January 2006!!!

Okay, well, I've finally made it to the computer today.  Busy day, so far!  The first day of 2006. 

One of my grandmothers used to say that whatever you're doing on the first day of the year, you'll do all year long.  I can remember the first time I heard that.  I was 14 and New Year's Day had fallen on a Sunday, just like today.  I had decided to cook Sunday dinner all by myself, which I had never done before.  At that time I was the only child still at home with my parents, but almost all of my siblings and their families were coming over, along with one of my best friends and her family.  She, as a matter of fact, had spent the night so she could help me.

I had not felt sick on Saturday, and I don't think I'd eaten anything unusual, but at about 2 a.m. I woke up and barely made it to the bathroom in time.  I spent the next four hours throwing up or having dry heaves.  My sister P.J. came over that morning when she found out I was sick to see if she could help me out, because I was determined that I was still going to fix dinner!  By eight o'clock I actually felt fine, just weak.  I didn't have a fever and I'd managed to eat some crackers and drink some Ginger Ale that P.J. had brought me. 

Dinner had been scheduled for 2 p.m., so at about 10 a.m. we start the preparations.  I had planned a roast chicken (a HUGE one) with stuffing, along with mashed potatoes and gravy, biscuits, green beans, carrots and a cake for dessert.  P.J. ended up prepping the chicken for me.  I couldn't rub it with the lemon and herbs because the smell made me nauseous.  She had to make the homemade stuffing as well, for the same reason.  I managed the vegetables and handled the basting of the chicken, and my friend made the cake.  P.J. had to do the bisucits, though, because I was just too tired!  But at about 3 p.m. we had a really nice dinner with almost all of my family there.  I don't know what I would have done if P.J. hadn't come over early.  Yes, I do.  Mom would've made Sunday dinner like she always did!!

Anyway, P.J. is the one who told me what our Grandmother used to say about the new year, and we had a good laugh.  Thankfully I wasn't ill all year long.  We never did figure out why I'd gotten sick.  Like I said I didn't have a fever and wasn't really sick the rest of that day, just weak and tired.  And thankfully no one got sick from the dinner!

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