Martha Stewart on Steroids...

So I decided I wanted my entire family to come to my house for Christmas. Okay, not my entire family but the family that was, at least for now, speaking to each other. Anyway, I wanted it to be perfect. Not having a real dining room table, I put together the redneck version of two 8' tables put together to make one big one and threw in some nice metal folding chairs to complete the look. It actually didn't look that bad. I had two matching table cloths and a runner with a nice centerpiece and some candles. I had gold charger plates and white plates with poinsettias on them. I even had matching crystal glasses for us all to drink out of. When it got time for us to eat, I looked on the counter and there was one glass that hadn't been claimed yet. I inquired as to who was trying to drink out of a Dickie's cup instead of my fine crystal and my cousin Joey said, in a quivering voice, that it was him and then he started apologizing profusely. It was then that I decided I was taking myself way too seriously. We just aren't usually a "sit down at a real table with matching plates" kind of family. That's okay. The important thing was that we were all together and got to chow down on some kick ass food(if I do say so myself).
Eli decided to take a nap during dinner which was a good thing. He is demanding more and more attention and is getting pickier in his eating by the minute too. We will hand him something in his high chair for him to eat and he will look us straight in the eye, and with all seriousness, drop it on the floor for the dog. He is starting to exert a little stubborness. It's basically a toss up on who he got that from. His father and I are equally stubborn but I am a little more vocal about it and Eli is not silent about his demands. Can't wait and see what happens next.
So all of the Christmas stuff is put away and Charles and I are preparing for a New Years diet. The last time we seriously dieted we lost about 45 lbs each. Wish us luck! I will keep you posted.
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