The Christmas Clementine

Preparations for the Worffenhausen annual Christmas party began at exactly 5:15 a.m. on the morning of December 23rd. That’s when Eugene Worffenhausen woke up. His alarm was set for 5:30, but he couldn’t wait.

It was his turn to host the entire family for their annual Christmas party — his parents, in-laws, their siblings on both sides, their nieces and nephews, and a few other friends they’d invited. Eugene and his…