I didn't weigh this morning but meant to. I was dressed before I realised. it's a new thing. I'm going to try to jump out of bed, shower & dress before my LH goes to work so I don't feel like a lazy sloth. I think I was still asleep though in the shower!
I had a good day yesterday, although I was home on my own from 8.30 in the morning until 8 at night. I went for a good walk, did some baking again- shortbread & a date & walnut loaf. I spent a few hours on the phone doing some sorting out & rang my sister again to tell her about the Heart Foundation thing. I read, did housework & then settled in to watch "Rex In Rome" & then "Inspector Rex". I'm a Rex tragic!
I'm not sure what I'm going to do today now that I'm dressed & ready to go already. Go where? I do have some bed rearranging to do so had better do that soon. A large fruit salad to make. I haven't had that in the fridge for about 4 days & miss it when I don't. I use Cohen's original fruit, with maybe some cantelope ("good fruit"). I try to keep it low in fruit sugar. I then have it with yoghurt for breakfast usually with maybe a couple of crackers with Vegemite(no butter or marg.) after if I feel like it. Then I have it with a little yoghurt after at least one of my other meals. I usually make enough to last us about 5 days so it takes about an hour to cut it all up.
My LH is playing golf tomorrow, instead of helping me at the market. I told him I didn't mind either way but I am going to give all of my ferns away as Christmas presents. I'm actually quite happy about this, not crabby. It is way too much work to do it on a regular basis & there is not much point only doing it once. If I were him I would much rather play golf. He is actually working a lot of hours at the moment, with people off on Workers Comp & now school holidays. It will be fun to give them away actually. My favourite neice will get about 6 I think & a nephew will get a few plus a set of glasses. We do a Kris Kringle in the family. I have a SIL to buy for & I have 1 present for her already so I will give her a few ferns(maybe more as she is hostessing the Christmas dinner );my LH has drawn our neice so we'll give her ferns only as they live near Cataract Gorge in Launceston & ferns would flourish there and our YS has drawn his cousin & I have an antique set of glasses that he can give him, plus a few ferns. perfect. No-one needs to spend any money, except for the food we take on the day. Whoever hosts the day tells the others what food to bring. We have been instructed to bring a large roast leg of lamb("boned out to make it easier to carve and char-grilled vegies that can be heated up in the oven")
It's a good idea to share all of the cooking. My SIL insisted on them having Christmas at their place as they have moved into their new house. They lived in a shed for a couple of years & did much of the work themselves & have only just completed the outside decking in time. Her husband has been unwell this year. I love them both.
Our OS & family aren't going this year as they felt like spending the day just with their kids. We used to do this too, from time to time so I don't begrudge them a little bit of quality "family" time. Their own special little family. Christmas day with my MIL can be very stressful. She can be so very mean & spiteful & has made horrible remarks to my DIL when no-one else is about. She used to do this to me all the time until I stood up to her about 20 years ago. Our OS just won't tolerate her and protects his wife, which is good. It just gets worse as it goes along though. She hasn't seen the baby, who is almost a year old now. I don't blame him one bit but she never lets up on me though tryin to come up with ways to get him to come in. She actually asked me one day why they don't come in to see her. I took a deep breath & told her that she isn't exactly supportive & friendly towards them & that he is protecting his wife. She argued with me, of course, as she doesn't see that she is anything other than the perfect, loving, grandmother. She did agree, however that being protective is a good trait. That's a big thing for her to concede that our OS has any good traits. With her there is always someone who is "under the shining light", a favoured one who can do no wrong and then there are most of the others who can do no right. It's usually a case of who is prepared to tow the line & suck up to her. It's easier to do that. Our OS won't do it. I admire him for it. He is a good, honest person.
I love getting together with family on the day even though it's usually utter bedlam. My LH's family are loud & boisterous and I love them! We will have our OS & family up here for an early meal one night while our YS & my mum are here & that will be nice.
I have realised that I have been rambling on & on. I'm saving someone's ears but probably giving you sore eyes. Sorry about that. I can't be bothered going back & editing out, so, on that note, I'm gone......
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