Squeeeee!!!

It's Christmas in the house!!! EllenM's box-o-goodness came yesterday, but Hubster and the Wonder Boys were so worried about the Wrath of Bon over my late lamented washing machine that they forgot to tell me the box had arrived!!!

What more could a girl want - Transitions and knitting goodness. Oh, and some of my absolute favorite crackers in the world, from the Fine Cheese Company. I'll figure out some way to weasel them into my Transitions program.

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The Transitions meals look sooo good. I can't believe the variety. One is lentil - mmmm!!! - I love lentils. There are pasta entrees, beef, chicken, rice, beans, even chili. I'm going to take them to work so I stay out of the temptations of the cafeteria. My hospital cafeteria actually has great food - greasy, starchy, and totally unhealthy, but yummy.

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I love the yarn. Can you believe how much she sent??? Two entire bags of gorgeousness in colors I love. The variegated is Queensland Collection Monte Carlo, cotton/viscose with a beautiful sheen, and the solid is their Cotolino, a cotton/linen blend. The Ella Rae pattern book is absolutely lovely.

Today is shaping up to be a very good day! I slept late, knowing that there was no laundry facing me (the repair man will be here on Thursday). I started with my much needed java and then moved on to a vanilla Transitions shake. I took my sister's advice and made it the night before - it was extra creamy after a night mellowing in the fridge. One of the other Transitions things I take is Protonix which has a nicely orange flavor. I mixed it into my vanilla shake, and it was delicious.

Hubster and the Wonder Boys are finally up and eating. That's a really hard thing to deal with. The microwave reheats and the smells just about put me over the edge.

I need to revisit yesterday's Transitions statement of positive affirmation, "I will have my eating under control by the end of the week." Today's statement seems like a tough one, "I can do this program. It's easy." I wish! Hubster is beside me eating a plateful of carbs and grease. This is not so easy.

I think I need a Transitions nutrition bar. I have several varieties, thanks to the kindness and generosity of my sister (Ungie, I love you!). I'm going to try the Chocolate Crisp bar. Dang, it's big - hooray. The great surprise on opening it is that it's coated in chocolate. And the best part is that it tastes great!!! It's got some crunch and some chew, and it's not one of those so-called diet bars that's the size of a microchip. There's some real heft to it! Maybe this won't be so hard.