Diane

I really want to go and get my puppy from the spca.  Unfortunately, I know she is still there.  There are so many things I don’t miss about her, but I do miss the little terror a lot.  Doesn’t help that my daughter has now decided that she doesn’t like animals “because Mommy took Abby away.”  The little bugger is trying blackmail, though.  She said she’d like them again if Abby came home or if we got a kitten.  Nothing is going to happen until we get the results of her allergy tests back after Christmas.  And I won’t be going to get Abby, no matter how much I want to.

I’m still pulling my hair out about food when company is here.  I know what her traditional holiday dinner is and there is no way I’m going to prepare it.  It is a fake ham, high in fat and salt already, sliced in half and baked with a whole stick of butter on each half.  And she won’t eat anything with onions.  Almost everything I make has onions in it!  I’m sure I’ll figure it out.  Think I’d have a better grasp on this vegetarian cooking thing since I’ve never eaten meat!  Rather ironic.

Well, I’m off to the grocery store to buy mini chocolate chips, marachino cherries and other cookie making things that I’ve forgotten to pick up.  With any luck, all the cookies will be out in tomorrow’s mail.  Cut way back on the number of people I’m sending them to this year.  I figure if my bil’s family hasn’t spoken to us in 18 months except to be upset we were sending a present for each of their kids, well, maybe I can cross that one off my list.  And my bf requested just a card so she doesn’t have to attempt self control over yet one more thing this year.  Certainly don’t want to contribute to her holiday stress!

Have a great weekend.  Remember, there are still a few days to fool Santa into thinking we’ve all been good!