… that I wanted to photograph my dinner.

She didn’t know I intended to blog it or, probably, what a blog is so I didn’t bother explaining. I hope I didn’t come off too crazy!

I still regret not snapping a shot of the pile of crabs we got over the summer, so I couldn’t let this pass me by. Perfect lobster tail, homemade twice-baked potato …

Mmmm!

Had my stepmother-in-law not had a terrible cold, she would have also made a crab bisque. While it, too, would have been fantastic, I surely would have exploded!

Not pictured: chocolate-raspberry ganache cake for dessert, that I could not pass up. Also fabulous, but storebought (due to her terrible cold). She was very apologetic, needlessly.

Since my husband and I don’t eat meat, the Christmases we spend with my father-in-law and his wife are always seafood feasts. Clearly, they don’t mind!

We’ve had lobster tails a few times, sushi platters (though, that was just an appetizer!), and once, steamed king crab legs.

We always look forward to it. We always eat too much!

Hop on over to Citizen of the Month for a holiday concert replay!

It’s been crazy. It always is this time of year!

I’ve been singing almost every day. Now it’s finally calmed down, but last week, I kept writing up blog posts in my head.

Of course now they’ve either been forgotten or it’s been so long that they’re no longer relevant.

For instance, on Saturday morning, I was going to tell you about what I’d eaten that morning. I know, boring, you don’t care. But as I was crunching down on something inappropriate for 10 a.m., I mentally created a list.

Well now that I’ve gotten this far, I’m going to write about it anyway!

The following foods were consumed on Saturday morning between the hours of 7 and 10 am:

• One peanut butter sandwich
• Two mini chocolate donuts
• One chocolate chip cookie
• A cup of vegetable soup
• A snack-size bag of Doritos

Weird, huh?

Aside from the sandwich, everything else was provided after this race. It was freezing, and I had been up for hours anyway, so vegetable soup seemed appropriate. After eating soup, it just seemed natural to open up a bag of chips!

Tonight, I meant to come in here and whip off a quick post and then put some ornaments on my still-bare tree.

I got distracted!

Last week I followed a link over to Citizen of the Month where I learned about the Second Annual Blogger Christmahanukwanzaakah Online Holiday Concert. I was (and still am) in the middle of my choir’s busiest time of the year. Our holiday ‘pops’ concert was last weekend, the Messiah is coming up, and we have had rehearsals or performances just about every night.

But I knew I had to participate. I’m no expert at this stuff; I’ve only recorded a song once before, and that was years ago.

I downloaded a trial audio mixing program, and got to work each night after I got home. It isn’t perfect, but I was able to come up with something that I wasn’t embarrassed to share!

Follow the link above or click on the image (courtesy of Vanessa at The Butterfly Blog) to check out the concert!

I see some “acts” have been added since I was there earlier today, so I’ll have to revisit it myself!