![]() ![]() The list was already daunting, and adding in the point that you had no idea what to do for Steve only added to your anxiety. It was a nice, easy way to spend the holidays, and it ensured that all of the mothers knew exactly where their children, and husbands, were for the holiday. ![]() Everyone would stay till the ball dropped, with the kids fighting to stay awake most years, and at least two always passing out on the couch before midnight. It was another well loved tradition, which provided a myriad of terrible gifts that were appreciated only so long as the giver was looking. The group did a holiday white elephant,in part so that the kids could give to their friends, and in part so that their parents could save a bit of money. Karen would make enough appetizers to feed a small army, Ella would bring her famous sweet potato pie and usually a box or two of expensive chocolates, gifts from the parents of her elementary school students in Carmel, and Claudia would bake every family a batch of their favourite cookies to take home, and to keep the younger children quiet while the older ones would play together and the adults talked. The respected mothers of Hawkins-Karen Wheeler, Claudia Henderson, and Ella Sinclair-would bring a dish to pass and the group would all chip in to order takeout, usually pizza or fried chicken, alongside leftover pie or Joyce’s homemade turkey soup if someone was feeling picky. Parties all looked the same: Joyce would leave up her limited Christmas decor and would buy a couple litres of soda for the kids, and a couple bottles of cheap sparkling wine for the adults. ![]()
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