That happened on Christmas one year. We had to order pizza for Christmas dinner. My mom was mortified.
On Thu, Nov 23, 2023, at 15:31, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > When I was a kid we had the whole family together at my grandparents > for a big thanksgiving and Christmas Eve dinner. After they died the > entire family still got together alternatjng thanksgiving and > Christmas. Slowly it appears these were less and less and I have not > been invited to one it probably 8-10 years. I am not sure if the rest > of the family still has them or not, but I hear nothing about it. Now > it’s just our immediate family. Sometimes we don’t do anything. > Currently we have 7 people here. > > In the process of cooking the electric range appears to have died. Both > the stove top burners and the ovens no longer heat. Indicators light up > but no heating. Since everything quit it seems like maybe the control > board died. > > I guess we will get what we get, not everything got cooked. > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 23, 2023, at 1:55 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> On 23/11/2023 12:10 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>> I care less and less about the various holidays as time goes on. While I >>> enjoy time with family, all the “getting ready” that precedes the various >>> events is tiring, if not a PITA, and just ruins it for me. >>> >>> Call me Scrooge, whatever, but I would be just fine with a casual gathering >>> that doesn’t have to be over the top or something done to excess. >>> >>> The days leading up are just too focused on making things right, getting >>> everything surgically clean, pressure to get things done, etc. >>> >>> But yes, I do value the time spent with friends and family. I just guess I >>> could do without all the junk that can go with it. >>> >>> -D >>> >> Our family gatherings have become smaller and smaller. Where we once had 20+ >> people at such meals, we are now down to basically, my younger son, his >> wife, their two little girls and my mother, plus of course my wife and I. >> >> My father has been gone many years as have my wife's parents. >> >> My elder son and his family are about 1200 miles east. My sister and her >> family are here but have their own gatherings as their children are grown, >> and married and she has two granddaughters. >> >> My wife's sister and her family don't come any more because her children are >> grown and have their own gatherings. >> >> My wife's brother and his wife don't come any more because they tend to >> spend their holidays with his wife's family. >> >> So, it got smaller and easier with time. I do miss the larger gatherings >> somewhat but it was much more work and much more mess to clean up afterwards. >> >> Nothing stays the same forever and we have learned to live with the changes. >> >> Randy >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
