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Melli get's a good scratching from Erika and Chris
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The other Xmas elf (aka Erika) helps with the chocolate log (a mid-Atlantic
melange of Delia Smith and Joy of Cooking!)
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Jim (R) makes the chocolate bark (though confusingly not for the log!) with
help from Burke (L)
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Then Santa (Burke) arrives to deliver the gifts...but why does he have the
camera?
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The tree, plus (once again) more gifts than everyone promised they would
purchase...
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And a gentle snow fell...a White Christmas...and the newst visitors (Stef and
Nadine) must work for their Xmas dinner
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Then the unwrapping begins...and Kuba (the Alpha female at 170 North Taylor)
enjoys her gift, and Melli helps with the unwrapping!
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Mean while the adults (!) start to enjoy other peoples gifts...but wait is
this R2/D2...no its Nicole trying out the kids medieval helmets
Then the kids show how it really should be done...
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Then the champagne (and in Lyanne's case the first of too many!).
L->R Burke, Jim, Lyanne, Antony, Nadine, Nicole, Chris, Steff, Erika and
Debbie; Burke with his three daughters L->R Nadine, Lyanne and Debbie
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Yes these people are stressed, as the turkey gets a basting, luckily the
champagne helped avoid major injury
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Damm...forgot to take a picture of the flaming (!) pudding!
At the end of the day the only ones left standing...the dog and the kids
(playing the Upword game from Janet)
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