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Smelling Salts Journal

December 24, 2019

Christmas Eve Checklist, 2019

CHRISTMAS EVE CHECKLIST 2019

□ START THE BRISKET: For a change, this year, we’re skipping the Feast of the Seven Fishes and Making Bon Appetit’s Red-Wine Braised Brisket  

□ SUPPORT CYSTIC FIBROSIS CANADA

□ BRISK[ET] MORNING WALK WITH THE DOG!

□ HOT CHOCOLATE & MORNING HOT TODDIES

□ COOL AND REFRIGERATE THE BRISKET

□ TAKE A RIDICULOUSLY LONG NAP

□ TUNE IN TO JON SOLOMON’S  25-HOUR HOLIDAY RADIO SHOW.
[5PM DECEMBER 24 TO 6PM DECEMBER 25 ON WPRB 103.3 FM PRINCETON, NJ, USA]

□ TOP UP THE CHRISTMAS COOKIES

□ PLAN-BY-SKETCHING THE CHEESE BOARD FOR TOMORROW’S CHRISTMAS LUNCH

□ REHEAT AND SERVE THE BRISKET

□ SAMPLE THIS YEAR’S BÛCHE DE NOËL

□ LEAVE COOKIES, MILK, AND CARROTS FOR SANTA AND HIS CREW
[IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN SANTA IN OUR HOUSE, YOU DON’T GET PRESENTS!]

□ LATE NIGHT COCKTAILS AND CAROLS

□ MIDNIGHT MASS

□ KIDS CAMP OUT IN THE BASEMENT
[KEEPING UP THE CRAZY TRADITION THEY STARTED IN 2017.]

VIEW THE 2019 ADVENT CALENDAR

Filed Under: Advent Calendar, Christmas, Holiday, Living

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