Boxing Day 2016
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puppetmakerA lot has happened in the past couple of days including Peter coming home from the hospital and some holidays.
There was also an episode of Doctor Who, which we quite enjoyed.
Because we were here rather than Atlanta, we had to quickly put together a few things that make it Christmas to me since they have been part of my Christmas for years.
Caroline and I got a small tree to decorate and some lights for it.
The past couple of days were a bit of a flurry trying to sort out Peter’s issues and get him out of the hospital. Then getting the house ready for him to come home since he needs clear flat surfaces to get round. Stepping over things is not happening for a while.
There was the wrapping of presents and figured out when one could without the other party walking in on the wrapping.
Christmas eve I made a new salmon dish for dinner. Real simple and really tasty. I made wild rice and broccoli as well. For dessert we started eating the Christmas cookies my mother sent us.
Christmas eve was also the first night of Hanukkah so we lit the candles and I gave Peter his present which was Batman: A Celebration and he gave Caroline a vey special present. He met Natalia Tena at the convention he went to in Argentina and had her sign Tonk’s wand for Caroline. Tonks and Luna are Caroline’s two favorite characters in the Harry Potter canon. So she was amazed and very happy with her gift.
We decorated our little tree and later than evening I put the presents around the tree.
Christmas morning we gathered around our little tree, which had been dubbed Groot and opened our presents. Caroline had gifts from Peter and me, my parents and friends of hers. She got books on Fantastic Beasts and where to find them, origami, and others. She got some warm clothes that she really likes along with some bath stuff, t-shirts and other stuff. I got the Labyrinth game from my parents and Peter gave me a Doctor Strange statue that lights up.
After that I proceeded to make Eggs Benedict and managed to get everything to come out at the right time. My awe of my mother increase as it is not easy to get everything to time out right. I have seen her do it for many years but to actually do it is another thing entirely.
Caroline and I did our tradition of going to the movies. Peter, wisely, decided to stay home and rest. We saw Fantastic Beasts for the second time as neither Sing or Assassin’s Creed really appealed to us and it is about to go out of the theaters. I saw a lot of things I hadn’t the first time around. Really like that film.
Dinner was a beef roast and baked potatoes which took a little juggling as they had to be cook at different temperatures at different times. I managed to get all that to balance out and we had a very nice dinner. For dessert we had more of amazing Christmas cookies.
We ended the evening watching the Doctor Who Christmas special.
Today is boxing day. We have a few errands we have to run and some things to get in place for Peter and his recovery.
Tomorrow will be a busy day and the rest of the week will be getting ready for 2017.
I am so very grateful that Peter is home.
Caroline and Groot the Christmas Shrubbery
(For the VI: This is Caroline holding a pot that contains a small pine tree)
Groot all decorated with lights and our Peter Pan and Nightmare before Christmas ornaments.
Presents packed around the tree Christmas Eve
Caroline opening presents
Me and the game that my Parents got me. It’s so cool.
Peter and his new wireless keyboard which my Parents got for him. He really like the feel of it.
Egg Benedict ala O’Shea style
Christmas dinner
My new Doctor Strange statue that my husband gave me
There was also an episode of Doctor Who, which we quite enjoyed.
Because we were here rather than Atlanta, we had to quickly put together a few things that make it Christmas to me since they have been part of my Christmas for years.
Caroline and I got a small tree to decorate and some lights for it.
The past couple of days were a bit of a flurry trying to sort out Peter’s issues and get him out of the hospital. Then getting the house ready for him to come home since he needs clear flat surfaces to get round. Stepping over things is not happening for a while.
There was the wrapping of presents and figured out when one could without the other party walking in on the wrapping.
Christmas eve I made a new salmon dish for dinner. Real simple and really tasty. I made wild rice and broccoli as well. For dessert we started eating the Christmas cookies my mother sent us.
Christmas eve was also the first night of Hanukkah so we lit the candles and I gave Peter his present which was Batman: A Celebration and he gave Caroline a vey special present. He met Natalia Tena at the convention he went to in Argentina and had her sign Tonk’s wand for Caroline. Tonks and Luna are Caroline’s two favorite characters in the Harry Potter canon. So she was amazed and very happy with her gift.
We decorated our little tree and later than evening I put the presents around the tree.
Christmas morning we gathered around our little tree, which had been dubbed Groot and opened our presents. Caroline had gifts from Peter and me, my parents and friends of hers. She got books on Fantastic Beasts and where to find them, origami, and others. She got some warm clothes that she really likes along with some bath stuff, t-shirts and other stuff. I got the Labyrinth game from my parents and Peter gave me a Doctor Strange statue that lights up.
After that I proceeded to make Eggs Benedict and managed to get everything to come out at the right time. My awe of my mother increase as it is not easy to get everything to time out right. I have seen her do it for many years but to actually do it is another thing entirely.
Caroline and I did our tradition of going to the movies. Peter, wisely, decided to stay home and rest. We saw Fantastic Beasts for the second time as neither Sing or Assassin’s Creed really appealed to us and it is about to go out of the theaters. I saw a lot of things I hadn’t the first time around. Really like that film.
Dinner was a beef roast and baked potatoes which took a little juggling as they had to be cook at different temperatures at different times. I managed to get all that to balance out and we had a very nice dinner. For dessert we had more of amazing Christmas cookies.
We ended the evening watching the Doctor Who Christmas special.
Today is boxing day. We have a few errands we have to run and some things to get in place for Peter and his recovery.
Tomorrow will be a busy day and the rest of the week will be getting ready for 2017.
I am so very grateful that Peter is home.
Caroline and Groot the Christmas Shrubbery
(For the VI: This is Caroline holding a pot that contains a small pine tree)
Groot all decorated with lights and our Peter Pan and Nightmare before Christmas ornaments.
Presents packed around the tree Christmas Eve
Caroline opening presents
Me and the game that my Parents got me. It’s so cool.
Peter and his new wireless keyboard which my Parents got for him. He really like the feel of it.
Egg Benedict ala O’Shea style
Christmas dinner
My new Doctor Strange statue that my husband gave me
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Date: 2016-12-26 08:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-12-28 04:15 pm (UTC)A handy baked potato trick that takes care of the whole oven-sharing dilemma: Prep the potatoes as usual then put them in a crock pot. Four hours on high or eight hours on low and they come out so fluffy and wonderful! Plus it uses less electricity than the oven so bonus. (Unless you're on a gas setup, of course, heh!) Oh, consider balls of foil at the contact points between the potatoes and the sides of the pot as those places will cook much more otherwise and you'll get little hard spots there. I wrap the potatoes in foil and just make sure there's a bit extra on one end, twist it into a knob, and rest the potato on that when I put it in the pot.
Season's best to you!