Things have changed here as well.
I now have to work 3P to 7A on Christmas eve into Christmas morning, so DW and my boy are going to take Mom out to dinner on Christmas eve, and anyone else who shows up early enough is welcome. I just hope they let me know early enough so I can expand the reservation. Right now I have concurrent reservations at an Italian joint, and a Chinese place since my Mom loves Chinese food.
OK, so then Christmas morning will be an omelette bar, then we're all off to noon mass. Since dinner will be delayed, I will make a bunch of appys to hold everyone over when we get home from church.
Appys so far are shu mai (shrimp and crab), Korean butterfly shrimp, a variety of olives and pickles, and a veggie and dip platter.
If that's not a weird enough combo, then we will have a baked ham, lasagna, and kielbasi casserole (kielbasi baked with kraut, onions, and spuds) for the main course. Sides are Polish potato salad and coleslaw, mother's cheese, and who knows what else my relatives might bring.
This is not exactly a Rockwellian Christmas dinner.
More like a stoned Leroy Nieman.