AAAAH……I am sort of on vacation!!  I don’t *have to return to the office until Jan. 3rd.   I might go in one day to catch up on a few things though.   I also will be working on my work laptop to clean it up and work on some reports.   But I will be home!!

Last night I bought groceries after work.  I went to Aldi of course and then to Cub since they had ham on sale.  I came home and made homemade pizza.  Hubby cooked up 6 pounds of hamburger for me and put it into the freezer.  Hubby was home yesterday with Tommy and did quite a bit of laundry for me.  I need to get that put away today and things straightened for Christmas Eve.  

I went to bed early and read for a bit while Tommy watch a bit of Scooby Doo.  We were asleep by 10:00.  I woke up at 3:00 to use the restroom and was up reading again for a few hours.   I finished another book and started a new one.   So looks like I am at 48 books read for 2005.  

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Today……we will clean up around the house a bit and go to the library.   We are going to church at 4:00 and will come home and make appetizers and exchange presents between our family. 

Christmas Eve Traditions –  We will spend some of the afternoon watching Christmas movies as a family.  We try to attend church on both Christmas Eve and Day.  We also each pick our favorite appetizers to nibble on while enjoying our presents.   This year we are having Chicken Wings with Buffalo Wild Wings Sauce, Mozzarella Sticks, BBQ Chicken tenders and TGIF Artichoke and Spinach dip with chips.  We drink either sparkling grape or apple juice out of goblets or hot cocoa. Christmas Eve and Day are all about family for us and being together.  We will probably stop by my in-laws today for a bit to say hello as well. 

I am going to work on my website for a bit and hopefully add some recipes……Have a great day!