Morning after Christmas: Day 43

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS

The Morning after Christmas Day and I feel good!

I’ve done it!!! Or should I say ‘I’m doing it’! I made it through my birthday, my daughters birthday, Thanksgiving, a Christmas Party food and drink fest, Christmas Eve and now Christmas Day without sugar or diet soda or artificial sweetener, or artificial anything.

The menu for Christmas dinner: Homemade pasta with meatballs and sausage. Ham  and salad.. and more.. I brought my healthy marinara and shaved zucchini for my main dish. I had a big salad with some fresh mozzarella.  I have been almost 100% dairy free but I did opt to have some fresh mozzarella.

Temptation runs high but I wasn’t tempted in the least.

This year, my sister decided to ask everyone to bake one type of cookie rather then one person bringing all the cookies. Then we would all take home an assortment of cookies. A “cookie exchange” she called it.  My amazing nieces who win the Thanksgiving bake off every year and my sister Laura who normally brings all the delicious Christmas cookies did not disappoint and let’s not forget my sister in law Nina’s homemade pizzelle cookies my sister Ginny’s chocolate chips and Grandma’s oatmeal cookies. They were all delicious to look at but my mission is clear and commitment is strong.

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I love the ornaments on my sisters tree. They remind me of  when I was living in Austria. I took pictures of  beautiful art work and statutes inside 13th century churches.

 

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Ornament on MaryAnn's tree

One of my favorite pictures of the night.. My great niece Grace playing beautiful music on the player piano.

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  • Kathryn Donatelli - December 27, 2011 - 4:18 am

    Wonderful inspiring story! The photos are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing those.ReplyCancel

  • Loreen - December 26, 2011 - 1:00 pm

    Amazing. Great job! New Year’s will be a cinch. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Ginny - December 26, 2011 - 9:23 am

    Good job, and thanks for sharing the marinara sauce and your pictures.ReplyCancel