But the year is not over yet so let's make a few more entries in that journal...
*Last Friday was our office party, hosted at a coworker's house. We stayed much too long, drank way too much, and laughed and laughed and laughed. Somehow "hummus" has become an inside joke.
*Several years ago I compiled a list of Oscar nominees with some sort of desire to see how many I had watched. Now that I have Tivo and Netflix I'm managing to click off many more movies from that list. Last week I committed to scrolling through the programming lists, hunting down these movies. My husband has taken up my cause, helping me search out the old gems. I've already knocked out three this week.
*After running errands in my old neighborhood on Saturday, we stopped by our favorite donut shop to pick up a dozen. The bearclaws/apple fritters are the hugest things you've ever seen. They easily fill a dinner plate - like funnel cakes on crack. Of course we got some of our other favorites like long johns and jelly filled.
*Ian had a hockey game on Saturday (smeared the other team 15-3... AND HE GOT A GOAL!). Amanda came to see him play and then stuck around while The Husband and I ran our errands. The two of them pulled out all of the Christmas decorations, set up the tree, hung the lights and decorated the living room. They didn't touch the tree ornaments so I spent chilly Sunday loading up my tree.
*Sunday morning we awoke to a very pretty winter scene with snow falling until noon. It was much much too cold to go outside and play although I did walk around the yard with the camera. Then I ran back inside and made a steaming cup of hot cocoa to eat with my giant bearclaw for breakfast. Pure delight.
*You do know that all diets are suspended between Thanksgiving and New Years, right? Hot cocoa and bigass donuts are allowed for breakfast. It's how we insulate our bodies during these bitterly cold months. Anybody in a warm climate is just showing their support for our cause.
*Squirrel Update: I just noticed this week how big and fluffy the neighborhood squirrels are. HUGE. I missed the wooly caterpillars, but it's obvious the squirrels knew a cold winter was ahead. I figured Wednesday's ice storm would have squirrels sliding down the driveways, but they're keeping their footing quite well. Humans aren't managing the ice nearly so well. The news yesterday was loaded with highway closings, crashes, bumps, falls, and one little puppy who fell through the ice in a pond. He is evidently recovering well at a local shelter.
Fruitcake Update: One slice still lingers from my first batch. This weekend I plan to soak more fruit so we can have a cake on Christmas. Even if you hate hate hate fruitcake, the SMELL of one baking is so perfect for the season. Bake one and take it to work. I insist.
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