It’s Christmas Eve, the kids are excited and eager to open their presents. But right now is mission time for you, a family tradition that you’ve done each year. Making tamales, it was always done in your family and now in your new family with Simon and the kids. He doesn’t know how to make them but loves to watch and help you. He also likes to be the taste tester. The kids sat in front of the tv watching Rudolph the red nose reindeer and ate some cookies while Simon sat on the chair across from you.

Everything was laid out and ready to be made, you stood at the counter getting ready to make them. “I’ll teach you this time.” You said while smiling, wanting to pass the tradition down and teach the kids once they grow up and get old enough to do this as well. But for now it was just you making them, bringing in some flavor into his bland and boring beans on toast. Simon chuckled, knowing his family was the only one making tamales in Manchester.