The Pony got off work at 4:00 on Christmas Eve. Only a 10.5 hour day! So he didn't have to meet us for the Christmas Eve party at the home of my sister the ex-ex-mayor's wife. She lives less than two miles from the main post office. Pony had time to come home and shower first, then ride back with us.
We left the Mansion at 5:30 p.m., to arrive at the start time of 6:00. It was already dark. I saw fewer Christmas lights along the way than we usually see. To be fair, this hasn't been a very Christmasy season. Temps were in the 70s all day, and when we drove home after 10:00, it was still 65 degrees!
Everybody had a good time, ate a lot, and games were played. I'll probably tell that tale on my not-so-secret blog.
Here it is, late in my lair, the eve having progressed to actual Christmas Day. Still not feeling Christmasy. I'm glad The Pony is still under the Mansion roof, and that he has two days off in a row for the first time since he returned to work on his healed ankle in September. The tree is up, but to be fair, we haven't taken it down in two years! I like seeing it from my OPC (Old People Chair).
I didn't even buy stocking stuffers (CANDY) this year. The only gifts Farmer H and The Pony will get are scratchers. They're okay with that! The Pony's boots have not even shipped, the best I can tell, even though they were supposed to after Dec 15th. I DID tell him about the boots yesterday. We'll see if I need to order another pair. I don't think we can avoid snow for the whole winter.
The only food I have to make for Christmas Dinner is a pan of baked beans. Which means I pour two cans of beans into a pan, stir in some diced onions, and put it in the oven for about an hour. The roasted vegetables can warm up as I put the Sister Schubert's rolls in the oven. So setting the table will be the most work I have to do. Until clean-up. At least the weather will be nice for Farmer H to do the grilling.
We'll probably have finished the leftovers and most of the candy and cookies Sis sent home with us by the time Genius arrives on Wednesday for his one-day visit. I think Sis and Ex-Ex-Mayor are going to join us for a casino trip that day, after a tour of Pony House.
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It sounds like a perfect Christmas, with little work, plenty of food and good company. I had a Christmas Eve visit from two grand children plus one fiance of the older one, the wife of the younger one sadly had to work, but it was so nice to see them and get hugs.
My Christmas dinner was a lettuce and tomato salad (the cucumber was bitter so I tossed it out to the birds) with some ham chopped into it with a couple of hard boiled eggs on the side. Quick and easy. Tonight I will finish off the ham in a couple of ham and cheese toasted sandwiches.
River,
It has been one of the least stressful Christmases, despite Farmer H getting me the wrong Chex Mix tubs, and making me waste a batch by putting walnuts in it! The food he grilled was GREAT!
So nice that you had holiday visitors! I would have liked a salad with our meal, but the stores had no romaine, and several varieties of the bagged salads have been recalled for listeria or some such toxin. Also, I originally planned to have ham, since the last one was so good, but our BBQ was just as good.
To be honest, I was so sick last week that I forgot Christmas!! I did not mail the checks to the grands and I don't care. They will just be late.
Kathy,
I hope you are getting over your sickness! And if not, at least that you are snuggling with your biggest four-legged fans while HeWho brings you feel-better stuff. Maybe you need a little bell to ring when you want something...
A bell, you say. I am still laughing. He would not hear a bell, he has selective hearing! I think he enjoyed the day I had no voice. Still feeling remnants from the common cold I supposedly had. Started those antibiotics today.
Kathy,
Heh, heh! I bet the dogs would help you by barking if you rang a bell! Take those antibiotics so you don't develop pneumonia or bronchitis!
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