It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers. Besides
decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several cocktails), can
you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during / after
dinner?
Do you have any "fun" traditions?

TIA,
Lee

"Cineabeagle" > wrote in message
...
> It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers.
Besides
> decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several
cocktails), can
> you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during / after
> dinner?
> Do you have any "fun" traditions?
>
> TIA,
> Lee

Perform sex with the food.

Jack Showtime

"Cineabeagle" > wrote in message
...
> It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers.
Besides
> decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several
cocktails), can
> you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during / after
> dinner?
> Do you have any "fun" traditions?

I suggest board games or non-board ones like charades, but if yours is not a
family of game players, it might feel forced. Last Thanksgiving we had a
rollicking game of Cranium at my in-laws'. We split up the couples and the
expertise so no one would feel left out. There are singing, charades, and
drawing options (something for everyone) and we mixed up the generations for
the teams. I lost the game-winning question when my DH's 83 year-old
grandmother and 12 year-old cousin, my teammates, didn't recognize my
humming of the Beatles' Yesterday.

But what I'm really writing to ask is do you really decorate your Christmas
tree on Thanksgiving?

Cate

"Cate" > wrote in message
...
> "Cineabeagle" > wrote in message
> ...
> > It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers.
> Besides
> > decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several
> cocktails), can
> > you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during / after
> > dinner?
> > Do you have any "fun" traditions?
>
> I suggest board games or non-board ones like charades, but if yours is not
a
> family of game players, it might feel forced. Last Thanksgiving we had a
> rollicking game of Cranium at my in-laws'. We split up the couples and the
> expertise so no one would feel left out. There are singing, charades, and
> drawing options (something for everyone) and we mixed up the generations
for
> the teams. I lost the game-winning question when my DH's 83 year-old
> grandmother and 12 year-old cousin, my teammates, didn't recognize my
> humming of the Beatles' Yesterday.
>
> But what I'm really writing to ask is do you really decorate your
Christmas
> tree on Thanksgiving?
>

Depending on the weather, we decorate on Thanksgiving, inside, outside, or
both.

"Vox Humana" > wrote in message
...

> Depending on the weather, we decorate on Thanksgiving, inside, outside, or
> both.

Interesting. Have you always?

I'm envisioning a chicking-or-the-egg question about who was first to start
moving decorating earlier in the calendar: retailers or customers?

Cate

"Cineabeagle" > wrote in message
...
> It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers.
Besides
> decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several
cocktails), can
> you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during / after
> dinner?
> Do you have any "fun" traditions?
>
> TIA,
> Lee

Use the fudge recipe from Alice B. Toklas.

Guaranteed to loosen up the crowd.

;-)

Dimitri

Hark! I heard une (Cineabeagle) say:
> It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers.
> Besides
> decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several cocktails),
> can
> you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during / after
> dinner?
> Do you have any "fun" traditions?

My family has always been a card-playing group. It gets people talking
and laughing...


--
j.j. ~ mom, gamer, novice cook ~
...fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum!

"Cate" > wrote in message
...
> "Vox Humana" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > Depending on the weather, we decorate on Thanksgiving, inside, outside,
or
> > both.
>
> Interesting. Have you always?
>
> I'm envisioning a chicking-or-the-egg question about who was first to
start
> moving decorating earlier in the calendar: retailers or customers?
>
> Cate
>
>

My family's tradition is the opposite; we'd wait until xmas eve to put up
the tree. I can't imagine putting it up at thanksgiving and still noticing
it in detail by the time xmas comes around.

Jack Odd

Cate wrote:

> But what I'm really writing to ask is do you really decorate your Christmas
> tree on Thanksgiving?

That's so funny, I had Thanksgiving out in Michigan one year and
was astonished to drive around afterward and see everyone decorating
their Christmas trees, inside and out. Good luck even *buying* a
Christmas tree where I live at that point. Maybe this year as the
holiday is rather later than usual.

Sorry I can't help the original poster, I'm the eat till you can't
eat any more, then eat some more. At that point it's time to see if
you made the right picks in the football pool before heading home.

nancy

Hark! I heard "Jack Schidt®" > say:
> "Cate" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "Vox Humana" > wrote in message
> > ...

> > > Depending on the weather, we decorate on Thanksgiving, inside,
> > > outside, or both.

> > Interesting. Have you always?
> >
> > I'm envisioning a chicking-or-the-egg question about who was first to
> > start moving decorating earlier in the calendar: retailers or customers?

> My family's tradition is the opposite; we'd wait until xmas eve to put up
> the tree. I can't imagine putting it up at thanksgiving and still noticing
> it in detail by the time xmas comes around.
>
> Jack Odd

We're somewhat in between -- I usually decorate during the first week
of December. But we use an artificial tree, so we can do it whenever
we feel like it...


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...fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum!

Jack Schidt® wrote:

> "Cate" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>"Vox Humana" > wrote in message
. ..
>>
>>
>>>Depending on the weather, we decorate on Thanksgiving, inside, outside,
>
> or
>
>>>both.
>>
>>Interesting. Have you always?
>>
>>I'm envisioning a chicking-or-the-egg question about who was first to
>
> start
>
>>moving decorating earlier in the calendar: retailers or customers?
>>
>>Cate
>>
>>
>
>
> My family's tradition is the opposite; we'd wait until xmas eve to put up
> the tree. I can't imagine putting it up at thanksgiving and still noticing
> it in detail by the time xmas comes around.
>
> Jack Odd
>
>


Putting up the tree on Christmas eve? Whadda buncha weirdos! ;-).
Peg

Nancy Young wrote:

> Sorry I can't help the original poster, I'm the eat till you can't
> eat any more, then eat some more. At that point it's time to see if
> you made the right picks in the football pool before heading home.

Well, my Thanksgiving just got a little less boring, a sil called,
she's decided to have turkey day. How can I say no, but I really
was thinking I was off the hook this year. Yes, I am a boor, I'm
not big on holidays. Fine.

I got the easy chore, salad and dessert. Usually I bring the turkey
or a ham on holidays. Hmmm. Maybe I'll bring a Heavenly Ham anyway.
Or not.

nancy

>But what I'm really writing to ask is do you really decorate your Christmas
>tree on Thanksgiving?
>
>Cate

No, not previously but am contemplating it just to give us something to do.

Lee

On 21 Nov 2003 18:57:35 GMT, une (Cineabeagle) wrote:

>>But what I'm really writing to ask is do you really decorate your Christmas
>>tree on Thanksgiving?
>
>No, not previously but am contemplating it just to give us something to do.

Not on Thanksgiving day, but we do decorate the day after.

First off, we have a fake tree (so no worries about needles and dryness).
Second, we have a whole tradition surrounding the decorating of the tree.

We buy a new special ornament every year. We started it the first year we
were together, and by the time we're ancient, we'll have a tree full of
special memories. Then when we decorate the tree, we do it in chronological
order, remembering where we were when we bought each ornament and thinking
about how our lives have changed. It's really nice. Every year we put
up a slide show of our ornaments on our website, too. I'll let you know
when we put that up this year if anyone's interested.

(Oh I'm not interested in any sort of discussion about how "unreal" a fake
tree makes the holidays for you. The holidays at my house are my concern,
y'all can do what you want )

--
Siobhan Perricone
"Who would have thought that a bad Austrian artist who's obsessed with the human physical ideal could assemble such a rabid political following?"
- www.theonion.com

Cineabeagle wrote:
>
> >But what I'm really writing to ask is do you really decorate your Christmas
> >tree on Thanksgiving?
> >
> >Cate
>
> No, not previously but am contemplating it just to give us something to do.

My family used to be like that, it started to annoy me. It was up to
me to be amusing and tell funny stories, whatever. I'm
not an entertainer by trade, can someone else tell ME a story?
The silent family, only laughed when I spoke up. Finally got all
the brothers married off, now there are plenty of people to fill in
the gaps. Hallelulia.

nancy (trying to think what kind of salad I should bring. In the
green salad group)

"Z GIRL" > wrote in message
...
>
> Christmas eve, why bother at that point?

Uhh, cuz that day is xmas? I was raised by wolves. German wolves.

Jack Tradition

"Jack Schidt®" > wrote in message
. com...
>
> "Cate" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "Vox Humana" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > > Depending on the weather, we decorate on Thanksgiving, inside,
outside,
> or
> > > both.
> >
> > Interesting. Have you always?
> >
> > I'm envisioning a chicking-or-the-egg question about who was first to
> start
> > moving decorating earlier in the calendar: retailers or customers?
> >
> > Cate
> >
> >
>
> My family's tradition is the opposite; we'd wait until xmas eve to put up
> the tree. I can't imagine putting it up at thanksgiving and still
noticing
> it in detail by the time xmas comes around.
>
> Jack Odd
>
>

Christmas eve, why bother at that point? Our tree is up already. We
usually put it up this weekend but Jim has family flying in for the weekend
so we put it up last weekend. I like to have my tree up buy Thanksgiving. I
have to have a artificial
tree which works out great as it gives me more time to enjoy its beauty. I
have been playing Christmas cd already too ;-)
I suggest playing games or renting a good holiday movie .

peace,
Barbara

Cineabeagle wrote:
>
> It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers. Besides
> decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several cocktails), can
> you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during / after
> dinner?
> Do you have any "fun" traditions?
>
> TIA,
> Lee


Movies, movies, movies...
Do you have a DVD player? ;-)

Naked twister might be fun.
Never tried it, yet......

K.

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"Katra" > wrote in message
...
>
> Naked twister might be fun.
> Never tried it, yet......


It's ok until you end up with Big Helga on top of you.

Jack Oomph

"Jack Schidt®" wrote:
>
> "Katra" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > Naked twister might be fun.
> > Never tried it, yet......
>
> It's ok until you end up with Big Helga on top of you.
>
> Jack Oomph

ROFL!!! ;-D

K.


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"Cineabeagle" > wrote in message
...
> It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers.
Besides
> decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several
cocktails), can
> you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during / after
> dinner?
> Do you have any "fun" traditions?
>
> TIA,
> Lee

Naked Twister might spice it up a bit.

Jimmy Tango wrote:
>
> "Cineabeagle" > wrote in message
> ...
> > It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers.
> Besides
> > decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several
> cocktails), can
> > you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during / after
> > dinner?
> > Do you have any "fun" traditions?
> >
> > TIA,
> > Lee
>
> Naked Twister might spice it up a bit.


Hey! I went there first! ;-)
Glad to see I'm not the only pervert on the list..... ;-D

K.


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Jimmy Tango wrote:
>
> "Cineabeagle" > wrote in message

> > It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers.
> Besides
> > decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several
> cocktails), can
> > you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during / after
> > dinner?
> > Do you have any "fun" traditions?

> Naked Twister might spice it up a bit.

Some of you people have ... strange family relations. I love my
family, but nude is not how I want to see them.

nancy

"Jack Skipper Schidt®" writes:

>"Katrinka" wrote:
>>
>> Naked twister might be fun.
>> Never tried it, yet......
>
>
>It's ok until you end up with Big Helga on top of you.
>
>Jack Oomph

Don't want the infamous Toonerville Trolley Katra-inka whompping yer bod,
Skipper.

http://toonerville1.homestead.com/Katrink.html


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Nancy Young wrote:
>
> Jimmy Tango wrote:
> >
> > "Cineabeagle" > wrote in message
>
> > > It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers.
> > Besides
> > > decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several
> > cocktails), can
> > > you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during / after
> > > dinner?
> > > Do you have any "fun" traditions?
>
> > Naked Twister might spice it up a bit.
>
> Some of you people have ... strange family relations. I love my
> family, but nude is not how I want to see them.
>
> nancy


I think it was a joke dear! ;-)
I know that _I_ meant it as such! LOL!

K.


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PENMART01 wrote:
>
> "Jack Skipper Schidt®" writes:
>
> >"Katrinka" wrote:
> >>
> >> Naked twister might be fun.
> >> Never tried it, yet......
> >
> >
> >It's ok until you end up with Big Helga on top of you.
> >
> >Jack Oomph
>
> Don't want the infamous Toonerville Trolley Katra-inka whompping yer bod,
> Skipper.
>
> http://toonerville1.homestead.com/Katrink.html
>
> Sheldon

You're weird...

K.


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Katra wrote:
>
> Nancy Young wrote:
> >
> > Jimmy Tango wrote:
> > >
> > > "Cineabeagle" > wrote in message
> >
> > > > It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers.
> > > Besides
> > > > decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several
> > > cocktails), can
> > > > you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during / after
> > > > dinner?
> > > > Do you have any "fun" traditions?
> >
> > > Naked Twister might spice it up a bit.
> >
> > Some of you people have ... strange family relations. I love my
> > family, but nude is not how I want to see them.

> I think it was a joke dear! ;-)
> I know that _I_ meant it as such! LOL!

People know I'm joking around.

nancy

In article >, Katra >
writes:

>PENMART01 wrote:
>>
>> "Jack Skipper Schidt®" writes:
>>
>> >"Katrinka" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Naked twister might be fun.
>> >> Never tried it, yet......
>> >
>> >
>> >It's ok until you end up with Big Helga on top of you.
>> >
>> >Jack Oomph
>>
>> Don't want the infamous Toonerville Trolley Katra-inka whompping yer bod,
>> Skipper.
>>
>> http://toonerville1.homestead.com/Katrink.html
>>
>> Sheldon
>
>You're weird...

Thank you.


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"Cate" > wrote in message
...
: "Cineabeagle" > wrote in message
: ...
: > It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of
non-talkers.
: Besides
: > decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having
several
: cocktails), can
: > you think of anything that would be entertaining before /
during / after
: > dinner?
: > Do you have any "fun" traditions?
:
<snip>
:
: But what I'm really writing to ask is do you really decorate
your Christmas
: tree on Thanksgiving?
:
: Cate
:
: =========

Cate,

If we're hosting 'the' Thanksgiving meal we (okay, "I") decorate
ours the weekend before - if we're eating at our folks' house,
then we decorate ours on Thanksgiving weekend. We also take ours
down the first weekend and/or a couple of days after January 1st.
They're just too much work to only have them up for a couple of
weeks.

--
Cyndi
<Remove a "b" to reply>

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
: Jimmy Tango wrote:
: >
: > "Cineabeagle" > wrote in message
:
: > > It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of
non-talkers.
: > Besides
: > > decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having
several
: > cocktails), can
: > > you think of anything that would be entertaining before /
during / after
: > > dinner?
: > > Do you have any "fun" traditions?
:
: > Naked Twister might spice it up a bit.
:
: Some of you people have ... strange family relations. I love
my
: family, but nude is not how I want to see them.
:
: nancy
=====

That's "EXACTLY" what I was thinking... nahhhhh. I definitely
don't want to go there...

--
Cyndi
<Remove a "b" to reply>

On 21 Nov 2003 14:06:16 GMT, une (Cineabeagle)
wrote:

>It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers. Besides
>decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several cocktails), can
>you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during / after
>dinner?

I would have several cocktails. The party games like Scattergories,
Taboo, Cranium, Trivial Pursuit are fun and get people loosened up. My
family is not high on hilarity either, but those games truly are
entertaining. They are usually on sale this time of year, so pick one
up and see how it goes. Watch holiday movies -- Planes, Trains and
Automobiles is hilarious with just a touch of sentimentality at the
end for good measure. I think decorating, putting up lights, etc. is
a great idea. Does anyone in the family need any work done on their
house like painting? Go Christmas shopping. Wrap presents. Everyone
bring all those old loose photographs to swap and put in albums.
Address Christmas cards. If you are bored stiff, go home! It's
better to have a little enjoyable time than lots of excrutiating time.

Tara

"Katra" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> Jimmy Tango wrote:
> >
> > "Cineabeagle" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers.
> > Besides
> > > decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several
> > cocktails), can
> > > you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during /
after
> > > dinner?
> > > Do you have any "fun" traditions?
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > > Lee
> >
> > Naked Twister might spice it up a bit.
>
>
> Hey! I went there first! ;-)
> Glad to see I'm not the only pervert on the list..... ;-D
>
> K.

LOL indeed you did! I should read further into the threads before replying
= )

Yours in perversion in subterfuge,

Jimmy Tango

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> Jimmy Tango wrote:
> >
> > "Cineabeagle" > wrote in message
>
> > > It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers.
> > Besides
> > > decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several
> > cocktails), can
> > > you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during /
after
> > > dinner?
> > > Do you have any "fun" traditions?
>
> > Naked Twister might spice it up a bit.
>
> Some of you people have ... strange family relations. I love my
> family, but nude is not how I want to see them.
>
> nancy

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA

"Tara" > wrote in message
...
> On 21 Nov 2003 14:06:16 GMT, une (Cineabeagle)
> wrote:
>
> >It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers.
Besides
> >decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several
cocktails), can
> >you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during / after
> >dinner?
>
> I would have several cocktails. The party games like Scattergories,
> Taboo, Cranium, Trivial Pursuit are fun and get people loosened up. My
> family is not high on hilarity either, but those games truly are
> entertaining. They are usually on sale this time of year, so pick one
> up and see how it goes. Watch holiday movies -- Planes, Trains and
> Automobiles is hilarious with just a touch of sentimentality at the
> end for good measure. I think decorating, putting up lights, etc. is
> a great idea. Does anyone in the family need any work done on their
> house like painting? Go Christmas shopping. Wrap presents. Everyone
> bring all those old loose photographs to swap and put in albums.
> Address Christmas cards. If you are bored stiff, go home! It's
> better to have a little enjoyable time than lots of excrutiating time.
>
> Tara
>

Terrific suggestions.

In article >,
une (Cineabeagle) wrote:

> It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers.
> Besides
> decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several
> cocktails), can
> you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during / after
> dinner?
> Do you have any "fun" traditions?
>
> TIA,
> Lee

My sister's family all go bowling in the late afternoon (they eat around
1:00).

go for a walk -- regardless of the weather.
--
-Barb
<www.jamlady.eboard.com>
"If you're ever in a jam, here I am."

PENMART01 wrote:
>
> In article >, Katra >
> writes:
>
> >PENMART01 wrote:
> >>
> >> "Jack Skipper Schidt®" writes:
> >>
> >> >"Katrinka" wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Naked twister might be fun.
> >> >> Never tried it, yet......
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >It's ok until you end up with Big Helga on top of you.
> >> >
> >> >Jack Oomph
> >>
> >> Don't want the infamous Toonerville Trolley Katra-inka whompping yer bod,
> >> Skipper.
> >>
> >> http://toonerville1.homestead.com/Katrink.html
> >>
> >> Sheldon
> >
> >You're weird...
>
> Thank you.
>
> Sheldon
> ````````````

You are welcome. ;-D

K.

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Jimmy Tango wrote:
>
> "Katra" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> >
> > Jimmy Tango wrote:
> > >
> > > "Cineabeagle" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers.
> > > Besides
> > > > decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several
> > > cocktails), can
> > > > you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during /
> after
> > > > dinner?
> > > > Do you have any "fun" traditions?
> > > >
> > > > TIA,
> > > > Lee
> > >
> > > Naked Twister might spice it up a bit.
> >
> >
> > Hey! I went there first! ;-)
> > Glad to see I'm not the only pervert on the list..... ;-D
> >
> > K.
>
> LOL indeed you did! I should read further into the threads before replying
> = )
>
> Yours in perversion in subterfuge,
>
> Jimmy Tango

<winks>

K.

at Fri, 21 Nov 2003 20:21:48 GMT in >,
(Z GIRL) wrote :

>
>"Jack Schidt®" > wrote in message
.com...
>>
>> "Cate" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > "Vox Humana" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >
>> > > Depending on the weather, we decorate on Thanksgiving, inside,
>outside,
>> or
>> > > both.
>> >
>> > Interesting. Have you always?
....
>>
>> My family's tradition is the opposite; we'd wait until xmas eve to put
>> up the tree. ...
>
> Christmas eve, why bother at that point?

I think it all depends on when you take it down. It does seem a bit silly
if you're one of the people who takes it down the day after Christmas, but
if not, it may not be at all silly. I like to take mine down on Epiphany
(January 6). Usually I put it up about a week before Christmas.

Of course it also depends on whether you have a live tree or a plastic one.
I much prefer live trees, and living in Washington State, that's not a
problem. OTOH, if you lived in Arizona, or much of central Australia, a
live tree isn't very practical. Using the plastic gives you a lot more
flexibility in when the tree goes up and down, along with much less cleanup
and maintenance. A live tree, OTOH, gives you a lot more flexibility in
terms of tree size, shape, and type, as well as giving the house a great
aroma.

> Our tree is up already. We
>usually put it up this weekend but Jim has family flying in for the
>weekend so we put it up last weekend.
>

Wow! Now *that's* early!

As to the OP, what does your family *like* to do? If they are "non-
talkers", are they then "doers" - people who like to be involved in
activity? If so, perhaps something outdoors would be appropriate. Drive out
to the country for a walk, go skiing, sledding, play football - there are
many possibilities depending on your location and the weather.
If they're neither talkers nor doers, the likelihood is that what they'll
want to do is "zone out". One of the best options for this kind of crowd is
the movie marathon. Rent as many titles as you think you can stand, and
watch 'till everybody falls asleep or goes home.

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Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> On 21 Nov 2003 14:06:16 GMT, une (Cineabeagle)
> wrote:
>
> >It's my least favorite holiday because we are a family of non-talkers. Besides
> >decorating the Christmas tree or watching TV (or having several cocktails), can
> >you think of anything that would be entertaining before / during / after
> >dinner?
>
> Play a drinking game.
>
> -sw


"Quarters" anyone??? ;-D

Only once. Never _ever_ again!

K.


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> >> "Cate" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > "Vox Humana" > wrote in message
> >> > ...
> >> >
> >> > > Depending on the weather, we decorate on Thanksgiving, inside,
> >outside,
> >> or
> >> > > both.
> >> >
> >> > Interesting. Have you always?

Yes. I can remember as a child we decorated the tree on the weekend of
Thanksgiving. If we weren't having company, we decorated on TG day. Now
that I am older, it usually works well to decorate on TG day. I don't watch
the football games on TV, nothing much is open, and I don't have much
family, so decorating the tree gives us something to do. By the end of
November, the good weather is running out. I have been known to decorate
outside the week before TG if the weather forecast indicates that weekend
would be better. If I wait until December, there is too much chance for ice
and snow. Don't ask when everything comes down!