HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Did you make to midnight? We did --- mostly. I nodded off about 11:15 and woke again at 11:40 and told Bubba to get the bubbly ready. We watched the ball drop, kiss, kiss, sip sip - and night night. We are such party animals..
Dinner last night went well, over cooked the steaks just a hair but still were pretty good. Lobster was very good, the chocolate cake - super fab - but then again that is where my taste buds live.
Fast forward to today... busy busy busy.
Bubba was nice enough to do a bagel run this morning so we had fuel to get everything done for the day... I was super productive, I had all the prep work done, all the before snacks ready to go AND had 15 minutes to myself... I know! It's almost like I was organized or something! The spirit of Super woman came down and waved her magic pixie dust this morning... then took it with her when it came time to get this dinner on the table...
Let me 'splain.... Pork roast was done sooner than I planned but that was OK I covered and let it sit in the pan... then I almost burnt the cabbage but I saved that so it was just a browner in a few spots - still edible.. gravy - no sweat we used Aunt Ing's secret recipe (in comes in a jar), potatoes were fine, sweet potatoes were OK I think I over glazed them... it got thick... not sure what I did there... but they were eaten. The fun part? Shattered my Pyrex pan... idiot - and it had the sauerkraut in it... I was able to save the kraut, had to strain the gravy due to finding a shard of glass in that pan... clean up was a nightmare, I've got a new cut on my finger thanks to post dinner clean up and another found shred of glass... Bubba was helpful to a point at that point but he was still cranky. Thankfully his mother told him not to worry these things happen and basically to shut up about it... (These are the days I really like her)
Now I'm going to tell you all a story - the likes of which have never been seen before in this house... Bubba today was (listen closely) HELPFUL!! Believe it or not! I know! He cleaned and cut celery, he peeled potatoes, he even cut up two onions... now granted the second one was a bit large and small chunks but it worked for what it was.. and I was one less thing I had to do... That is what gave me those 15 minutes to myself... that and forgetting the horseradish for the cocktail sauce... So give up the kudos to Bubba - he was a helpful boy today. Perhaps we could dare to hope this will be the start of something new in this new year... BWAAA HA HA HA... ahem. Sorry.
Now he is watching the Rose Bowl with his young co-worker friend, he is fed and happy let's keep it that way for a while shall we?
Happy New Year! Love Aunt Ing.
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