The 12 days of Christmas starts today for us. On the 12th of the 12th month until the 24th...

Merry Christmas!!!

Charles that is how we do it, but I've heard that some do it starting with Christmas Day.  Anywho.... Merry Christmas to you and your family and friends.  God bless and keep you all safe and with smiles.

We always go the movies on Christmas Day.  It is not crowded and we have a blast.  My daughters look forward to this tradition every year.

Melanie, thats a great idea, never thought about that one.  Well think of me and my family sitting around the fireplace,playing games and I say a prayer for you and your family to enjoy your holiday tradition.

This year has been a little different I have both my kids back at home with me and they requested that I do the traditional morning Christmas.  I make sausage balls in mass quanities the night before and then bake them Christmas morning, along with weiner wraps, muffins, sausage egg casserole, fruit and fruit dip.

Typically the Sunday before Christmas we go to the grandparents but this year due to family illness we will be taking that party to my sisters as it is closer to my neice and nephew and we are doing it on Christmas Eve for the huge family dinner.

When we get home I will start the preparations for Christmas morning, leaving milk and buckeyes out for Santa.  The kids and I will open one present each before retiring to bed on Christmas Eve.  Then I will sneak in and fill their stockings and put a few little goodies out like Santa really came by. 

On Christmas day we will get up early have our breakfast and munch on this most of the day.  Open the rest of the presents with Christmas music playing in the background.  Then around dinner time we will dive into all the left overs.

We don't nor have we ever done the traditional 12 days of Christmas but when I was married to their father we did the Advent which started a month before I think (?) I'm not Catholic so that one never really stuck, lol. 

Rosemary and all AR have a safe and Merry Christmas.  God Bless you all.

  Linda - W O W! I want to come to your house! I am very interested in the sausage ball, buckeyes and yes even the egg casserole.  Please give me recipes or how tos on those!

Thank you and Merry Christmas and a safe and enjoyable holiday season to you and your family.

Rosemary check out my blog Three Easy Recipes for Christmas Morning your wish has been granted.

  Linda -- W O W (again)! And T H A N K  Y O U.  I checked out the recipes and have printed them out.  I am going to try them all.  I really appreciate your sharing them with me.  This may be a new tradition I will start at home.

You Rock!

Rosemary : Coming from a "fat Greek family" I enjoy the Christmas enormously! I am always over my parents where the entire family and friend gather for the traditional Christmas meal and gifts ritual. It is the best.

In our Greek Orthodox tradition we also have a Pre-Christmas holiday we call St. Nicholas on the 6th. Dec. Children would put their shoes on the window sill and over night St.Nicholas would leave candies.

Arina I love Greek food.  We had neighbors I babysat for way back in the day.  Then the guy I dated in high school his best friend was Greek... but I digress just came really to tell Rosemary that she is welcome.

Rosemary you are so welcome.  I hope you all have a wonderful holiday.

Arina (what a lovely name) - sounds like you had some of that good old fun holiday times.  Enjoy your family and friends this holiday season.

Linda, you are so awesome!  It has been a pleasure knowing you .... short but great. 

Tell you the truth Rosemary, I feel bleast to come from that background not only for the holidays but all year around. My family members are very close to each other and very much into each other's business -:).

But because of that I survive, as single young women, in this demanding harsh world we live in. 

Arina - I have always wanted sisters and a large family.  We had a small family.  I had no sisters and only 1 brother.  Think I'll give him a call... thanks for reminding me how much I love him.  You are right all year long we are blessed to be who we are and who we have in our lives.  God bless and enjoy your holidays.  And please be safe.

Rosemary, our tradition is kind of corny, but simple. Day of Thanksgiving we start putting the outside and inside lights up. We put two trees in the house and have one outside. By the end of the weekend, we have it all lite for the neighborhood to see. And we top it off with the hanging of the 60" wreath.

Danny - not corny at all sounds like lots of fun and I am sure the neighbors follow your lead with whatever they are going to do to at least be reminded that the season is coming up and get out their decorations.  Thanks for sharing and a very Happy and Safe Holiday Season to you and your family.  God bless.