How did your Christmas go?

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Christmas Eve, I tried to get lots of my cooking done and also get my gifts all wrapped. I'm usually up late on Christmas Eve to wrap gifts, but I was determined not to do that this year. I did lots of washing, cleaning house, and running the lawnmower, helping my husband get the yards clean before Christmas. AND, then the back pain started in!I hurt so bad, I could hardly do anything Wednesday night. And then the cooking problems started. I put on a new chocolate pound cake recipe I had found in The Taste magazine. I should have known better. I should have used my own tried and true recipe, but this one was a little different and had a frosting. My husband even went out in the hard rain and storm to get me a box of cocoa and butter. And, then, the cake fell! I was so upset! I put my ham on to bake at midnight . Then, I had to quit wrapping gifts and go to bed, hoping my back pain would be gone by morning. I got up at 7:15, took my ham out of the oven and put on my turkey brea&t. I began to get everything else put on the stove. I made the bed, did some last minute things, and then went to get my Mother who is 91 and doesn't drive anymore. By the time I got back here at home, my back was once again paining so bad I could hardly stand it. But I managed to finish my cooking, and just kept taking Ibuprofen or Extra Strength Tylenol to null the pain. When it came time to eat, I could hardly sit still and didn't enjoy my meal at all. One of the grandkids sort of made a joke about hearing about my back pain. I told him, if he was in the shape I was in, he probably wouldn't even have been here. We managed to eat and then open gifts. And that was done in agony as well. Later, after all the kids and grandkids had left, I had to take my Mother back home. It was pouring down rain and my back ached the entire way. I got her home, fixed her a plate and sat down to talk to her awhile. I also took 2 more Tylenol. My younger brother came in and while we sat and talked, my back began to feel better. But I wasn't alone in pain. He was also having major back pain. He's had 2 back surgeries and anything hurts his back, but he couldn't manage to kill the pain any yesterday even with strong pain medication. I came back home and sat around awhile. But the pain began to come back, so I went to bed! I figured I'd get up this morning hurting again. But, lucky me, I had no pain, that is until about 2 hours ago! I quickly took 2 Ibuprofen and the pain is gone. I have no idea what I have done to aggravate my upper back like this. I know I did do some mowing on Wednesday, but I've done that before and never any pain like this. I do know I have spent one miserable Christmas holiday in pain. I'd love to know it won't be here for New Year's.