Most un-Christmas ever. no tree up here, no tree up at my parent's. They insist on going to church on Sunday so dad can sing in choir, which means no point in sleeping over there on Christmas Eve to do casual Christmas when you get up, because they will be up and showering and dressing and leaving. Mac sleeps in now, rather than being up at the crack of dawn, so doubtful he would get up much earlier than the time they would be leaving.

So I guess we will just get up and do whatever and have Christmas lunch and then with no excitement at all do gifts. There may be like 2 gifts each.

I am the only one who likes Christmas like a kid in my entire family. no one wants gifts, no one wants a fuss.

My mom is emailing me asking what to stockpile at the brother's place tha I can eat. CHILL. I'm not on a restricted diet, I'm just being careful easing back into normal eating (had salad tonight.NOM.) And I can freaking drive any of my brother's cars down to the super target if for some gawfersakin reason SIL has filled the pantry with lard, pork belly and duck fat.

I swear, I'm gonna flash my incisions at her at the airport.

(Also, to my chagrin, I'm still eating oatmeal. Just not 3x a day. But it seems to have a calming effect on my recently roiled insides, so.)

Wow, meara. That's a lot.

Aw, msbelle, that's a bummer.

I should probably not be allowed in the dollar store without a minder. Poor impulse control. But I'm home now and have kisses stuck to marshmallows with melted chocolate in the fridge getting ready for the next step. I wonder if I an find the Christmas dishes I bought over the summer so I could give them away with cookies and such on them? Very little idea where I stashed them. Somewhere safe. Not in the kitchen. Hm.

I'm watching the PBS show "From Jesus to Christ." They're doing aerial shots of Masada, and I'm now wondering if Tolkien had that promontory and its buildings along that front ridge in mind when he thought of Minas Tirith.

where is everybody?

I went to the grocery store with my mom, got Chinese for dinner, and then went over to my sister's house, where I got piled on by my nieces and their dog (as you can see on FB). After that, I logged into my Stanford class to do some homework.

I was catching up with my sister on our ridiculous family. And nope, I will not be back in New England I guess! Though I'm voting this means he should find a job in Seattle.

I do not seem to have a natural talent for piping melted chocolate into recognizable shapes. Can't say I'm surprised.

Two candies completed, which was all I really needed to finish tonight. Whew.

I am awake bc I rolled over wrong and ouch. Physics Therapy (eta that's Physical Therapy but ima leave it bc its funny) is kicking my ass you guys. also cannot figure out why my scheduled cc payment didn't go through. Meara that's a lot of drama. I'm Gud, I hope your back feels better. Sparky, last day b4 break!

msbelle now I want to come make your house all festive.

Ouch, hippocampus. I hope you can get some more rest while the ouch subsides.

Wow, meara. That's a lot.

Yikes indeed! May things be much less dramatic today.

Aw, msbelle, that's a bummer.

I love the festive and stuff and neither of the boys were into it. It was a super joy to have my new daughter this year because she loves to decorate and did the tree and house with me.