To give myself a little credit (that I probably don’t deserve), I did consider doing a few things today. I thought about getting caught up on the work that I let slide during the past week, or getting a head start on the upcoming week’s drudgery. I almost talked myself into going out amongst-’em and doing a wee bit of necessary marketing (out of bananas! again!). And the thought of cleaning house, while never seriously on the actual agenda, did flit fleetly through my overstuffed head.

So I had good intentions, even if they were half-hearted at best. Instead I slept until an embarrassingly late hour of the morning, then plopped myself in front of the TV set to watch all eight of the Boxing Day football matches from England that I had recorded earlier, while I was sleeping so late. Not that I watched all eight of them all the way through. I do a lot of fast-forwarding, watching closely for things like bad fouls and penalties, great saves and goals. Even so, it took a large (and satisfying) portion of the afternoon, even at triple speed.

My contribution to Christmas dinner yesterday was a savory squash and apple dish, whose recipe I found on line by Googling “slow cooker side dishes.” I made it Thursday and tried it out that night, and it was so good I ate more than I should have. The butternut squash was huge (and took a huge amount of peeling and chopping), so there was plenty left over, and there still is plenty left over. I don’t know if it was as well received as I hoped it would be (the kids didn’t eat it, but I didn’t expect them to), but I still think it’s the best first-time dish I’ve made so far. I guess I’ll have to try harder next time, though.