There was a big family dinner on Christmas at The Community; some 80 people showed up. To make it a little more "family" organizers had divided the room up into eight smaller, 10-person tables. The designation of tables wasn't as easy as one might think. Before you could sign up for a table you had to find nine others you really wanted to eat dinner with which was no small task for some. Our table ended with only eight people: one had the flu another visitor from the frozen north couldn't make it because of the weather. As had been anticipated, some of the families strived to decorate their tables with special effort to show up the others. Most of us didn't care whether we had a lace tablecloth; it was the food (and fellowship) we were there for. The menu for the annual Christmas dinner has been altered over the years. At first everyone ate prime rib which was supplied to them. Along the way, however, some who didn't eat beef (or as red as some of it came out) complained and both beef and turkey were supplied. This year, though, if you wanted to cut down on the fat and eat turkey you had to pay for it. Nevertheless, it made a really scrumptious traditional dinner: turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, gravy, corn casserole, cranberry sauce and apple and pumpkin pies. All this to the strains of "I Wish You a Merry Christmas" on the PA system and a fire on the television set (not in the set but a video provided by a DVD). And a good time was had by all as well as plenty of leftover to cover the days until the New Year.
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