Update

So with great dread I hopped on the scale - aren't you to have a stiff one first to brace yourself? - Anyway, it read a 1.5 pound gain - then remembered I had earrings on, my lungs were full of air and I had a comb in my hair!

Also, 2 oranges and one brownie (I know, I know!) were being weighed and being I had just eaten them, their weight should be deducted:)

How sad a post but! It sure should have been so much higher considering all the "junk" I ate.

Blew the dust off my treadmill in preparation for the reality check. Isn't Christmas wonderful? I control myself so well for about 360 days and then it's like releasing a penned up animal - It's not my fault I have Nanaimo bars, brownies, crab mousse (courtesy of Sis), every possible snack in the store and 4 boxes of cinnamon rolls - Ok, only 2 now:)

It's snowing like crazy and I'm sipping coffee, tree lights on, my eyes on the cinnamon buns. There's something about "after Christmas" that I love - especially cause there's food all over - begging to be eaten.

Hope everyone I know had a great holiday - we sure did. One son and his wife were here for 6 days. I was spoiled so much. Coffee was ready in the morn, wood was hauled and fire started before I got up, driveway was always snow blowed! As I look back, that was the best Christmas gift for me.

Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What's the nature of your emergency?
Caller: My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart
Dispatcher: Is this her first child?
Caller: No, you idiot! This is her husband!

What to do, What to do???

So I have thought the situation thru very well - the only answer is to bring the treadmill upstairs, get on it, and eat my Christmas goodies as I run - the house is full of forbidden fruit, nuts and other baddies but goodies.

So chew, chew, run, run.
Chew, chew, run, run.

I thought the Garfield cartoon was very fitting. Cheers to All.

When I commented to Bro how large and massive the mountain looked, he said it is. His house is miles from it, clear across the city.

Hee, hee, hee - Vancouver Today

Deterioration - - -

So, my hand writing has deteriorated to the point people make games of my notes, letters and grocery lists. I am not impressed - but neither are they as they try to decipher my evil code.

Today our power was off from 10:30am to 3:30pm and again for 10 minutes at 7pm. We look like Goodyear Blim* - all bundled up in hooded sweats etc. But, I digress:)

Couldn't really do anything without power - then it hit me! I can write my Christmas cards - yeah, I'm just a bit late - - -

So, if anyone calls asking an explanation if they can't read my writing, at least this year I have a valid excuse, "I loved you all so much I persevered and wrote by candle light" - which is true - and it may fly that this year as I have a reason for my poor writing.

I wrote 4 cards before the power came back on - - - and no, I'll never tell which ones were by candle. Actually, I think they were better than the rest!

Merry Christmas, Everyone!