CHRISTMAS PAST

Christmas Eve
Eating ravioli with my family. My mom makes Pasta House Salad and garlic bread to go with it.
She is sure she has forgotten something. 

She hasn't.
If I were home. 

Waiting For Santa
Our house is one of Santa's first stops. He finds our home quickly. My brother has done a fantastic job decorating it. Ours is the best-decorated house on the block.
If I were home.

Presents that were painstakingly wrapped are unwrapped in two minutes. Wrapping paper is flying. My favorite gift?  A bottle of Electric Reindeer. It is not really about the wine. The wine is the color of Rudolph's nose. Santa's #1 reindeer is on the bottle. My brother gave it to me.
Santa remembers the dogs, Lucie and Abby.

He has left gourmet doggie bones for them. 

Everyone's happy.
If I were home.

Mom burns the Christmas cookies. 

Doesn't matter. 

We eat them anyway.

A little charcoal adds to the flavor.
If I were home.

 Christmas Morning.
Mom is making waffles from scratch. Her waffle iron looks ancient. It still works. 

That's all that matters. 

Mom adds pieces of bacon to the batter.

She'd put butter on my waffles. 

No syrup.
Delicious.
If I were home.

Sometimes we'd make it to Christmas Day service. 

Sometimes not. 

I hope Jesus understands.
If I  were home.

Christmas Afternoon
My brother picks us up,

Mom, Lucie, and me.
More family time. 

Good food.  

A Christmas. story on TV.

If I were home.

Christmas Night

Christmas lights twinkle on our way home.
Christmas is over. 

Til next year.
Then we'd do it all again. 

If I were home.

Merry Christmas