Oops!

The last time I forgot to make an LJ post before midnight was last year on December 24th; perhaps it's fitting that this year I forgot on the 23rd! Mostly because there was so little to say; we got the livingroom clean, though our Miniature Entropy Machine has resumed his normal pastimes. R. suggested filming it quickly with his digital camera so that proof could be circulated to the unbelieving. I am reading Feist's third Serpentwar book, and I had a delicious lunch, courtesy of DH, with prime rib, morels and some tiny sort of mushroom, rather fancy braised green beans, and pasta.

Christmas Eve

The first part of the day was focused on getting food for today's supper and tomorrow's lunch: smoked salmon, a fancy chicken, tapenade, Metropol baguette, deli salads, and sparkling juices, including a new Martinelli's flavor, apple-marionberry! B. came down from Portland on an Amtrak bus, and in the late afternoon we started opening our presents.


( Cool gifts, a list for my reference )

After we finished opening, I popped the Popeye DVD into the player and we watched that while eating supper, then I called my mom, who came and visited a bit. R. was immersed in his new daylily guide, and the "boys" put together a K'nex basilisk, which was quite an involved project. I passed on the Unitarian candlelight service for young children and am probably too tired for the Episcopal midnight mass (after last year, I thought one or both might be a nice tradition to adopt). I might just read until it's late enough for Santa to fill the stockings and get some sleep.