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Sarcastic Mom Weekly winnersOf course the winner of this week was our Christmas Eve celebration in Amsterdam together with our son, his girlfriend and her parents.
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A beautiful Christmas tree was standing in a corner
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and underneath a lot of gifts !
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The cook was our son, here preparing a delicious meal
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the table was set and if you count the number of glasses you can be sure that we are not a group from the AA ! There was for white wine, red wine and water of course.
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The first one who unwrapped his gift was Jersey the dog who spent Christmas with us as his owner went back home to the UK. I think he was the happiest dog in the world with his bone !
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Mr. Gattino didn't get a bone, but an Italian sausage
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and a portable DVD player so that he can watch his "bang, bang" action movies in his bed !
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Amongst other gifts our son got this very practical apron, with a lot of pockets. It is devided in two parts so that you can hold a pot with your hands without being burnt.
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Jersey helped checking the parfum, apparently it smelled good !
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and then he thought he should watch over the gifts
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This was the starter. Scallops with an avocado mousse. It was so delicious that I forgot to take a picture of the main course which was grilled thuna steaks with wild rice and green asparagus.
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The cook !
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There were several of these big chocolates, with little Santas or other figures.