It’s 12:00 PM on Christmas Day. The witching hour. \ud83d\ude42 But all is well in the bustling Magee household. Mom is upstairs taking a comfortable mid-day nap, probably with her tiny Maltese named Celeste nestled with her on the bed. Dad is sitting in the reading room with his planner, doubtless thinking about work. And Terry and I have been in the kitchen for the last hour and a half. <\/p>\n
The turkey thawed just in time and is now residing in the oven. 3 batches of stuffing balls (one with no onions, one with the standard family recipe and one with a Magee experimental twist) are ready and that’s half of the battle right there.<\/p>\n
All of the presents are unwrapped. And with no little kids in the household, my merriment was derived primary from playing with the turkey as we were working with it. Sing it with me now: “T – U – R – K – E – Y… Turkey… Dance!” At which point, I started flapping its wings. “I can dance if I want to. You can stuff my fat behind….” Oh well. Such is the way of life when you’re mildly sleep deprived and still sick. Right, that’s the excuse. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
Terry’s dad will be here shortly and I am lingering downstairs as the welcome committee while Terry takes his shower. Then it will be my turn to go upstairs and I’ll try to sleep for a little bit and then shower, as well.<\/p>\n
After that, it’s time to get busy again, as we prepare the broccoli casserole and Terry cuts and ties up his leg of lamb and chucks it in the oven with the turkey. Sit on our hands for another hour or so, then the turkey and lamb come out, the casserole and stuffing balls go in and Terry starts in on the potatoes.<\/p>\n
It’s funny how much work goes into this Christmas dinner thing. We haven’t even managed to clear the dining room table yet. \ud83d\ude06 As for me, I am off like Sleeping Beauty to take my nap.<\/p>\n
Merry Christmas to All and to All a GREAT DAY!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s 12:00 PM on Christmas Day. The witching hour. \ud83d\ude42 But all is well in the bustling Magee household. Mom is upstairs taking a comfortable mid-day nap, probably with her tiny Maltese named Celeste nestled with her on the bed. … Continue reading