Christmas At Our House

I've quit pretending to cook so there is no trotting out of china and heating a turkey breast with a few 'from scratch' veggies, packaged bread and store-bought gravy and dressing. Tonight there will be tamales at a restaurant with friends. (We've been steaming the little seasonal beasties already here and there.) Tomorrow will find us at Threadgill's (open 365 days a year) getting each parental unit and ourselves exactly a portion of whatever pleases. Some sliced turkey for sandwiches lurks in the fridge along with sausage and cheese sent by my niece (and sampled last night). Decorating consisted of spreading all the cards received around the front room and dragging out a large collection of Christmas figures (mostly bendable Santas) and scattering them around our media room where we will open our presents after the meal. It may not seem like much or very festive but the average age of the ones FFP and I entertain is 91.6. This will be all the excitement they tolerate.