' Message of the Day - Saturday

December 15, 2001

TEN MORE DAYS 12/15/2001

Good things come in tens. There were the Ten Commandments, Ten Little

Indians – OOPS, I mean Ten Little Native Americans, and one of my favorite

movies, “Ten”, with Bo . And now look – only 10 more days before

Christmas!

This is a frantic, frantic time for all of us, and these could be the ten

worst food days of the year! You`re still shopping going from store to

store, and yes, many of you shop in the food court. “Eating gives me some

energy to shop, .” I don`t think a big old piece of pizza with 2 feet

of cheese is going to give you any energy!

You sit frantically on the floor in the living room and wrap presents. That

is very stressful, so you need some stress food like chocolate covered

almonds, homemade fudge, and English toffee. Then there`s all the other

stuff you have to do in the house, primping it because company`s coming, and

nothing helps you breeze through housework better than Chex Mix. Maybe it`s

all those crunching sounds.

How much time will you spend in the kitchen in the next ten days baking your

famous cookies? If you`re from the south, maybe you`ll be cooking some

divinity. Then there are those cute Christmas breads you give to your

friends. Many of you will start cooking for Christmas Day soon, and nothing

helps you cook better than a little food – some nice hot chocolate and, of

course, those yummy rum balls you made the night before.

Well, at some point, you`ll get so pooped during these days that you`ll have

to sit down and watch television just to relax, and nothing relaxes you more

than a nice, big club sandwich. “Extra bacon, please! Ooh, this toast is

dry. It needs more mayonnaise.”

Yes, you can get yourself in a lot of trouble, and yes, it is possible to

gain 5 or 6 pounds by Christmas, but we`re not gonna do that, are we? Stop

the snackin`, because it`s packin` on loads of holiday fat! You can get

through all of your chores without all those munchies. Please make these 10

days count in a very positive way! Think how great you`ll feel on Christmas

morning when you can slip into that leopard lounging outfit and sit around

the tree like Joan Crawford opening gifts!

Love,

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