Helen: Holiday Traditions

Everyone's got them, I think. Holiday traditions, that is. Some are fairly ... well, traditional. Some families go to religious services at a particular time, some eat a special meal, others open presents at a special day and time. My family, too, has several traditional traditions. We almost always get our tree on Thanksgiving weekend, for example. When we get together with my DH's side of the family the meal is ALWAYS pork roast.

But every once in a while, it's fun to shake things up. Isn't it?

My own little family, me, my DH and kids, have a strange tradition that started several years ago. Can't quite remember how it happened, but on the day/night we celebrate the holidays with just the four of us we make egg rolls.

Weird, I know, but if you've ever tasted a fresh, hot, home-made egg roll, you know why we think they're special. It's the only time of the year we do it. I prepare all the ingredients, and we each roll our own. We talk and laugh while we're doing it, Christmas music in the background. My kids love it, and they won't let me get by without doing it. Every year. I guess that means it's become a tradition in our house.

What non-tradtional traditions have you and your family developed over the years?