Wednesday Roll Call

Hola My dear Jake and Jennys,

I didnt know baby turkeys are called Jake and Jennys until recently.

Lisa, great minds think alike.......we were on at the same time yesterday!

I am working 1/2 a day today. and i am off on Thursday and Friday. Yippy! It will give me time to spend with our Son, who is coming in on Thursday morning and leaving Saturday.

Today after work I am going to Katie's house to make stuffing. She wants to learn how to make it. Then, I am coming home and getting Michaels room ready. His mouth is wired shut and it is going to be hard on him when he goes to Grandma's house and sees all the goodies she makes especially for him. Our nephews are also coming in from Virginia. Thanksgiving has got to be one of my favorite times.

Yesterday I took G to the podiatrist who did emergency surgery on his foot. It was pretty gross, but last night he finally got some sleep. He is on antibiotics and has to stay home today. Hopefully by tomorrow he will be as good as new.

I am off to wash my kitchen floor. I have the most energy this time of the day.

Blessings my dear ones!

Sharon

Happy Turkey Day Eve!

Sharon, maybe if you grind his food, he will be able to at least get a taste of Thanksgiving. I am so sorry G is down with that foot. I am sure it really was hurting him if he agreed to go seek help. 

All I have to do for Tomorrow is make jello and fix rutabaga. Monica took over Thanksgiving after my heart surgury 8 years ago.

I will be working all day today, Then we will be meeting friends for supper. Tomorrow after dinner, we will head for St. Louis, I think we will come back on Saturday, to give us a day to relax.

Then, next weekend, we will be going to see my doctor on Friday, then Xmas with Annette and Rick on Sat.  I can already see that Dec will fly by too.

Jason, how are you feeling?

Nancy, hope you have a good "Friday"".

Connie, safe travels. aren't you glad you aren't going East? I know we are.

Crystal, enjoy your family tomorrow. I am sure Chris will love them as much as you do.

Christine, I know you are having a great time at the Dells.

Kim, I am hopeing you and Ryan can have a good holiday.

Dawn, Show us a picture of your yellow shirt.

Have a great day.

Hugs,

Happy Turkey Day Eve,

I feel with my fingers, thumbs, and toes...ha...ha...ha! I'm doing good, jst taking it easy, but at the same time I'm keeping myself busy. I'm taking care of my aunt's cat and one of her two dogs from yesterday to this coming up Monday while my aunt is out of town for Thanksgiving. My other aunt I'll be over at her place for Thanksgiving. I know I'll be thankful for thanksgiving this year.

How are you feeling Lisa?

:-) ...have a great day.

Hello everyone

I too have a half day...though I get paid for a full day...yipee!!!  On my way home I have to stop off for some baking/cooking supplies and then I will come home and start baking.  I am baking my pound cake that everyone seems to go ga-ga over.  Don't get me wrong it's a good pound cake....but to me I'd rather have something with chocolate in it.  I thought about putting chocolate in the pound cake...but they would have a cow...hahaha!!!  I will also make a chocolate cheesecake.  Tomorrow I will make some mashed taters...and my 7up biscuits.  That's my contribution to Thanksgiving.  I can't ever have it at my place...I live in a one bedroom apartment...no room.  

The conversation of what we're doing on Christmas came up the other day.  Who knows what we're doing.  All I said was....one of the reasons I wanted to have a boyfriend was so I didn't have to spend holidays by myself.  Now here I am and we have issue.  I don't get it....they have been divorced for 5 freaking years why haven't they figured out holidays yet!!!  This just irritates me.  They just always spent them together.  Which is fine (I would join in)... but SHE has a problem with me.  So now we either have to split the holidays up (he has Eve and she has Day)....or she needs to get over herself....or more than likely I will end up by myself. 

Well I gots to leave....see you all later

Good morning!

We have heat and air and the house seems warmer. It was slightly less expensive than we thought so we are going to replace the humidifier which is also OLD and leaks slightly! Might as well get it all done while we can afford it. The new thermostat can be controlled from our iphones so when we go away the house will be warm when we come home (if we remember to use the app!--old age!)

We certainly are glad we aren't going east. Traveling is always iffy at this time of year but it looks like we will have good weather. We are going to knitting stores in St. Louis and we alway**** Straub's grocery stores for exotic foods we can't get here.

Today we are knitting and finishing errands and packing. I'm wearing colors Kay wouldn't be caught dead in so we don't look like twins. I don't like it when we end up in similar matching shirts.

Have a nice day and don't rush around too much!

Connie

Evening Everyone

I made it through my "Friday"  Customers were real pills today.  I cant believe how upset people can get over little things.  Geeze  they need to get a life!!  

One lady was upset that I could not tell her what time today that Fed Ex was delivering her order.  She is planning to call them to find out.  Good luck sweetheart.  They do not have a schedule for the driver!  You will get it today!  Not at 2:03 PM.    Dont these people stop and think that there is traffic, lots of stops for drivers to make, accidents etc that affect deliveries?  Do they really think a company can pinpoint a delivery time?  This is NOT a service appointment.  They should here the calls we get from Fed Ex when they cannot find the customers address!  

It will be a quiet Thanksgiving for us.  Neither of us feel great and still are not eating so no big feast.  We will be lucky to even make a regular dinner other than soup.  I am looking forward to sleeping in and relaxing the next few days.  

Sharon, I am so glad that G went to a podiatrist.  That foot sounds painful!  Enjoy the time with your son!  Thanksgiving is a great time to spend with family!

Lisa, have a safe trip to St. Louis.  I hope you have an enjoyable meal with Monica and family.  

Jason, that is so nice of you to pet sit for your Aunts.  They really appreciate it!  Enjoy the pet "ownership" for the weekend.  I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving.  

Crystal, I hope you and Chris and family have a great day tomorrow.  Enjoy it.  I think holidays are the worst things with divorced parents.  It seems that everyone wants the kids and no one wants to share.  In our family, it always ends up being a mess and it seems we give more than get.  But we try to be flexible and enjoy what we have.  We just celebrate the day on another day.  

Connie, I hope you and Kay have a safe and happy trip to St. Louis.  Enjoy yourselves! 

Everyone have a happy Turkey Day!

Good evening Nancy,

That's good that you made it your "Friday". There is people ot there are like that.

I just have one word to say...WOW!

Same thing for me when I go over to my aunts house for Thanks giving. I hope the two of you feel better soon.

:-) ...indeed. My aunt does really appreciate it. I do enjoy in taking care of here two dogs and one cat when I can watch them for her. Thank you so very much. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving too.

:-) ...have a great evening.

Nancy-  I haven't said this to Chris because I have no idea how to say it without sounding like a bi**h.  But today he tried to iron things out with her and she's now playing this...I will just sit at home by myself card.  And Chris being the nice guy says to me "no one should be alone on Christmas".  And I feel like saying...are you sure she's not just get you to pity her???  Because I sincerely think she's pulling some kind of game here...you know.  "oh poor me, just go with your girlfriend I will sit here by myself...*sniff"  So he is trying to figure out away to accomodate everyone.  OMG!!!  Does she not see what she's doing to him...he is so stressed now. 

So I said trying to be the bigger person...just do what you always do for Christmas...and I will do what I always do.  I was so intent on "not letting her win"...that I didn't see what I was doing to Chris.  So I was thinking of the bible story where the king was going to cut the baby in half....and the one that loved him the most gave up.  Well I give up.  She can have him for Christmas.

Well this just upset Chris.  He thought I was mad and saying I didn't want to be with him.  Not the case at all.  I do very much so but I am not going to make him choose between me and his kids/ his ex (they seem to be a package deal).  I did scold him for not having some kind of deal set already for the holidays.  I mean its been 5+ years since the divorce.  Its time to start separating your lives or get back together.  This must be confusing for the kids...right???  But he is insisting that he can figure something out so he is not accepting my do your thing and I will do mine.  But I think this having this whole thing hover over my head and wondering what is going to happen will just ruin my holiday.  So if he can't get things figured out...I am going with my plan whether he likes it or not.  And then next year they ARE going to split the holidays down the middle...no more of this crap.  If she can't handle being around me than no more together time for you missy!!!!  

I am surprised that nothing was worked out in the divorce settlement.  If not, it is time to go back to court and set up visitation rights and co parenting rights.  Figure out holiday schedules and when Chris can spend time with the kids.  She does not have the right to have them all of the holidays.  Most parents settle this in the court before a judge and that is it  We know what years we get the kids on Christmas and what years we dont.  Yes we may trade off due to vacations or other upcoming events but we generally stick to the schedule.  It is less emotionally involved.  You then KNOW you will spend some holidays without your kids and LEARN to accept that.  Or learn to SHARE.