A Very Lazy Saturday
It was a perfect pre-Christmas Saturday for me. Mrs Claus and I slept in until about 9a... which is late for me. And this will be one of the last Saturday's I can sleep in. We didn't get out of our PJs until shortly after noon. I brewed the first pot of Starbucks Thanksgiving blend coffee to start the day and then settled in to watch football (the global version). I flipped between various English Premier League games. My favorite team, Manchester United, won with a goal by Park in the 94th minute... what an exciting game.
After the ManU game, I decided to go for my first run in 3 weeks. I hurt my back 3 weeks ago while helping Jingle move into his new place. I didn't think much of it at the time but I woke the next morning and I could barely walk. I don't wish a back injury on anyone! I got massages, saw the Dr multiple times, treated it with alternating heat and cold... everything I could think of but it took about 2 weeks before I wasn't in constant pain. I could barely sleep it was so bad... in fact, I could only sleep sitting up. Finally, by the third week it began to get better. So today, three weeks to the day I hurt it, I went for a run. It has been hard not working out. I gained 6 kilos in just 3 weeks. So my run today was not easy. I thought I would cough up a lung or something I was gasping for air so badly. And I only ran for 20 minutes because I want to see how my back reacts. Its been good all day but the moment of truth will be when I wake tomorrow morning.
Anyway... after a nice warm shower, I settled back on the couch with a fresh cup of coffee (decaf at this point) and tuned into American college football. Mrs. Claus grabbed her book and snuggled in next to me. She read and I watched football until late. We finally realized it was past time for dinner. We had been planning to go out for dinner but decided it would be easier to order in at that hour. Neither of us felt like getting dressed up and getting out of the house... so we had dinner delivered.
After dinner, Mrs. Claus went to get ready for bed. I put a tea pot of water on the stove to make chocolate mint tea... Mrs. Claus' favorite.... and then came in here to my den to check email and post. I can hear the tea pot whistling... in fact, its been whistling for a couple of minutes. I better go pour the water for Mrs Claus' and my tea. I love a nice cup of that chocolate mint team just before bedtime.
Oh... if you live in the States, don't forget to set your clocks back. We set ours back here last week.
See you soon!
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14 comments:
i've never heard of mint chocolate tea, but it sounds delicious!
hope your back feels 100% now!
Hi Santa Claus
As you're a Manchester United fan I thought you might want to win a weekend in Manchester worth over £1000. All you have to do is watch our video which stars you (hmmmm, did you enjoy your last visit here?). The video and full details are at www.visitmanchester.com/competitions/christmas-2010.
I love lazy Saturday haha!
Nice! Glad to see ya back
Nothing is wrong With a lazy saturday morning and staying in your pjs, i have done that plenty of time. I know lots of people with Sore backs infact your helper ralph groome has problems with his back! Ruzenka .
hello santa i belive in u and im ii yrs. old in 5th grade
My middle son said he hopes your back feels better soon.
See you at Christmas!
Well, darling Santa, I certainly do hope that your back is feeling better now. How are your Christmas preparations coming along? It would be wonderful to see some pictures of your shop or the factory. How fun to find your blog.
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cant wait to hear more!
Looking forward to another year of reading about Santa's preparation for Christmas. Thanks for being such a great blogger Santa. Hope your back is feeling better.
I'm glad your back is better! Just in time! And the tea sounds so warm and cozy. Perfect to go with all these Christmas cookies I've already been baking.
Hows the weather been???
Hey Santa!
I'm so excited because Minute to Win It will be back! Three special holiday episodes in a row starting December 7th! Minute to Win It is so great, I cannot wait to watch this with my family when I go home for the holidays! Yay! This is a gift that only Christmas can bring!
Hi, all. Thank you so much for your concern for my back. It is so much better. Not a 100% yet but definitely close. I am taking 4 Ibuprofren 3x a day and that seem to do the trick... I'm able to work out and get my job done with only the occasional ache. The Dr. prescribed physical therapy but I just don't have time for it until after Christmas. I've scheduled an appointment for the first week of January. At the rate I'm recovering though, I may be 100% before then. Thanks again for the concern.
Santa Claus I love you so much. did you get my email that I sent you to your Gmail. I pray your back gets better. Regards Ruzenka
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