{"id":10229,"date":"2010-12-14T08:04:08","date_gmt":"2010-12-14T16:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=10229"},"modified":"2010-12-14T08:04:08","modified_gmt":"2010-12-14T16:04:08","slug":"youre-a-mean-one-mr-grinch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=10229","title":{"rendered":"You&#8217;re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4179.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10153\" title=\"IMG_4179\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4179-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4179-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4179-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4179.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I left off my story with GregNog. Lots and lots of GregNog. The family party was a lot of fun. There were tons of people there in my aunt&#8217;s house and it was so great catching up with people.<\/p>\n<p>Dinner was a theme: Mexican food.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4216.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10161\" title=\"IMG_4216\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4216-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4216-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4216-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4216.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were lots of different kinds of chips and salsa, guacamole, a 7 layer Mexican dip, one of my aunts made a few different enchilada casseroles and there were fixings for tacos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4219.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10164\" title=\"IMG_4219\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4219-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4219-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4219-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4219.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you know, dear readers, I love everything Guacamole and Sour Cream so I was in heaven. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4218.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10163\" title=\"IMG_4218\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4218-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4218-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4218-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4218.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4221.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10166\" title=\"IMG_4221\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4221-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4221-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4221-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4221.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I did good food wise. While I was munching on chips and dip, crackers and smoked salmon spread, oh and cookies&#8230;I don&#8217;t feel like I overdid it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4217.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10162\" title=\"IMG_4217\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4217-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4217-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4217-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4217.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once dinner came around I was pretty full. So I made myself a taco salad instead.<\/p>\n<p>My uncle dressed his dog up in a Santa outfit. Santa Rudy was quite entertaining.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4189.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10158\" title=\"IMG_4189\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4189-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4189-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4189-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4189.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4234.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10168\" title=\"IMG_4234\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4234-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4234-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4234-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4234.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After everyone was done eating the song from The Grinch came on over the stereo. What was it??<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4278.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10176\" title=\"IMG_4278\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4278-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4278-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4278-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4278.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>THE GRINCH!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/grinch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10230\" title=\"grinch\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/grinch-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/grinch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/grinch.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Grinch scowled and grumped along through the room&#8211;throwing the gifts at people! Then he put Name Tags on certain people around the room with goofy names. For example:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/matt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10231\" title=\"matt\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/matt-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/matt-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/matt.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Grinch was a huge hit. Usually a friend of the family dresses up like Santa but this was a nice change. The kids loved it too.<\/p>\n<p>My cousin Peter played bartender and made my Grandma a dirty martini.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4249.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10171\" title=\"IMG_4249\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4249-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4249-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4249-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4249.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10174\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4262.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10174\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10174\" title=\"IMG_4262\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4262-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4262-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4262-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4262.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter and Grandma<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Peter made a bit of a show out of creating the martini. It was pretty funny. Next it was time to do the White Elephant exchange. It&#8217;s fun because my family is pretty good about getting goofy, funny gifts to exchange. Plus there are a LOT of us and we&#8217;re all pretty loud!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4237.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10169\" title=\"IMG_4237\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4237-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4237-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4237-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4237.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The four of us left the party about 11:00 to catch the last ferry back to Seattle. It was a good day and I was glad we made the trek up to Seattle to see everyone. Family traveled from Texas, Florida and Oregon. It was so great seeing everyone!<\/p>\n<p>I feel like I did really well with the food. I didn&#8217;t overeat as much as I used to. I tried to nurse my drinks for awhile. I took bites of various treats and desserts but didn&#8217;t stuff myself until I was sick.<\/p>\n<p>I think I have this whole &#8220;eating in moderation&#8221; thing finally down!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>QUESTION: Does your family have any special traditions?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I left off my story with GregNog. Lots and lots of GregNog. The family party was a lot of fun. There were tons of people there in my aunt&#8217;s house and it was so great catching up with people. Dinner was a theme: Mexican food. 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