Thanksgiving Thursday

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Re: Thanksgiving Thursday

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING

I'm up and S2S. I've decorated my table for 10 at the Clubhouse. Dinner is at 2.

Next up:
  • Wash dishes
    Check fridge for lab experiments and throw
    Start Corn Casserole
    Cut hair
    Find outfit for dinner
    Pick up bedroom
    Put clean dishes away
    Pack basket for dinner
    Come home from dinner and collapse
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Re: Thanksgiving Thursday

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Happy Turkey Day! We're going to the buffet. I did not get the turkey breast out to thaw as it's not our year to do turkey Thurs. step grand kids are with their mom's so will do it later.
Scattered said "I realized I was going to need his help to get the bird in the oven on time.
That was when I lost turkey cooking privileges here! I could get it in okay but not lift it out." Dson took over and then h. learned how to smoke it on the grill.

I'm up I had a low #64 in the nite 2:10 a.m. woke up from a weird dream and knew I'd better check my blood sugar sure enough it was low so had some ch. covered raisins, granola bar, 1 Hershey cherry flavored kiss, and one prune, bs was #250 when I got up and this is the day I was not going to eat in the morning!

I've fed the chickens next up get on the ex. bike, 2s2.
Laundry needs attn. more duct tape first making progress washer drain is leaking less and less after each application.

Weather is cold but 8-) sunny here today.
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Re: Thanksgiving Thursday

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We're up early this morning finalizing things to spend the afternoon and evening with dfam#1. Dh made a pumpkin pie and a chocolate cream pie to take. We have to stop on the way to pick up a can of whipped cream and I think we should take some ice cream. The dgkids would rather have that than pie!

We've been watching Macy's parade. There seems to be lots of new floats and balloons. There's also lots of commercials! :roll:

One lol is done and I have one more basketfull to put in. I will do that and finish cleaning up the kitchen then change clothes and get ready to leave by 3 pm. Ds has to work till 5 pm today so we'll be there before he gets home. I'm looking forward to spending time with four of our dgkids!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my family and friends here in our Village!
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happy thanksgiving to you too!

Happy thanksgiving!!!! Scattered, Twins, nancy, Sunny, Mt, Kathyrn, Helia and all
it is always a joy to be here with you!
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Happy Thanksgiving, Villagers! :D

I'm thankful I have a DH who likes to do the turkey and he's trying Jenny-O in the bag this year.

I'm thankful for family, friends, Villagers here, email and pen pals, for 2 writer's groups' pals, my editor, neighbors, and for eyesight, for my dcat, the love of nature, and I could just go on and on. I'm thankful for so many things, for so much and for so many people in my life. :)

Life is good! :!:

Have a great day, Villagers! :D

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Re: Thanksgiving Thursday

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Okay dinner is done and eaten, DFriends have come and gone and DS's are on kitchen duty. Not sure what else I am going to do... need to do some laundry at least. LOL that will make it the ultimate 3D's day. :lol:

Gonna, relax and watch some TV for a bit.

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Re: Thanksgiving Thursday

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I've worked really hard for ages and not one to-do item can be knocked off my list for the day. Sigh... Everything is just part done and now it is time for my nap. I will take the time to hang up the load of laundry I washed before lying down. Dh is trying to get me to bed because we have to leave in an hour and a bit. Oh, and I just finished lunch so and early dinner may be hard to eat!
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Re: Thanksgiving Thursday

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Happy blessing counting day, US!

Have a restful nap, Kathryn. None of your work has been wasted, I'm sure. All benefiting the home.

scattered, LOL, you sure are serious about having a butter dish! I believe I would get out a salad plate and arrange pats, saying, "I meant to do that."

lucylee, of whom are you speaking when you say history teacher in residence? Is it possible that was a former occupation of dh or another incarnation of you as an educator?

Today here has been a back-and-forth between enjoying the holiday quietly and cleaning. We watched a lot of the parade and had warm turkey sandwiches and green beans. Kept making me crazy that Kevin the announcer called all the balloons "floats", lol. Noooo, that would be the ones with wheels underneath. Enjoyed the Broadway acts, especially Newsies. Dd loved Ed Asner and insists we've never seen him before. LOL. (white beard) Dd says the very best part of the day was changing the channel after the parade to I Love Lucy and watching Lucy and Ethel baking bread (oh, Ethel's wonderful apron!). We did laugh and laugh over that. Part was Lucy and part was HRH thinking he seriously needed to explain to dd that "bread could never extrude horizontally from an oven", and "dough rising does not affect its weight", which sent dd into giggles that he took it so seriously.

I'm just taking a break from vacuuming in the living room and my ddad's room. I did 15s in the kitchen, dining room and hallway. Laundry was my ddad's linens and pajamas. Dd14 has been IN her room. Yep, she's in there. I assume something is changing, lol. At one point, HRH knocked on her door and insisted she "play with your mother!" when she didn't want me inside. :D I just want to help with organization. She tends to believe that if she gets something to a drawer, that's a win. The concept of each drawer for a certain purpose - that's way too organized. This is why you will find her, with 5 minutes to spare in the a.m., wailing, "Wwwwwheeeerre are my scarves! I know I have scarves!"

It's the "heat of the day" at 63, so I've opened windows for a half hour or so. Tobias is astonished.
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Re: Thanksgiving Thursday

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A declutter under the kitchen sink - large cabinet. All organized and gave me back a little counter space, a little floor space. Both of which I need as family does mill around in the kitchen when we get together! Some more recyclables out.

Living-Dining areas are completely vacuumed and straightened, except for that giant newspaper that came today. :shock: I may damp-mop in the living-dining, although I must say I am getting achy. :( The bathrooms could use spifs, though, and maybe that's more important. With 16 expected to be at table tomorrow, the master bathroom becomes as important as the front one. I guess I'll just have to let my desk go - wonder if I could drape a cloth over it! :lol:

There is a monkey-wrench thrown into the day tomorrow as my ddad's first cousin has passed away and the funeral is tomorrow afternoon. I see this as a solitary chance to make sure we keep ties with that branch of the family, since he was the one among his siblings that I knew best. But I just don't know if I have time.

Time to let the girls out. Then my ddad's supper.
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Re: Thanksgiving Thursday

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Had a wonderful meal with my family. We barely put a dent in all the food. :shock: Besides ham, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce, dbro. made a couple steaks, a pasta salad, stuffing, a casserole, brownies. There was also a veggie tray and dmom had bought twice as much bread as I had. . . . I think we were heavy on the carbs.

After clean up, we came back to the hotel to rest. Dh and I fell asleep -- and woke up at 4:30. It was getting dark, but dh insisted it was OK for running -- therefore, he is out running in the dark. As you'll notice, I am not out running in the dark. I was not comfortable with that. Temps are very mild, though. I'm going to go to the exercise room here and be active for at least 20 minutes. Then, we're going back to my parents for round 2.
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