Day Before

Things are looking up in the gift department under the tree.  Daisy keeps sniffing the blue bag that contains presents from the Italian wholesaler neighbor.  Maybe there's cheese in the bag.  We used to take turns opening presents on Christmas Eve, then alternating the next year with Christmas Day.  I grew up opening presents after Christmas Eve church services.  Jim said he always opened his presents on Christmas Day.  We can't remember whose turn it is this year.
Sometimes in my family for Christmas Eve supper we ate oyster stew (Yuck!) .  Sometimes we drank egg nog from the carton.  I'm going to the Mall today for that last gift.  Maybe I'll pick up egg nog ice cream too.