And we loved having Tia B and Uncle L with us for Christmas Eve dinner! We had a smorgasbord of Christmas fare, with Tia B eating vegan and gluten-free, Larry a vegetarian, the girls and Chris on the meat/potatoes side of the spectrum, and me able to swing both ways. But we made it work and all was yummy if I do say so.
After dinner we went to the candlelight service at First and Trinity. It was a wonderful chance to reflect on all the gifts we have been given and on how grateful we are. When we got home, we indulged in what has become a rather sappy family tradition, a viewing of a Disney set of Christmas videos that culminates with the story of "Small One" a probably little-known cartoon set in the time of Christ. It's about a donkey (Small One) who is taken to the market by his young owner to be sold because he is too old to work, and it at first appears that Small One is only of interest to prospective buyers for his hide, of course totally unacceptable to the young boy who loves him dearly. At one point the local horse auctioneer makes fun of Small One, with the boy insisting that Small One is fit for a king's stable, and then, of course, in the final minutes, Joseph buys Small One to help take Mary to Bethlehem, and the last scene, with swelling violins, is of the Christmas star over the manger, with Small One presumably there bearing witness. It is completely silly, and I cry and cry. The girls peer at me weeping and scold me and hand me kleenex, but I think they secretly love it too. :)
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