Fri 18 Dec

Today we have our Christmas lunch at work. This weekend I need to make lists of what remains to be done for the holidays and get cracking! I was going to take all next week off from work, but then decided I really didn't need to so now I have to get things done on the weekend and evenings.

I realized that the only real workable way for me to get Christmas dinner prepared so that Megumi and Yoshi can come up and still drive back at a reasonable hour is for me to send Dad and Michael to pick you up at the airport instead of coming along. You have to promise to call me as soon as you touch down in Wisconsin. I hate having to delay my hugs til you drive back to Point, but if I stay home, I can have everything ready and have picked up Grandma so we can begin the festivities when you get home.

I got an email from Woot that your netbook has shipped via FedEx and should arrive on Tuesday at your place. If you can, it would be nice if you brought it along so we can all see it. You usually bring a computer anyway, so maybe you can bring this in that capacity?

I'm working on the massage, but it won't be with Mary as she is going to be out of town over the holidays, leaving today. I have asked her to give me a recommendation of another massage person who you would like, so I hope that will be okay.

Skipped exercise this morning because when I went to do the getting-out-of-bed stretches, my legs were really rather sore. Decided they needed a day to relax as my exercises this week have been sort of lower-body intensive.

Tired again at end of day, though not as bad as yesterday. Would be happier if hot tub heater would finally get here. Post-work nap and cheese fries for supper helped, but I could still call it a night at 6:30 if I didn't have stuff to do.



Food:

7:00 am Half a Kwik Trip cinnamon roll, 1/4 large cantaloupe, coffee
12:15 pm 2 drumsticks, 1/2 c egg noodles, 1/2 c beef tips in gravy, 1/4 c mashed potatoes, 1 tbl chicken gravy, 1/2 c fruit salad, 1/2 c broccoli/cauliflower/carrot blend, 1/2 c veggie pasta salad, 6 oz punch, scotcheroo, chocolate chip fruit cookie, small square peanut butter torte
4:30 pm Chocolate chip fruit cookie, 1 chocolate-covered mini-pretzel
6:00 pm 4 cheese fries, 10 oz light vanilla soy milk, 2 dark chocolate-covered gingerbread hearts