Multicultural me.

This year's tree. A vast improvement over last year's. $60 from Home Depot! I went to three fine Xmas tree establishments before I found it.

A pan of stringy, potato-y goodness. I had to beat the boys back with a spoon dripping with hot grease to keep them from eating them all before dinner. Repeat performance on Tuesday.

On Sunday I put up the tree, played a few Xmas carols on the piano, and cooked up a big batch of latkes for the Hannukah gig at Big Gun's dad's house, where dinner was catered by Chili's. Except for the Chili's part, this is how we do it in the SF Bay Area.