Monday, November 9, 2026

Monday :: Best Served With a Side of Kringle and B-Day Cake


Most working (even retired) adults know that the Monday after a weeklong vacation can be a bit hell-ish. Digging out of emails and seeing what "essential" things you missed. How did I cope today? First meal a Kringle and last treat chocolate Birthday Cake! That helped. A lot.

A neighbor is selling Kringles for a fundraiser. (I can hook you up!) As I placed my order last night it dawned on me that we have two (Kringles, not neighbors) in our basement freezer. Apparently I don't visit it often enough. So I trotted downstairs to get my favorite flavor – the almond one! – set it out to thaw for breakfast.

Of course, I was a bit harried to get through my long commute across the hallway, so just dove into my laptop and my Christmas Spice Drops. Hubby walks by a short time later and says, "Wow, that Kringle is good!"

The Kringle!! Step aside, gum drops. Momma needs her favorite Racine pastry!

That surely helped. Though I did consume a few red and green treats during the day, as well. Jim's like "Just take the bag in your office." My response: "No, this is the only way I'll get steps."

For the record, I got 1,000 gum drop steps to the kitchen today. That counts for something, right?

After work I had a chiropractor appointment, then we met Jim's sister and her husband at their dad's. My father-in-law Johnny is 89 years old today!!


We had pizza and cake. We forgot to bring a candle so I just said, "Make a wish and pretend to blow one out!" 

That cake was super rich so I'm full. But... I wouldn't mind one more treat in the form of a purple victory tonight! Kickoff is shortly. I gotta go get my mind set!

Have a good week!

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