Day 1, of course, is a Saturday, so there’s no real change to my routine.
The day started with a walk with my lovely friend and our dogs wherein we attempt to solve the problems of the world.
But not the shutdown. Alas, we have no solutions for that. None that all parties in DC would agree to, at any rate.
We do agree, however, that tamales are an awesome Christmas treat. If you aren’t talented enough (or do not have enough time) to make them yourself, go buy some. Add them to your holiday menus. Take the advice of two lady lawyer and every Mexican grandma ever, eat tamales at Christmas.
The rest of the day has been last minute Christmas prep: a little gift-wrapping, a little baking.
This is in the oven right now:
It’s from this book, a favorite of my husband’s from childhood.
It will be our post-tamales Christmas Eve dessert. The Boy’s been wanting to make it for a month. (You know, since Thanksgiving, when we read the book.)
As for the shutdown, well, seems like nothing is happening anytime soon. From the Washington Post:
"Few lawmakers were in the Capitol on Saturday morning, and no votes were scheduled in either chamber. Many lawmakers took off Friday night to return to their home states as they await word of the talks, having been assured that they will get 24 hours notice before any vote occurs to reopen the government."
So we’ll watch and see, but I’m thinking we do orderly shutdown procedures come December 26th.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go find my easy baked Brie recipe. I’m taking it to a little get together with friends later today.
Cheers!
