Yeah Brett...that's neat. Jaren has been doing the dough the night before, but I swear, she gets more excited than the kids!!! A few years ago when we had teenage boys and Mike and tris were still pretty small, she was so excited (and they weren't of course) that she woke them up at about 6:00 to get started. It was funnier than hell, but the older boys kinda' picked up the spirit from her and it was a great morning.

Peg has a great point about foods cooked with love. Special dishes that are holiday only seem to be disappearing and that's a shame. connie and Wayne and Karen and I have established a few "traditions" and it feels so nice to do the same things....again because they're done with love. Oyster Stew together on Christmas Eve is one of those that we all look forward to. Hard as I might try, I can't be a curmudgeon on Christmas.

And Peg......glad to see someone else enjoys the *BEST* part of the potato in their mashed taters!

Spaw