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Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 355 – Boxing Day

“Wisdom of the Ages: “Boxing Day” In the UK, the day after Christmas is named after the first activity that takes place between husband and wife after the Christmas receipts are added up.”
Matthew D. Heines

Thanks, Spidey, for another gigglesome quote!

It’s Boxing Day, and a Sunday, so we are all just going to be chilling at home. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and were able to celebrate with your loved ones.

The children will, no doubt, wake just as it’s time for me to go back to bed. (Slight exaggeration, but you know these teens!)

Hubby Dearest and I will attempt a little lie-in, though I know Sonu Singh will be waiting for his food, so I will be awake earlier, then will try and chill out a bit. (I’ll be having fun with my new gift, a Kindle Oasis!)

We shall endeavour to not end up in fisticuffs, and have a boxing match on Boxing day as the quote above, suggests!

Little titbit if you didn’t know the origins of Boxing Day here in the UK…

Boxing Day got its name when Queen Victoria was on the throne in the 1800s and has nothing to do with the sport of boxing.

The name comes from a time when the rich used to box up gifts to give to the poor.

Boxing Day was traditionally a day off for servants – a day when they received a special Christmas box from their masters.

The servants would also go home on Boxing Day to give Christmas boxes to their families.

Goodness knows what we will eat, but there is another whole Christmas dinner in the freezer, that will need using up since we did manage a family get together with the in-laws, so all the leftovers are there, hence no turkey sandwiches here!

All that remains to be seen is whether I get a chance to go and see Pops and Mum. Cases are rising, but no extra restrictions have been put into place, as yet. Cases of Omicron are rising, however, there is talk that it isn’t as severe as Delta and other variants, and if you have had your vaccinations and boosters, and are sensible, you are less likely to be affected too badly, even if you did contract it…

I wait, with bated breath…

So, what do you do on Boxing Day?

Wishing you a wonderfully peaceful Sunday, Peeps!

It Never Goes Quite Right!

Yes yes, I know I’m not Jewish, but this kinda sums up yesterday and the food situation!

I was so excited to have our left-over pie, as I had posted about earlier in the day, and we went to my in-laws in the evening, to prepare and partake in the leftover feast.

Initially, Hubby had suggested take away, but as we had food to eat, that was not an option.

But, not feeling too hot herself, my sister-in-law said maybe takeout wasn’t a bad idea, as she didn’t have much energy to cook, and on top of that, there wasn’t much turkey left, as my brother-in-law had been nibbling at the leftovers anyway!

So we sat down and threw open the gauntlet. What did everyone want to eat? The kids chimed in with Pizza or Chinese… no one else said anything, so after 10 minutes of waiting, Sis-in-law went off to the kitchen. “I thought we might as well use the stuff that is left then, since no one other than the kids are saying anything.”

Fair enough, I went back out to the masses and announced, “No Take out, we are having pie again!” Then I rolled up my sleeves and got ready for doing some tandem cooking.

10 minutes into making up the filling, she found hair in there. Not a long strand, but small chopped up bits, that looked rather tightly curled… Ermmmm… a tad off-putting, I am sure you will agree… Guess what… the filling went in the bin!

So, back to the drawing board!

We made an executive decision, as no one else was helping, to order Chinese. The list was made, the number dialled, then I got the message that the place was closed for Boxing day! Great!

The next thought was KFC… This time I checked online. Apparently, they were open. I even rang them, but it went to a generic line…

We duly made the list again, then went out to buy it.

Guess what? CLOSED!!!

Along with the Pizza Hut takeaway, another Chinese and two Indian takeaways on the same road!

Dang! What were we going to do? Then we spotted it… Papa John’s Pizza! A light shining, delivery bikes speeding off, and people picking up orders!

Finally we could order food!

We did, and eventually got home with something totally different to what we had set out to eat!

So, so much for left over pie, we had Boxing Day Pizza! What a pallaver!

Whatever!

And today, after a long journey to my sis-in-law’s family, I trekked a further 2 hours to my parents! So I can spend a couple of days with my Pops and Mum, and the kids will get thoroughly spoiled!

It is 1AM… I am getting much to old to still be awake this side of Midnight, unless a child is being sick! So after my regaling you all with my foody fun and games yesterday, I am now off to bed!

Nighty Night Peeps!