandwich cookies and pepperkaker can continue and will if I can get the recipes down pat. With a smile in my heart and memories bubbling over, take time to enjoy this holiday season and those you love, it will make it a great day! S
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AuthorMy name is Sue Kilburn and I am a clinical nurse breast cancer educator at the Yolanda G. Barco Oncology Institute in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Archives
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