Christmas

Well I seem to be done crying about it.  I am now happy and excited.  I just put together a menu that my kid will be able to help with.  It also turns out that I can make the meat sauce ahead of time which will help cut down on day of work.  I'm going shopping to the Italian grocer today to get the supplies which is also exciting: a trip outside the house!  So dinner is going to be a bit different this year, we're doing Italian instead of the roast turkey dinner since there aren't as many things to cook and we just had a full out turkey dinner last weekend.  In fact we are still eating the leftovers.

Menu
Italian Bread with garlic herb olive dipping oil
Mescalin greens salad
Baked ravioli with tomato sweet sausage sauce
Green beans
Flourless chocolate cake with fresh whipped cream

I also am thankful for some Christmas miracles:
The secretary at my doctor's office gave me a 2011 appointment calendar
My sister and mom sent my family presents even though I told them we weren't doing presents this year because of me loosing my job.
I found out that I'm getting paid my accrued vacation pay so we could buy my son presents.
I got all of the cards done and out the door BEFORE Christmas (sometimes this didn't even happen when I was well)
My relatives sent me the most gorgeous flower arrangement with a lovely card expressing their concern over my health.
Friends came over and helped my husband cook a full turkey dinner as a Christmas present.
They then gave me a lovely Reiki treatment that actually made me feel better.
They invited us over their adopted Mom's house on Christmas eve for dinner and socialising.
WPI is opening a clinic and are working on treatments!

I am ecstatic!