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Happy Thanksgiving...

Wednesday

November 25, 2009

Hi,

Just popping in quickly to say Happy Thanksgiving to all. 

Tammy and the kids arrived around 6:30 and will be here until Sunday.  Tomorrow morning we are volunteering at the Elks club.  They are serving dinner to the "less fortunate" in the area.  We will either be serving folks who come in, packing "to go" meals for shut ins or cleaning up...maybe all of the above.  I'll put our small turkey in the oven before we leave so it will be close to ready when we get back...or maybe black as coal.  I bought a bunch of already made side dishes to make it easier on myself since we will be at the Elks for who knows how long.  That's a first for me...I usually make all of the dishes myself.  But, that's okay.  It will all taste just fine.  Forgot about dessert though... :(

Tam is out with some friends tonight, so the kids and I hung out here.  They are settled down for the night now, but Sam asked if I would sit in the living room until he falls asleep.  On Saturday, I am going shopping for the day with Linda, then taking the kids to the movies to see The Fantastic Mr Fox.  I have them overnight by myself because Tammy will be attending her 20th (gulp) class reunion.  She and her best bud, Heidi, got a room at the place where the reunion is taking place so neither will have to worry about driving if they've had any drinks.

Denny won't be home for Christmas this year (boohoo).  Flights are soooo expensive at the holidays!  So, he is coming in January for Emma's THIRTEENTH (gulp again) birthday and we will have our Christmas with him then.  Will miss having him here for the holidays though.

I might have mentioned that I watched Food, Inc. 2 wks ago with Linda.  Not sure...but anyway, I haven't eaten beef, pork, fish or poultry since.  Oddly enough, I haven't been tempted at all.  Any time I've tried to stop eating "food with eyes" in the past, I've craved it and ended up caving in.  Not this time, so far.  I may have trouble with all of that turkey around tomorrow.  However, as I told everyone...I'm not saying I'm becoming a vegetarian.  I'm just eating waaaay less meat and poultry and when I do, I will be waaaay more selective about where it comes from. 

I have 3 books on hold for me at the library, I think.  I'm about half done with Prairie Tales...a memoir by Melissa Gilbert.  Little half-pint was not so innocent. :)  I think 2 of the others are Her Fearful Symmetry and the memoir by Mackenzie Phillips (forgot the title already).  Not sure what the third one is.  I guess I could go to the website and look but...I'll know when I get them on Friday.

I had a jewelry sale at work on 11/16.  Sold about half of what I did last year.  It's partly the economy and partly that we can't overhead announce the sales anymore.  People don't read their email every day, or go to the cafeteria for lunch, so they forget and now there's no reminder.  I've missed several sales myself because of it.  I have another sale on 12/1 at the college during their Winter Festival, and another at a local club (Fraternal Order of the Eagles) for a fundraiser they are doing for a children's organization.  That's on 12/5.  At both, I am required to donate 10% of my total sales, just like at the hospital.

Okay...I think the kids are asleep, so I'm heading to bed to read.  Gotta get up early to feed the masses tomorrow. :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Peace,

Kay

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