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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]5pm????

Was dinner going to be on the table waiting for them?  Gosh, they'd be starving!  We will be having appetizers and sipping wine 2-5pm.  You're weird OP.  Just accept the fact that because you are hosting, you shouldn't wait until Xmas eve to get your home ready.  And if you do, well, it's gonna be not prepared, but starving your in laws is not a solution.[/quote]

Many people work on Christmas Eve.[/quote]

NP. Plus, in what universe are people “starving” for dinner at 5 p.m.? First off, ILs are arriving at 4, not 5. Second, 5 p.m. is for many people cocktail hour, not dinner time. So maybe some cheese and crackers and a glass of wine will take care of anyone who is “starving.” My dad goes to bed earlier than any adult I know, and not even he expects dinner until 6 or 6:30 at the earliest.[/quote]

^^^ This. I’m sorry but no one in my family is early-bird-menu old, even my eighty year old parents, and we all hope never to get there. Cocktails at four, dinner between 7-8 (7 for Xmas Eve so there’s time for dessert before kid bedtime)[/quote]

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