We Are All Family
All Different And Special
I can not say enough
It was so nice to see everyone
How great it was
The weather was perfect
No rain or snow
In the 40's
Ho, ho, ho
Once again Jimmy and Pam shared their home
Under a beautiful tree we could sit
I was too busy eating crab rangoon
With a nice sweet sauce dip
Then I had to have a huge slice of calzone
Topped off with a delicious scoop of oreo cookie mousse
Things I love about today
We all brought a dish
Food lined the counter and the desserts stacked high
Nobody could just walk by without filling up their plate
Meatballs, stuffed shells, chicken , chicken wings, chicken broccoli and ziti and don't forget the chili
Cookies and more cookies
Chocolate pretzels, brownie bites
Spinach and the taco dip
To name just a few
Who knew if Santa would make it
We heard stories of an injuried shoulder not quite healed
His suit at the cleaners and his glasses were missing
At the last minute his suit was pressed and ready
He borrowed a pair of glasses and he looked really cool
Did you say Santa left his heavy black boots behind ?
Put on sneakers to be more comfortable and fast on his feet
Taking pictures and eating till our bellies pop
We caught up
On who is doing what and who is where
The older kids who were once us
A little bit bored
Found things to do
Playing with their cell phones kept them busy
Mingling and mixing with the football game on
We were having so much fun
Nobody noticed we forgot to have Christmas music
Our families started this tradition
When I was really small
All I knew then
Grabbing a door handle was a struggle
Now many years later my hair has turned gray
My eyes blurry
I still seen santa take not one but three chocolate chip cookies
When we heard the hooves
The little ones scattered
Santa's reindeer have landed
All our worries our forgotten
Santa made it this year
The children couldn't be happier
Most of all
For those who had to work and others who couldn't make it
We miss you
Thanks to all our parents who knew how important it was
To keep everyone together
We have many memories
Once there were so many kids
We had to find a different place
The V.F.W in Revere for years
With a man who wasn't to friendly
Reminded our parents more than once
No tacks on the walls
Thanks to both lovely families
Uncle Harold and Aunt Betty's
Uncle Arthur and Aunt Gerry's
Who made it all possible
Too many years to count
Keeping an old tradition
Having fun and seeing everyone we missed all year
Last year at Andy's new place we had a ball
Who could forget all the good food at V.F.W. in Salem
Glenn and Janice's was grand
Beverly's was a blast
I was eating a candy cane
Where did it go
It was just in my hand
One year was cancelled do to a Nor Easter
What a shame
Mr. bad weather was to blame
Thanks Janeen for being Santa's helper and Osires for our family picture
We all have to go back to our jobs, school and college
Till next year
Wishing everyone in our family
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year