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I was going to say that I’m sitting here under my new snuggie (well, like that but way nicer) this morning, sipping my tea (handily kept warm by my new electric cup warmer coaster thing that Callie gave me so that I don’t have to interrupt cuddle time to go reheat it), listening to the quiet.  But as soon as I typed that, Daisy started up with barking outside at who knows what.  Probably a walker trying to waddle off the last three days of excess.  I’ll be part of that crowd later.

:returns from letting the dogs inside and assumes the position for cuddle time:

It is finally, blessedly quiet and empty in my house but for the people and pooches who actually live here.  With the exception of one uncle still at my husband’s grandmother’s house, all the family is out of town, all the insane and zoo-like get togethers (13 people, 7 dogs. You do the math.) are finished.  We actually are entertaining friends in 2 and a half hours, but my frantic, OMG GET STUFF DONE mode is finally switched off.  I’m finally doing what my husband has been telling me to do for three days: Sit Down.  Much yumminess was consumed.  Poundage was gained.  We aren’t gonna talk about the damage I’ve managed to do in 3 days of junky eating.  There was fudge.  That’s all I’m sayin’.  Awesome gifts were given and received.  I got the Kitchenaid cookware I so desperately wanted (not that I’ve had 5 minutes to unpack and clean it and replace the Calphalon I’ve had since we got married).  Hubby got me a gorgeous set of Furi knives (I’ve been wanting to cut things since Christmas day, but with all the leftovers, I haven’t been cooking).  I got some books, some clothes, a really cool spoonrest/cheese tray thing made out of a melted wine bottle, and a foot massager that I fully intend to employ as soon as I get time to go pick up the D batteries it requires to run it.  With some of the Christmas money I got, I ordered EA Sports Active: More Exercises and the accessory kit to go with it.  Might as well buy myself something to help me work off the fudge and help establish better exercise habits in 2010.  Everyone went overboard, as usual.  I feel very very blessed.

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