tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post932247693347002718..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: Running Out of Food and Other Holiday MemoriesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-33653269182060225222009-01-09T13:03:00.000-05:002009-01-09T13:03:00.000-05:00Hello to all reading the blog. I'm Judi McCoy and ...Hello to all reading the blog. I'm Judi McCoy and I'm so happy Maggie mentioned my new series. As an aside, ALL royalties I receive for this first book will be donated to Best Friends, the largest no-kill animal shelter in the US. This is a wonderful charity and I hope to get them new members.<BR/>About the series: Rudy, the protagonist's own dog, will be writing a blog off my website. The little guy will have a lot to say, mostly things that I can't.<BR/>The new website should be up by January 15. Please stop by and have a laugh on Ellie and Rudy.<BR/>Judi McCoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-8477674346504951812009-01-07T21:02:00.000-05:002009-01-07T21:02:00.000-05:00I should have guessed that this week's blog would ...I should have guessed that this week's blog would be about the food...it was delicious, by the way (although I didn't have the brussels sprouts). Thanks for another amazing Christmas...can't wait to see y'all again (I threw the "y'all" in on purpose...kinda).<BR/><BR/>ColleenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-76289421985776162932009-01-07T12:31:00.000-05:002009-01-07T12:31:00.000-05:00May your new year be filled with joy, success, con...May your new year be filled with joy, success, contentment and satisfaction!<BR/><BR/>Our family has multiple Christmases - one in Richmond with the husband's family, one at our house with friends and housemates. My family is up north, where we spent a real New England Thanksgiving this year.<BR/><BR/>Food at our gathering is usually a turducken with sides of green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, portabello mushroom cassoulet and cranberry orange relish. My husband makes his own mead, and that is always an accompaniment to whatever dessert has been brought by guests. Good food, good friends and family are the best parts of the holiday, and there are -always- leftovers.<BR/><BR/>And yes - my lights are still up. It's been freezing rain for two days. When the weather eases, then the lights will come down. (Weather is -always- a good excuse!)Kessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01755725208319836135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-2951062865657781172009-01-07T09:13:00.000-05:002009-01-07T09:13:00.000-05:00Happy New Year to you too!!Happy to hear that the...Happy New Year to you too!!Happy to hear that the surgery went well.As for running out of food at a family event,we always order extra ,so no chance of experiencing it.In future if i get a chance i will write you:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-32962776971233771782009-01-07T09:12:00.000-05:002009-01-07T09:12:00.000-05:00Congrats on a successful holiday season--the surge...Congrats on a successful holiday season--the surgery, the hosting, the snow, and most especially the vacation.<BR/><BR/>We take turns at hosting both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, although we always have nice meals for both regardless of how many are here. Our turn at Polito Christmas Eve can involve around 30 guests!<BR/><BR/>We always have too much food and I would rather run out or run low. I'm actively working toward that. I get pretty sick of eating the Christmas meal left-overs for my lunch and some dinners for the--no joke--nearly two weeks following Christmas. It's a mildly depressing bore and means I have to cut and wrap and freeze and then thaw and then nuke things like it's a part-time job.<BR/><BR/>All that said, today my Christmas decor is all still up and I've put all the lights, even outside, on around the clock since last night and into tomorrow morning because today is Russian Christmas and ever since I was a kid I've kept a little touch of that going. Lights and tree stay up through January 7th every year and if not on that actual date (like this year) than on the weekend following I make a nice but simple dinner and we stuff stockings full of traditional nuts, candy, and beautiful fruits as a gift and share it all with whomever is coming that year. This year, it's just me and the spouse, which is fine. We'll be having a chunk-for-two of a beef tenderloin I got for the Christmas Day dinner I hosted and cut and wrapped and froze prior to roasting.<BR/><BR/>Wishing a happy and healthy 2009, filled with successes, to all of the Stiletto Gang and their readers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-67453122739727159882009-01-07T07:48:00.000-05:002009-01-07T07:48:00.000-05:00So glad that you found a gum whisperer :-) and tha...So glad that you found a gum whisperer :-) and that the surgery went well.<BR/><BR/>As for running out of food at a family event -- I think our families must be related given their appetites! It looks like I'm feeding the Fifth Army when my crowd shows up -- and they're definitely part of the clean plate club :-)<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year!<BR/>MarianThe Stiletto Ganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667670723330755598noreply@blogger.com