Merry Christmas 2016!

Wow, yesterday was a day! I was pretty completely exhausted by the end of it, and judging from how monosyllabically quiet Bob is today, I gather it did him in as well. Don't get me wrong, it was an excellent day with family and friends, but just very tiring. I don't know that I've ever attempted to prep two major holiday meals in the same day, much less try to eat them. Got up at 6:15 and baked butterhorns, made the New Glarus Swiss cheese pie (complete with homemade pie crust), and I can't remember what else. Squeezed in breakfast during the rising stage of the butterhorns, but never did manage a shower. Michael and Taylor showed up sometime after 9, so I they made the fruit salad for me and Taylor peeled potatoes for pancakes. Fortunately Hartmans were just a bit late, so I had part of a griddle of potato pancakes started when they arrived. Poor Kathy had been excited because she had gotten us a salt lamp for a Christmas gift, so it was a bit of a shock for her to see one on my table when she arrived. At least I hadn't told her I got it for $5 on the St Olaf rummage table! I really don't mind having one in the dining room and one in the living room as they are supposed to be very good for cleaning the air and deionizing it. Food: 7:30 am 3 butterhorns, 103 g blackberries, coffee