[merigayle]

<p>Good morning. Busy morning at work today, then a baking fest for Xmas dinner tonight at my running partner's house. Should be about 15 or more people.</p>
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<p>I went to the Minute Clinic last night, she did not think sinus infection, but my sinuses are not draining and my ears are congested, she thought bad allergies so gave me some nasal spray and new allergy meds. I was happy with this and did not want to take antibiotics. She said this should help in 4 or so days.</p>

 

[wherestheportojohn]

<p>G'Morn!</p>
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<p>Meri,</p>
<p>I hope those allergy meds work for you.</p>
<p>And HAVE FUN tonite!!</p>
<p>(what are you making for the festivities?)</p>
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<p>My neck and left shoulder area are still stoff/sore from the previous night's "pinched nerve" or whatever. grrrr.</p>
<p>I'm hoping that it won't bother me on the TM this morn.</p>
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<p>The day will be spent getting things pulled together for xmas eve at my Mom's.</p>
<p>There are only five of us...no boys. The meal won't change, just less of it.</p>
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<p>I'm making a cranberry/apple/orange sauce [throw in red pepper for a smidge of kick], and then prepping for roasted veggies and cutting/chopping/assembling a garden salad. Looks like I'm the Veggie Queen today. <span><img alt="rolleyes.gif" id="user_yui_3_4_1_7_1324731084250_280" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/rolleyes.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span></p>
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<p>Sis is baking bread and bringing some of the roasting veggies.</p>
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<p>BIL picked up tenderloins...omg...and will grill them at mom's.</p>
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<p>Mom will bake pumpkin pie, will do baked potatoes, and possibly the green bean casserole??</p>
<p>She also made sure to get fresh shrimp and plenty of wine.</p>
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<p><span>I've got a pork roast with bbq fixings in the slow cooker right now.</span></p>
<p><span>Plan ahead for tomorrow~~~> Bob's mom and brother will be here for either a noon meal or evening, not sure.</span></p>
<p><span>She is SO ding-batty and unorganized (yes, this is THE Aileen). She needs to let me know today so I can plan for tomorrow.</span></p>
<p><span>This happens every year, so I always make something that can be cooked/prepped the day before.</span></p>
<p><span>oy</span></p>
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<p><span>Cheers!</span></p>
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[merigayle]

<p>i am making two cakes and a sweet potato barley risotto </p>

 

[grwcm]

<p>Good morning all!  The morning will be laid back and then at 1 I have lunch with the folks who work at the Church, Mass with the kids at 5pm and a Christmas concert with the University of Habana choir, followed by Midnight Mass (at 10PM!!).  Tomorrow we'll have Mass again at 9 am and then lunch with two other priests in our community.  On Monday I'm off to Santiago de Cuba, a 12 hour drive, for the ordination of a good friend and will be back in Havana sometime Thursday night.  If I don't get to stop in tomorrow, Merry Christmas to you all!<br>
Gilberto<br>
PS  Traditional Christmas dinner here is roast pork with lots of garlic, sour orange sauce, yuca with more of the same, black beans and rice and green salad.  then a sort of Spanish almond brittle for dessert.</p>

 

[RaisingArizonainNH]

<p>Happy  Christmas  Eve!  We will be going to church at 5 - I will sing with our "Jubilee" group.  Afterwards we go to a friend's house for good food and conversation. This is a long standing tradition started when the kids were babies  ( They are still the only "kids" attending!.. we call this group our "non-breeding" friends .. with affection!)      Tomorrow we have an invitation to dinner at our next door neighbors-  I think we will be consuming a fresh turkey  ( which have been  gobbling at us since summer.)  This invites hinges on whether my neighbor goes into labor  though- as she is due for her  3rd baby any minute. Hence I have prepared a back up dinner of a ham for us at home if need be. It will make for an exciting day if that occurs!</p>
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<p>Wishing everyone a safe holiday week- with extra joy and contentment thrown in!</p>

 

[Grizzly]

<p>Couldn't sleep so I got up and started cooking and then went for a run.  First back-to-back running in a couple of years.  Also longest run without stopping and longest week in a couple of years.  I ran for 80 minutes and felt like crap at 75, but I was on my way home so I finished up slow.</p>
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<p>8.64 miles in 80 mins. for a 9:15 average.  943 feet gain / loss, and it was windy!  20.96 miles for the week.</p>
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<p>One son is out running now that it has calmed down  - smart kid.  We're just about done cooking and preparing what can be prepared ahead of tomorrow and have done some cooking for tonight.  Now for some R&R!</p>

 

[the kenyan]

<p>Sup bitches?</p>

 

[Grizzly]

<p>Sup as in "dine"?  I am not in China.</p>

 

[the kenyan]

<p>Sorry, I meant sup wit yo crazy azz bitches?? <span><img alt="cool.gif" id="user_yui_3_4_1_7_1324827020537_151" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/cool.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span></p>
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<p>No Chinese food. Chinese gives me gas.</p>