Leftovers again? We should be so lucky every night. Our traditional New Year’s Eve meal did not have enough guests to finish off all of the Alaskan King Crab legs that we had. We had no choice but to finish them off tonight as we need the space. It’s so sad when things like that happen.

Our son spent the entire day in his pajamas. Not the same pajamas. He actually wore three different pairs. Today was “Hibernation Day” in his class, which meant that he was required to come to school in his PJs with a teddy bear to learn all about hibernation. He was quite tickled at the prospect of going to school in pajamas. We were just glad that he had school today, but then again Mrs. Bell guaranteed class would not be cancelled for “Hibernation Day”, so there was probably no cause for concern.

Neither kid ate the crab. Time was, our daughter loved crab, but that was when she was three. Now that she’s five, she mostly sticks with pasta and plain tomato sauce. Despite being three, our son did not eat any crab.

With so much crab, the rest of the meal was in danger of becoming an afterthought. Thankfully, it was too good for that to happen. The salad was quite tasty and the soufflé was perfect.

We are going out to eat at the Oregon Grille tomorrow night to celebrate an early Valentine’s Day and to get in one last night out before the addition to the family. Though tonight’s dinner certainly cannot compare with dinner there, at least we can say that we are certainly eating well. Especially for leftovers.

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