Grandparent Christmas Ornament, Grandkids Snowman Shaker Ornament, Gift for Papa Nana, Family Keepsake, Family Ornament, Snowman Family

Grandparent Christmas Ornament, Grandkids Snowman Shaker Ornament, Gift for Papa Nana, Family Keepsake, Family Ornament, Snowman Family

Christmas Eve Day tends to be pretty quiet. I can sleep in, pray the Office leisurely, make a Grandparent Christmas Ornament, Grandkids Snowman Shaker Ornament, Gift for Papa Nana, Family Keepsake, Family Ornament, Snowman Family hour around ten and the church will be silent. The ladies (and a few of their husbands) come into decorate the church around ten, usually signalling my retreat back to the rectory. Definitely have some Christmas music on, either TSO or a capella carols. Might take a break from the music and watch a movie. After a late lunch, the madness begins. I head over to the Church early and help the ushers set up overflow seating, making sure that they all know where anything that might have gotten moved is (I have memorable experiences of the hunt for the gifts at an overflow Mass). As the first people arrive, go to greet them. About half an hour before Mass, shift to making sure we have bodies for the various roles, particularly servers. After the insanity of the (~4:00) “children’s” Mass, the church empties out. If there is another Mass (typically ~7:00) it is much more sedate. Then a quick dinner and a nap, before the “Midnight” Mass (typically moved up to ~10:00).

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Grandparent Christmas Ornament, Grandkids Snowman Shaker Ornament, Gift for Papa Nana, Family Keepsake, Family Ornament, Snowman Family hoodie, tank top, sweater and long sleeve t-shirt

A Grandparent Christmas Ornament, Grandkids Snowman Shaker Ornament, Gift for Papa Nana, Family Keepsake, Family Ornament, Snowman Family is that replacing one of these legacy systems is like “changing the tire on your car while it’s in motion.” But, that analogy really doesn’t describe the complexity of the problem at all. Imagine having to replace your car’s frame while it’s in motion. The corporation can’t take a year off to do this, it needs to continue down the highway without sputtering while you replace the framework that not only holds the wheels in place, but restrains the powertrain, protects the driver, holds the wires in place, and keeps the road from rattling everything apart. I witnessed several attempts to replace these systems. Each team was given a large budget and told to make it happen. Spirits of young programmers were dashed against the rocks again and again by these projects. They eagerly dove in, and documented all of the functions that are performed by the legacy. Then they began to build replacement systems that must run in parallel to the legacy. Until the project is completed, these replacements must pipe information into and out of the legacy while establishing an entirely new framework.

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