Thursday - This is your moment!

[Norma]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY HARRIET AND HRH. Hope you have a special day planned.

[manateemum]

I'm new here - hope it's okay if I just jump in

I'm deep cleaning my kitchen today and keeping up on laundry

[Kathryn-in-Canada]

No time to cuop. Just spent an hour trying to send out my travelog. Finally got that done (on top of an hour writing it.) Will post it later today.

Off for a walking tour now.

[Sadie]

Hello Dear Ladies,

Another sunny, cold, windy day. Wood fire is going.

Good to see the picture of Elizabeth and Kathryn. So they glad they got to meet.

Happy Anniversary to HRH and Harriet.

Went to work yesterday to find out that one of the Assistant Managers had been fired and arrested. Did the walk of shame with him in handcuffs from the back office to the front door. Seems it was embezzlement. Always am shocked when these things happen.

Have made lunch, DH is out moving some wood closer to the house. It will be a warm meal for him to come back in to.

Should clean the bathrooms. Have a bad case for I don't feel like it so use any excuse not to get to it.

Going to get myself away from here and get to it.

Great day to all!

[Harriet]

Well hello, manatee mum! Nice to have you drop in while your laundry's spinning! My load today was darks, most drip-drying at the moment. I am a great believer in drip-drying.

Thank you so much, everyone, for all the kindness in the anniversary wishes. HRH took me out for lunch to the restaurant, highly recommended by our Thai restaurant friends, where we tried to visit last week but were turned away by wreck traffic. Everything was just delicious. A "family" but "classy" type of meal/place. Our Thai friends say they go there when they want good country cooking, but from this country, LOL, and are very complimentary of the cleanliness, which strikes a chord with HRH. I truly cleaned my plate, and couldn't find a bite I didn't like, and HRH left only some mashed potatoes because he was so full.

Then HRH and I gave each other the second half of our present/day, which was to order a roast turkey and cornbread dressing from them for the 27th, when half of our family will arrive for an early Thanksgiving meal. That will take a lot of the planning and work of hosting that day, plus the next few days, OFF our shoulders.

Oh, Sadie. How difficult for you and all your coworkers.

[blessedw2]

Hello dear Manatee!!!! I know we all love having you here!!!

[Ivy]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, HARRIET & HRH!!!

[blessedw2]

chicken soup is cooking!
dishes emptied (after the did the washing dance)
more work done on dailies

take care... now at dear families house and planning on sewing.. have a great evening!

[lucylee]

Happy anniversary, Harriet & HRH!!!

The idea that the stories are about wisdom winning over evil, manipulation and exploitation meant a lot to me.

-- Lynlee – that’s a good thought.

THIS is my moment… hmmm…

Okay – that’s good of you to go to the 31 party. A lot of people around here sell that stuff, too. Ddil got me a purse from them for my birthday.

Have a good day “on the run,” Twins!

Today, I don’t think I have anything I really have to do, for a change.
Another ta-da for last night: I ironed 25 items of clothing for dh! * sheesh * I just KICK myself for letting it pile up like that, and for how ridiculous it is that someone has enough clothes that it CAN pile up like that and the person is still going about reasonably well-dresssed. * shaking my head *
I/we do have to watch dgs later this afternoon while ds teaches a banjo lesson.
And tonight dh and I will go out to eat – probably just Krystal hamburgers while we listen to football coach’s call-in show. That’s kinda our Thursday night routine.
I definitely do need to get some housework done today.

Sooo glad to see Dee feeling better!!!

Good morning to Nancy…blessed… Norma… Kathryn… (great pics of you and Elizabeth!)

(((MT))) Our doctor is ALWAYS like that. That is one reason dh avoids going so much. We LOVE our doctor – he is the nicest man in the world – and when he is with you in the room, it is like you are the only person in the world. HOWEVER… that means all those other people in the waiting room are just continuing to wait wait wait.

Oh my, Sadie! The walk of shame. How embarrassing for that person. Should help prevent future occurrences, I guess.

Welcome, manatee mum!!! So glad you joined us!!!

Hmmm… I see Harriet is ordering turkey and dressing for Tgiving. I am very much considering making dressing. All right -- everyone can start breathing again -- should have given y'all some sort of warning before making that incredible announcement...
We are NOT having my huge paternal family here; apparently they are gathering at my aunt’s house. Which is only fair, really, b/c she has all but three of the guests in her immediately family, anyway. (Since my group will be with us, and dbro will not be coming home.) Dmom is expected to eat with them, particularly expected to bring her mashed potatoes and macaroni & cheese. (I am going to tell dmom if she wants to avoid the huge gathering, she is welcome to try her luck with us and my experiment...)
I am only preparing for the five of us – dh/me, ds/ddil, plus dgs – plus dmil & possibly dbil. So six people to feed, total.
DH wants me to order a smoked turkey from local bar-b-que restaurant but I would rather have roasted, and suspect dmil would also.
I want to make dressing like dmil always used to. Hers is The Best, dh and I agree… but OH MY GOODNESS… what am I getting myself into??? I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…
Other than that, dh and ds say all we need is mashed potatoes, English peas, rolls, tea, and dessert (which we will probably order, also.) I might add corn.
And if I’m going to cook, I will probably have them over here. Much simpler than packing up and carrying food to dmil’s house.
I figure even if the meal is horrible, they’ll all feel so sorry for me, since it’s my first try, that no one will mind too much.

I need to find a time-table online to figure out how to do this…

[helia]

Happy Anniversary Harriet and HRH!!!

I've just finished my lunch. I watched the first episode of duck dynasty while eating; I can watch it for free w/ my amazon prime. It was enjoyable. I think I'm missing some of the humor, though. Maybe if I had more southern roots I'd find it more funny.

So far today, I've gotten ready to leave the house, gone to moms group w/ set up before and clean up afterward, and eaten some lunch. It is a little after 1:30 right now. The great news is that I don't have anywhere I need to be until this evening! I have the afternoon to do what I need to do. SO. . I'm going to finish the a.m. routine, gather towels, start towel laundry, and then see what needs to be done on my weekly li*t.