@retiredteacher My kids often take over at meals but unfortunately, we are having our Christmas on the 26th and my son won't be here until at least 2:00 in the afternoon -- he's flying into Boston, arriving at about 1:00 and my husband will pick him. We are about an hour from Boston when there is no traffic. My son is a great cook and enjoys doing it but I can't delay preparations until he gets here. My daughter and her husband will be driving here from upstate NY after visiting his parents so they won't be here early either. There will be 10 people for dinner, my sister and her husband and my brother, his wife and son are joining us also.

After our late Christmas day the rest of the week should be fairly easy. We are going to a couple of gatherings that will require me to make something to contribute but that will be easy. I doubt I will get to my health club at all while they are visiting. They are leaving on the 31st to head to my daughter's in NYC. She lives literally a stone's throw from Times Square but has never gone there to watch the ball drop!
JK