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I walked over to Raglan St this morning to share breakfast (net really), visit with visitors and read some new stories. Bacon smells amazing!! I walked home again and started sorting and prep for tomorrow, the real Christmas celebration for me. It became rather difficult as every time I turned around, I came across something of Bernie's and I would set it aside for him. At some point I realized that I wasn't prepared for that to be my Christmas, so I stopped, thought about my morning visit and all the other things I am grateful for and got ready to go for supper at Mary's, which is always amazing! As usual, my spirits lifted almost immediately, being surrounded by family. I soon realized that it would not be that simple today; for the first time since I have been trying to change how I relate to food, I could have eaten every bite of every appetizer on the table! Yikes! I had a club soda and accepted that people were willing to help by removing dishes. I smelled the liver pate, several times, and it smelled wonderful. I was able to suffice with that aroma and had another club soda. Then at supper, I probably had twice as many green beans as I am allowed on the program, but I was OK with that. I think it was a good choice considering how I felt and all the other delicious options. It was past my bedtime when I got home, so I let the dogs out and shovelled the driveway instead of walking. Now I'm going to bed and hopefully the headache that I've had most of the day will be gone when I get up. Merry Christmas, elly "Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten." David Ogden Stiers