Pets, like their owners, tend to expand a little over the Christmas period.
the ultimate in longevity is the Christmas fruitcake. It is a cake made during the holidays with fruits that make it heavier than the stove it is cooked in.
You can tell you ate too much for Thanksgiving when you have to let your bathrobe out.
I don't normally try to stay trim over the festive period - a nice little shift dress and some tights always hides the Christmas bulge.
It is now common knowledge that the average American gains 7 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.
The cheese board is my big treat at Christmas that I have to deny myself during the rest of year.
Holidays are also an opportunity for kids to unlearn every good habit they've learned during the rest of the year. They don't go to school. They get to stay up past their bedtime. They get candy and presents for doing nothing. Childhood utopia.
Christmas is a good excuse to eat everything.
I like to stuff myself at Thanksgiving, not turkeys.
