Christmas 2011

Had a wonderful 4 day vacation with the family over Christmas. I kept meaning to post something but I had an overwhelming case of lazy ass. I slept in, took naps, and was the laziest I have been in at least a year. It felt great. Also got to do some fun things with the girls. We made gingerbread houses. My oldest daughter had made one at school out of a spongy foam material and also a gingerbread man so I thought it would be cool if she could build a real one. I had never done it before either. They turned out pretty good. The one in the middle are the things she made at school. as you can see, we lost some candies as we moved them.

Santa came and left lots of great gifts. We all got what we wanted (at least I think so). I still have a mountain of toys in my living room.
My wife came home from the grocery store with a bottle of a muddy brown liquid that claimed to be a fusion of chocolate and red wine. I was highly skeptical at first but when my wife woke me up from a nap with a cup of coffee that contained a shot of this and a dollop of whip cream, my skepticism vanished. It was really good. I tried a sip of this stuff by itself and it was far too sweet for my tastes but it was a good addition to coffee. Plus, with 14% ABV, it's not a bad kick.

I must have been extra good this year because I got lucky enough to get gas for only $2.88/gallon. I can remember a time not so long ago that I would have difficulty finding gas for less than $3.50/gal. Felt good to fill my tank up for under $80.

In other news, I fried up a turkey for Christmas dinner. For those that have not tried this, I'm telling you, this is the way to go! I though it would be greasy when I first heard of this but it's not. In fact, it's the juiciest, best tasting turkey I have ever had. This is the fourth one I've done. It also gave me a chance to try out a new toy. My brother sent me a lazer thermometer. I like it a lot. Thanks big bro. For those wondering, that is the tail of the turkey sticking out of the grease. It doesn't have to be cooked all the way through as nobody eats the ass of the turkey. It came off as I removed the bird from the grease anyway.