Got off to a slow start today, THEN went through traffic hell to get something to eat! Finally ended up at the Old Hickory House for lunch. The food wasn’t the best, but it WAS open (who knew that IHOP closed on Chirstmas Eve?). Crescent Moon is going to be opening a new location in the area and I think they will do well with this competition.

Made yet another run to Home Depot (not the last I’m sure) and then dropped Angela off so she could do some food shopping for tonight. Kroger, of course, was a madhouse. Worse still, the only Egg Nogg they had left was low fat! What part would make it light, less “egg” or less “nogg”?

We finished the touch up on the Living Room and Dining Room finally. We were also able to get the bedroom painted too (mauve, not pink). The paneling is a pain in the ass to paint and is taking longer than expected. I’d like to have a talk with the first person who decided to cover it! Still, the bedroom is done except for the touch up. Angela then went home to get dinner started while I finished up things.

Our Christmas Eve dinner was wonderful. I came home from painting to find a warm home and fantastic meal (Angela IS a great cook!). As she finished up, I called family to wish them a Merry Christmas.