tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069766352588066139.post3478018475537312758..comments2023-12-26T02:26:55.369-05:00Comments on MemeGRL: Christmas Prep UpdatesOoniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15162162953846737959noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069766352588066139.post-63688003103997206272008-12-14T11:19:00.000-05:002008-12-14T11:19:00.000-05:00You do Seven Fishes? Are you part Italian? I thoug...You do Seven Fishes? Are you part Italian? I thought that was mostly an Italian/Italian-Amrican tradition.<BR/><BR/>I used to make a traditional Polish meal on Chr. Eve, but now my mom*s neighbor has a big open house party so she says, why bother cooking when we can eat over there? I feel sort of lost not bringing all these Polish items from Chicago in a cooler. <BR/><BR/>My Christmas good deeds/planned giving was the easiest (and somehow, most satisfying) this year: I chose 5 charities (many of them providing local social services) and a set amount of $$ to split among them. I then donated to all but one of them ONLINE, got my tax receipts printed out during the donation process, and wrote a check for the 5th which is too small/grass roots to have a web site. I did this instead of exchanging gifts between my hubby and myself. It was much more gratifying (plus a tax write-off!)brandy101https://www.blogger.com/profile/17279874906424110849noreply@blogger.com