"First Down And Four More Carols To Go!

 Can you believe it? It's the "Day Before Christmas Day, y'all!

"No-oh well, No-oh well, No-oh well, No-oh well"

"It's a first down and ten, the referee-ee did say,"
"Green Bay on the twenty, Four minutes to play..."

"No-oh well, No-oh well", the-ee Angel did say..."

Even before we were married forty-nine years ago, I was invited to attend "Moo-Mas" which was Therese's second eldest brother's birthday celebration on December 23rd.

There's always lots of food.

There's lots of dips, too! Creamed spinach dip, tuna salad dip, crab dip, cheese dip, pepper jelly dip, spicy bean dip... dip dips! There's chicken and andouille gumbo, sashimi and sushi, sliced smoked turkey and ham, pigs in a blanket, three different salad combos including potato salad, weenies in barbecue sauce, mini muffalottas and more! 

Cake and ice cream, for later!

Over those many years, children have grown and gone their separate ways. Priests, aunts and uncles who used to run the party or at least, assist in making the celebration fun, over time, sat in senior spots and then, in time, faded away. Now, we sit in those same spots and watch children open gifts and play.

But, no matter what year, one thing throughout the ages remains the same. That is, singing Christmas carols while watching the game!

There were those who loved to sing and relished each note, and then, those that acquiesced and pretend to sing along by rote. Some tried to harmonize while faking the words. Some mumbled along singing in Latin like lost birds.

But, it is hard to sing a song when the game is on the line,
The notes all seem so flat, and there's no rhythm or rhyme!

"Yet we all are here together, feeling great and feeling fine,
Celebrating one man's birthday, so close to Christmas time!

Copyright 2021/Ben Bensen III