On the day before Christmas....

[lillian13]

...I didn't have to work. Yay! (But I do have to work on Friday, booo.)

Today I need to:
make a big green bean casserole*
make pumpkin and cherry pies*
finish making earrings, etc. for my friend, the World's Best Niece, and my sister-in-law
check on Samuel, the Toothless Wonder Cat

I have:
slept late
fed the cats and me
read my flist
showered
opened all the windows because it's 67 outside and sunny (please don't kill me if you live where it's snowing)
set the beans out to thaw and taken out the pan to cook them in

Instead of going over to my friends' house tonight and have presents and dinner on Christmas Eve as we've done for, oh, 15 years, the husband calls me yesterday to tell me they are taking his mother out to look at Christmas lights tonight. But they aren't asking me to come because he doesn't think I'd be that interested, and by the way, we're planning on going out to dinner on Christmas and do presents that night. Gee, thanks. Ever think of asking me about this? *sigh*

* I'm having to cook on Christmas, because my brother got a bee in his bonnet and invited 4-5 people over for lunch. I don't object to that, per se, since they are either servicemen with no local family or folks from his office, who I like a lot. It's just a stressor on a day that I really don't want any. Which means I have to be over there early to get started (because I know who'll wind up doing most of the cooking), and we'll have to rush presents. Am I whining? I think I'm whining. I'll be sure to make eggnog, though. That will mellow my butt right out.