What can I say about a 3 day work week – isn’t it great? The
work gods smiled on me and the days flew by. Then, as usual, they let us leave
early (3:00) on Wednesday. I stopped at my favorite thrift shop on the way out
of town and scored this gorgeous scrap quilt for $10. What a wonderful way to
start Thanksgiving break!
For years I’ve hosted Thanksgiving at my house on the
weekend because Helen works on Thanksgiving but this year Brenda was hosting on
Saturday. All I had to do was make a couple of pies, which I’d do Saturday, so
I had all the time in the world. While everyone else was slamming to have
turkey ready on time, I got to sit totally relaxed knitting in the sun.
Perfect! For the first time ever, I watched the entire parade and then the dog
show. It was a lovely day and I was thankful for that. I had bought a turkey
but didn’t get my butt in gear to have it done in time for Thursday so had
ravioli and called it dinner. That was what we ate on Thanksgiving when I
studied in France so it just felt right.
I did get the turkey cooked on Friday but had a bit of a
mishap trying to manage getting the juice out of the cooking bag solo. I ended
up with a broken bag and all the juices running down the sink. In falling into
the dish drainer, the turkey lost all cohesion. Even the stuffing fell out.
Since it was already a mess, I pulled it apart right after I ate and had the
bones in the crockpot to make stock overnight. Done.
There was a complicating factor for the pies though. I had a
rash all over my hands and had gone to the doctor on Tuesday for drugs. Since it
was contagious and Brenda’s
pregnant, I had to make the pies wearing Playtex gloves. Let me tell you, that
is NOT easy. And since peeling apples would have been a bear, I made pecan and pumpkin
instead. I also dug out white cotton gloves to wear so I wouldn’t spread anything.
Talk about odd. I was called Minnie Mouse and a mime. Family – gotta love ‘em!
Everything was yummy and we had fun playing farkle after dinner. It was a
perfectly pleasant Thanksgiving.
Since it was going to be gorgeous on Sunday – high 40’s – I decided
to start the day outside. I needed to neatize the yard, put the hoses away,
clear the deck and mow to mulch the leaves. It took a couple of hours but by
1:00 I was done, showered and enjoying turkey dinner leftovers. My laundry was
hanging on the line and I’d made a dent in my chores so was feeling good about
life. Andrea had asked me to come over and give her ideas on reorganizing her
sewing room. I got there ~2:00 and ideas lead to moving furniture, sorting yarn
and general reorganization. Why is it so fun to do that with other people’s
stuff but not my own? Oh well. I made a cup of tea when I got home and sat for
awhile to give my knees a break but was up again cleaning up the kitchen and
finishing the laundry.
I didn’t get everything on my list done but will attempt to
make a dent before and after work this week. Beyond chores, I made my Christmas
to do list and have to be diligent to get everything done sooner rather than
later to minimize pre-holiday stress. I live in hope. How’s your holiday prep
going?
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