's Day After Christmas MOTD

[Guest guest]

I NEED A

VACATION!

Sunday, 26 December 2010

Well happy day after Christmas to

all of you! So...how was your holiday? Was it truly

a festive day for you yesterday? Well, I have to tell

you, I'm exhausted and...I need a vacation!

I got up at 4:00 yesterday morning and began cutting

onions and celery to stuff my roasted chickens. I was

in the kitchen for five hours! And let me

tell you, my little fingers are tired.

Oh, my arms were sore from all of the chopping, dicing

and stirring. And I have dish water hands because I

scrubbed clean every pot and pan after I finished

using them. After the cooking part, the rest of my

day was nonstop. I spent some time answering E-mails,

calling people and, of course, the rest of Christmas

Day with my brother and sister-in-law. (I told you a

few days ago, they're here visiting me from New

Orleans.)

I worked so hard in the kitchen putting our meal

together and really loved every minute of it. Then I

had to set the dining room table for us all. Whew!

By the time I sat down to have dinner, I was ready for

our healthy, delicious meal. Oh, we had such a good

time together, laughing, talking and reminiscing about

growing up in New Orleans.

After dinner, there was all of that cleaning to get

done. So there I was, back in the kitchen, getting

dish pan hands all over again. LOL. After everyone

left, I lay on the floor next to Hattie, hugging and

kissing her until she fell asleep. Later, after

dragging myself upstairs, I fell fast

asleep.

What a great day I had yesterday. I think it was one

of my best Christmases ever. But I have to tell you,

by the end of the day, every bone and muscle in my

body was aching. I was tired...but it was one of

those good kinds of tired.

So tell me...what did Santa bring you yesterday? I

hope you got lots of the things on your Christmas

wish-list. I got candles, DVDs and books. I also got

aprons to wear and music to listen to while I cooked.

(You know how much I love having that music playing in

the kitchen when I'm cooking.)

Well okay, one holiday over and another just

around the corner. On this day after Christmas, the

malls and super centers will be filled with people

returning some of the stuff they got that either

didn't fit or was the wrong size. Oh, what a

headache. I'm so glad I don't have to return any of

the fabulous presents I received. (Thank goodness,

CDs don't come in sizes. LOL.)

The other good news is that I have

enough leftovers in the kitchen to have another

dinner. So, thank goodness, there'll be no more

cooking for me today! All I have to do is

warm a few things up and...enjoy.

And oh, one more thing I almost forgot to ask. Did

you get on the scale this morning? (More about

that tomorrow.)

Love,