Christmas was a blast?

This Christmas found me in the kitchen doing all the work.  A couple of weeks ago, my mom broke her ankle and is now in a walking boot and can't put much pressure on it or stand too long.  So that left me and my dad in charge of Christmas dinner.  Or shall I say "Christmukah/Hanumas" because we celebrate Christmas with our Jewish friends.  Anyway, this was not my first time preparing a holiday meal, as I have been doubed the "Thanksgiving" person by my mother.  But Christmas is a different deal.  We usually have about twice as many people over at Christmas than we do for Thanksgiving which therefore means more food has to be made.  Oh well, it went well, nobody went home sick or hungry and I got lots of compliments on the various items I made:  The Turkey (which I prepared and my dad barbecued), Apple Pie, Homemade Bread (from scratch, no bread machine needed), Cranberry Sauce (also from scratch as I find out that it is actually rather easy to make), Cookies (Sugar, Chocolate Chip, White Chocolate Chip, Butterscotch Chip, and M&M), the Dressing/Stuffing (that was from a box though because I do not like Stuffing), and I made homemade Butter.  Dad made the Mashed Potatoes that my mom is so famous for (and they were just as delicious)

I did a lot this year and it made me grateful for my mother because she usually does most of this stuff.  However, it was so nice to have people compliment my cooking.  Everyone seemed to enjoy it and that made me happy.  And it was nice to have everyone at the house and see that they are all happy and healthy (with the exception of my mother's ankle, and my friend Nicole who had foot surgery a few weeks ago.  Nicole has a super ginormous cast though!).  I hope that everyone's Christmas was good this year!  TTFN!