CHECK:
— The Nutcracker Ballet. Kate wanted to be taken on-stage to join in on the dancing fun. Will admitting liking it after an hour of 6-year old whining about life.
— The Teddy Bear Tea at the Roosevelt. High marks for decor (see above) and tasty treats. Price keeps it a purely blue-blood affair. Friendly wait-staff helped us smuggle out uneaten goodies. We can say we’ve been there, done that.
— Lights at Lafrienere Park. Original lights more interesting than the Copeland lights. Free and open, a plus. If you’re in the ‘burbs (say, because you need to buy car parts), it’s worth a few minutes of your time… and that’s all it will take.
— Holiday Movie. The Princess and the Frog rocked in about seven-hundred ways.
— Packages mailed. TODAY. Used awesome FedEx discount. Lots of lucky folks getting POST-Christmas surprises!
UNCHECKED:
— Holiday eats. Paul bought a turkey today. The kind that you have to put in the oven and cook. Can someone dial 9 and then 1 and just be ready…?
— Presents wrapped. EVERYTHING for the kids is hidden and unwrapped. We’re hoping for an early bedtime so that we can get to work.
— Christmas cake. Kate is still begging for a “Christmas Cake” — this is the child who doesn’t even LIKE cake. I must remember to not leave Southern Living magazines around where she can see them.
Happy Holidays!
(And, if you can, send suggestions on what to do with an 11-lb bird!)
chrissieroux | 24-Dec-09 at 6:15 pm | Permalink
Christmas Cake?? I don’t know why I find this so funny, but I do. Hilarious!!
And The Princess and the Frog–oh my god! Amazing! The part where they’re going down the bayou and someone asks where Naveen is from and he says far, far away and someone asks “Ya mean like Shreveport?” The whole theater erupted and I felt so happy to be a New Orleanian.
Hope ya’ll have a very happy Christmas–you’ve earned it!
kitty | 25-Dec-09 at 2:39 am | Permalink
Rub some Tony Chachere seasoning and butter on that turkey and put it in the oven at 350 degrees breast side down.
About a half hour before it is done, flip it over and let the breast side brown.
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Holly, you are one busy woman.