Can't...stop...eating. Scrambled eggs and baguette with lots and lots of butter, tortelli and brocolli, black forest cake, more cookies and M&Ms. And tonight we are going to a holiday party where sandwich and dessert platters will no doubt be calling to me like sirens. I think I hear them now....

This party we're going to is at the house of my mom's good friend J, who is a hardcore Republican. My mom managed to find a life-sized cardboard cut-out of Dubya to bring along as a "surpise guest." Ha! I'm looking forward to making him peek into the front door and scare the crap out of everyone. My sister is very much looking forward to getting him out of her bedroom, where's he's been hiding so J doesn't see him when she comes over.

Here's wishing a joyful Christmas Eve to all!