[Sca-cooks] Christmas Surprises

[Susan Fox]

Ye gods, you are brilliant.  Just saying.

As of yesterday, I came home and threw up from holiday prep stress.  I 
am scaling back seriously and not making the black turkey, for instance.

Selene

gaylinwalli at gmail.com wrote:
> Earlier this morning: I yawn, stretch, throw the cat off my pillow and 
> head downstairs to feed her and her brother.
>
> Later this morning: I am drinking my coffee and happily goofing around 
> doing absolutely nothing of consequence.
>
> Still later this morning: It occurs to me that today is the 24th, not 
> the 23rd like I originally though. I become slightly concerned that I 
> could have lost track of a day but when you work out of your own home 
> this isn't an uncommon occurrence. I do not worry for long.
>
> Noon: My husband gets out of bed and I happily greet him.
>
> 1:30 PM EDST: My brother in law calls to confirm dinner for the 
> evening, as close to 5pm as we can get it, because mom-in-law has to 
> work until that time and then sing in the 7pm church service. My heart 
> flips a beat and I realize that no one has told me that there was a 
> plan, or wasn't one, as the case may be. My husband spends some time 
> talking on the phone while I start frantically thinking of what can 
> and cannot be accomplished before we must leave for my mother-in-law's 
> house over icy roads.
>
> 1:35 PM EDST: My husband hangs up the phone and says "We're cooking 
> all the side dishes for dinner. He can only bring the turkey."
>
> All? ALL!? I am already leaping into pants and shirt, as I had been 
> happily doing nothing while wearing about the same.
>
> 1:36 PM EDST: I put on my brand new, newly christened "Lucky" cook's 
> jacket and apron on the theory that any help with luck can be good. I 
> begin thanking whatever gods and goddesses happen to be listening that 
> I recently reorganized the freezer. I also curse myself for using up 
> the last four eggs in the house last night for dinner.
>
> 2:37 PM EDST: I sit back down, happy in the knowledge that we now have 
> side dishes. On tap are orange-garlic balsamic glazed Brussels sprouts 
> with toasted almonds, roasted butternut squash and red potatoes with 
> Herbs of Provence, and strawberry cobbler with Calavados-sour cream 
> biscuit topping.
>
> 2:38 PM EDST: I open a bottle of wine.
>
> Thank Deity I've been regularly thinking of "Disaster Planning" for 
> feasts for just such an emergency. Granted this feast is only for 8 
> people, but...ah, the joys of a calming glass of wine.
>
> Happy Holidays, all.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Iasmin
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