Oh Ginger, I hope you and Mr. P are in the car and on your way. Have a safe trip, there and back. Don't kill anybody in the middle.
Amyth, I hope you're feeling better. Smonster, itch-relief to you. Connie, sounds like a good Christmas eve to me! I'll bet Barb's house smells good!
In surprise! news, I hab a Christmas code. sniff. Yay? Blerghy eyes and ruddy dose, the codstant zdiffig is going to drive H bonkers. I bead, why should I hab all de fudd?
Bev, I'm feeling better, thanks! I ate food this morning, woo! I hope your cold isn't too bad.
Drama free is not to be. Sitcom material, on the other hand...
Sigh.
~ma to those that need it, calm to those that need it...
I've lurked the last couple days because I got so far behind it was hard to catch up. I was also busy sewing this dress.
Yesterday I had two GERD episodes that were the worst I've ever had and they've scared me into moving my planned diet regimen start from after my Bay Area trip to now. It's going to be very hard to diet while folks are chowing down on holiday food but I'm going to try to remember how scary yesterday was and hope that motivates me to be strong.
It's sunny for once so I'll be getting out on the bike for the first time in a fortnight to help replenish my mom's stocks of Diet Rite. I may also buy some soups for me. If I can maintain the discipline, I may be going all-liquid for a day or two just to shrink my appetite a bit.
The huge Jerry Springerish horde that is my family will be descending upon us today and tomorrow so I plan on spending a lot of time in my room. Which should also make the diet easier.
The kitchen is full of cookies!
My kitchen is getting there re: cookies. The fudgy fantasies are cooling. The gingerbread dough is coming to room temp in prep for rolling out and cutting.
it's a miracle! my throat agony is down to dull irritation, i slept for more than 4 hours last night, and i dreamt of pie. Actually looking forward to work tomorrow. Yup, definitely feeling better :) Keeping my fingers crossed that the delicate voice can survive an entire 10 hr shift, but xmas day is usually one of the slow ones so i have well-founded hope.
Having been in Best Buy twice yesterday, you're a crazy person, Connie. The crowds weren't frantic, but the lines were
long.
And there was no getting around that.
Less-drama~ma, Pix.
Anti-itchy thoughts for you, smonster!
We've spent the last three days visiting family, and are now back in Nottingham for our first Christmas just the two of us, which we're oddly excited about (generally being bah humbug types). I've managed to wrap The Girl's presents and drag them downstairs and they're under the tree. I just woke up my Jewish atheist from her nap before I drag her to midnight Mass, but not before we read some ghost stories (or watch the seasonal QI episode with Daniel Radcliffe). We've decided to be a walking cliché this year AIFG. Presents! Turkey! Carols! Corrupting of Jewish atheists! All the traditional stuff.
The kitchen is full of cookies!
Oh that reminds me, Laga what should I pick up/make for the party tomorrow?