Errands have been run, b-day presents wrapped, ice cream cake decorated, and now I just have to do some cleaning up around the house.
Hope you get to feeling better Mama Tigs, it sucks to feel crappy.
Oh! A very belated grats to White Bunny on the job. I told all of you I was really out of it yesterday. I’m feeling slightly less tired today, but I keep getting the shakes. It was* real* interesting trying to write “Happy Birthday Bryan” on my son’s cake.
I am home. It was hard to GET home–the Bishop Ford expressway is closed (to some extent) due to a dumptruck and a viaduct that weren’t compatible sizes.
Time for a nap. Am very tired–work was very nice, slow and nice. Except for we were due to shut down the department at 2pm and at 1:59 they sent us another pt… :rolleyes:
I am groggy with watching too much House. I really should be grading papers …
The thought of spending Christmas by myself is a depressing one. I’ve always been with family. Not sure what I’ll end up doing. I just don’t understand WHY he would invite me to come spend Christmas with his family. Yes, we are good friends, and it’s not weird to invite a friend over … but we have other things going on that make this all a lot more complicated. Ugh.
I should do something about the bananas - they are very, very ripe.
Smoosh up the bananas and make banana bread. That’s the only thing ripe bananas are good for.
In order for me to eat a banana, it must still be slightly green. Not hard as wood, but the banana cannot have the slightest bit of brown on it. The perfect banana still has green right along the seams.
Waiting for hubby to get home so we can give our son his b-day presents.
::jumping on the bandwagon:: Haze! Don’t do it! You’ll regret every second! Maybe not right then, or even right after, but eventually, and for the rest of your life!
lunch was a yummy eggroll and some wonton soup. Dinner? a few pieces of pepperoni mushed into a slice of whole grain bread. Envy me.
Yum, I wish I was at FCM’s house; I bet it smells yumerific. Of course, I’d have to help her test out baked goods–just to be sure that they taste as yummy as they smell!
So glad it’s -finally- Firday! It’s still bitterly (LOL well for me, 20s is the new bitterly) cold outside; I’ll probably spend the weekend indoors and will probably also be baking. Another thing you can do with ripe (or overripe) bananas, Haze, is to make banana nut muffins, which I’ll probably do in the morning, 'cause I have a couple of overripe bananas too. I’ve been trying to eat more fresh fruits and veggies because they’re good for you; it’s hard in the winter, though, because they’re so expensive. Right now, I’ve got bananas, apples, navel oranges and pears. And maybe some grapes. I eat it with plain yogurt or cottage cheese. Good snack foods that are good for you. And considering that holiday noshing season is here, I probably should be eating even more of those fruits and veggies! LOL
Haze, I’m probably the first to think this, but…Christmas with Olive would be a better idea. I’ve spent Christmas alone - only once, I think - but it’s definitely survivable. If none of your other friends are in town or you don’t get other invitations, maybe you could have a Christmas Dopefest. I’m guessing you’re not the only Doper who’ll be alone in Chicago for Christmas. I’ve definitely had lots of non-family Christmases: with some other grad students, at a professor’s house, with various friends (several with Far-Away Best Friend and her family, but I’m pretty sure those actually count as a family Christmases at this point).
Happy Birthday, TatersSon!!!
I need to make cookies for a party on Sunday. I’ll be making these. Some of the reviews say they’re too sweet, so I’m going to reduce the sugar in the filling. I figure I’ll make a batch early in the day tomorrow so that I can make another one if they don’t turn out OK. I should also make banana bread, since I have overripe bananas as well (it’s an epidemic!). Maybe I’ll make that first.
Hope the tired and achy goes away soon, LiLi.
Rehearsals sound interesting, rosie.
I’d stay away from the family meetings, too, Shadow…
How’d things go today, Pie?
Work was stressful today - fires breaking out all over the place (well, not literally, cuz if they had, I’da called Bobbio). Most of them were out by the end of the day, though.
I decided to start looking at mother-of-the-bride dresses. Those who have met me know I’m not exactly a petite, delicate little whisp of a woman. So I’m looking on some plus-size sites. I’ve seen several dresses that I think are very nice… except…
Except there’s no way on God’s green earth that the models wearing the clothes are plus size! I know they want to show their clothes off and make them look good, but I can’t imagine how the outfits worn by these stick girls will translate to me. They don’t have to show a woman in the largest size, but for crying out loud, at least give me something to go on.
And while I’m at it - ***12 is not plus size!!! * ** Dammit!!! Neither is 14. 16 is on the edge. Bastards!
Anyway, I suppose I could order one or 2 and eat the return cost (shipping and handling?? what a racket!) I hate dresses.
Y’all have inspired me. I made chocolate chip cookies tonight. (After two trips to the store–I though I wrote all of the ingredients I didn’t have–no I didn’t.) Next week I’m going to make another batch of Booze Balls for my family’s Christmas presents. Sunday and Monday I deliver cookies to in-town friends and All Will Be Good.
It feels like Saturday today. That keeps throwing me off.
I’m home and tired. I just got rain, but Johnson County(southeast of me) got freezing rain. It was a mess. Work went OK, I didn’t start hurting and seizing up till I got home and sat down.
{{{ems}}}}
Run Haze, run away! Stay home and rent a movie instead.
The big welcome will commence shortly.
Of course, I’d have to help her test out baked goods–just to be sure that they taste as yummy as they smell!
Back from Denver - just