My favorite Christmas song is “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”. I love this song because it’s about yearning to celebrate the holiday among loved ones and a loving family, even if only in the mind.

Growing up I came from a large and close-knit Italian-American family who all lived near each other in the same little town. We would always spend every holiday together, especially Christmas.

On Christmas Eve we would gather around the Christmas tree and open our gifts together. My parents and I lived in my maternal grandparents’ home because they were elderly and needed care. My parents had many sisters and brothers. They and their children would join us for holiday meals, sitting around the table in the dining room. Read More »

I am not sure exactly where this recipe came from, but I remember it well from my grandmother, my dad’s mom. She lived on a farm and made, grew or raised almost all of her own food.

We always celebrated the holidays with my mother’s parents, and this recipe was always my grandmothers (dads mom) contribution to the meal.

We ate it with our holiday meal on homemade rolls and for days after on toast. The more batches or double batch you make the more to enjoy! Here it is!

Cranberry Orange Marmalade
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Game directions: Follow the audio and visual clues to shoot as many correct presents as possible within the time limit. Incorrect shot will cost you one of your three lives.

Greater accuracy will improve your score.
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