Back from Weight Watchers and the supermarket. I didn’t weigh in this week because of Thanksgiving, but I still went. Going to Weight Watchers and not weighing in is a little like going to church and not taking communion because you did something naughty the week before. Ah, well. The vacation is over and it’s time to get back on track.
I feels ya. My hubby sleeps with a “hugging pillow”. It isn’t quite a full length body pillow, but it’s close enough. When I was much younger, and in love, I was insulted that he didn’t cuddle me (sniff, sniff). Now, I realize how hot and stiffling that would be. Still, he does take up 3/4ths of a king bed and then complain he doesn’t have enough covers. :rolleyes:
Oh, shoot. I was mostly kidding. I’m sorry to hear it. Can you talk to your niece at all or is it just out of your hands?
Hey! I thought you were [del]all tied up[/del] busy with OW for the weekend! How did you escape?
My folks are doing something similar. They went to their program on Weds. My sister was lamenting that they wouldn’t take any leftovers home from Thanksgiving, but I was proud of them.
The holidays are a hard time to stick to a program. Good for you!
My dishwasher drained correctly one time after I cleared it and is not draining again. I have to decide whether to spend a chunk of the day disassembling the impeller for the pump, or just pay someone to do it. Grr.
Moana, the Disney film, was really good. No prince in sight. Good music. Lovely film. I recommend it, if you like the occasional animated musical. 
Well, vacation is over. Scrubbing, tidying & unpacking is the order of the day, but, I am taking a break for lunch. We are making progress on the unruly house, so I think we’ll get it all done today.
My Daddy has called me Calamity Jane for years. So right now I am reading about the real Calamity Jane 
Have a good Sunday, all!
PS
((((Sari)))) That sounds…not fun.
Spidey, I think I would have said something… that’s a big difference in price!
I lost a lot of momentum when I had my surgery in October. I was being good, exercising nearly every day, losing every week. Then I couldn’t stand, let alone walk, so I had to go for convenient over healthy, and that didn’t help.
Now that the boot is coming off forever tomorrow, and now that I can actually go back to work and back to a good routine, and now that I can walk a little, it’ll be a lot better and easier. And I’m Jewish, so I have no business eating Christmas stuff.
Christmas shopping is DONE!
Except for Sah-son. I’ll figure out something for him, I have time.
Sunny - not much I can do. Talking to my niece will just start more trouble.
There is just so much dysfunction there, on so many levels - there is more going on that I’m not even going to get into. I talked to my mother this morning, told her what I think, now I need to back out of the crazy.
I had a long talk with a friend this morning, which helped me a lot.
I really hate this time of year for TV. I guess I should figure out how to use hulu or netflix or something.
The CatWithNoName is about to get one - DEAD.
I caught him clawing at my wall hanging again - and I know he does it on purpose for attention. Today he got sprayed.
He drew blood on me yesterday. He likes to sit on the floor in front of me and wants me to pet him - why he can’t sit next to me on the couch like a normal cat? I have no idea. If I don’t pet him quickly enough he’ll put a paw on my knee - with his claws out.
Then he got all pissy with me because I wouldn’t share my turkey sandwich. I gave him a bit of turkey, he turned up his nose so I tossed it in the dog’s bowl. He pulled it out and ate it and then was right back begging for more. Sorry Cat, but too much human food isn’t good for you, you get a bit and no more. I thought he was going to grab my sandwich out of my hand. He’s a persistent brat.
It’s time to get up and start doing something.
Dishes and laundry are calling me. Vacuum too.
We went to Best Buy - **FCD **got the gizmos he wanted and I got a new flip phone since my old one was starting to fail. The new one is a bit thicker, but it has a camera and it’s bluetooth capable, so I’m going to see if I can sync it to the car.
We stopped at Five Guys for lunch, and honestly, I don’t see why people rave about that place. I think the burgers are mediocre at best and the fries are OK, but it’s not like they’re God’s gift to fry lovers. Am I that tragically unhip? I’d rather go to Red Robin - I much prefer their burgers.
Shortly, I’ll go get the last of the laundry off the lines. And thus endeth my 4-day weekend…
Just put a pan of brussels sprouts in the oven to roast. I should probably start the turkey warming, too.
Laundry is in and stowed. My phone is as set up as I can get it and it’s charging. **FCD **is in jammy pants. And the sun has set. Darkness is nigh…
Yea, I’m kinda cruel that way!
I started baking those for church refreshments because they are so easy. Equal parts by weight of grated cheese, sausage, and baking mix. You can change up the flavor of the sausage or the cheese, and it doesn’t affect them. Roll the dough into little balls:eek: and bake until lightly browned
It’s got so that folks would be disappointed if I didn’t make them, when I do the snacks.
I buy candied fruit when the holiday season is over. Many in my family actually like fruitcake, and we have a recipe that came out of a newspaper 70 years ago, that we still like.
Well, I burned the sprouts. Dammit. I tried to compensate for them being frozen by giving them more time. I gave them too much more time. But the turkey is yum, so there’s that. And I think I’ll be having a turkey sammich for lunch tomorrow.
Just some vegging, and my day will be done. Back to the grind in the morning. Alas…
Swampy will be so upset. :rolleyes:
Moooom, I’m meh about Five Guys but actively dislike Red Robin. If I go for a burger, there’s a local place with a location down the street from me, Fat Mo’s http://www.fatmos.com/ that serves a rightous burger. The fries aren’t great, but I don’t often do fries anywhere.
I took a short ride this afternoon, ordered the stocking stuffers for the dogs’ Xmas online and began addressing Christmas cards today. I did a recon with leftovers for supper (ham fried rice with carrots, zucchini and mushrooms). Now for chillage.
I also do not understand the 5 Guys love. I greatly prefer Fuddruckers. There is only one hereabouts that I know of. It’s up near Portland, so it’s quite a drive. I don’t get there often.
Did a bunch of going to Hawai’i prep. Messed with the dishwasher. It was apparently installed by a lunatic. It is time for me to call a professional, so I shall do so. Annoying.
Got the kids to work on unpacking their stuff. My new mantra is: if you want your things, you’ll unpack them. If you don’t want them, then I’m getting rid of them. They’ve been in boxes for months now. If you missed them, you would do something about it. They are actually, slowly, moving. We are also, slowly, getting rid of more stuff. This is nice.
I need to shop, but I don’t wanna. Blurf.
She has been in Florida [del]destroying[/del] visiting several of their best theme parks and having Thanksgiving with her cousins leaving me alone to [del]celebrate with wild abandon and equally wild women[/del] just go to work and do the usual things. I missed her so madly I signed up for four doubles in the coming week. 
PS – went to Kennywood Park on the way home from the airport to see their holiday lights thing. It was pretty nice and the crowd light.
So I ended up having to go to work, but i made it to the hockey game. Canes won.
Moooommmm!, burning sprouts is the only right thing to do to them.
Rockin’, yay for getting back to routine.
Well, no more peanut butter for me.
I just had some and now my throat is itching, my ears are itching, my head is itching - I thought I had some benedryl around here but I can’t find it.
Lovely, just what I need on a Sunday night. I guess as long as I can still swallow and breathe I’m okay.
Sari if it gets worse, go get help. Don’t mess around with it. Call 911 if you have to.
Just pulled some of the winter gear out of our attic. The door is short and I misjudged the opening. It’s a shortened door (think kid height). I was bent over to go through it. Rammed the top of my head full speed into the frame. I sort of feel like I’ve collapsed some vertebrae. Very strange sensation. I guess I’ve got a lump on top of my head if I feel for it, but the main thing I’m noticing is my neck really didn’t appreciate this.
But we now have our winter gear. Go us!