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Sounds like you have your own cozy tradition going. The tree may lean but I'm sure it will light up the room in a lovely way. Your Mom is most certainly smiling down on you.

And good for Claudia keeping your Dad hydrated and flushing out his stent. Your Dad has been through a lot.

What a lovely tradition you have had and how lucky that it spanned so many years. Next year will be a tough change. Nice that you could quickly pivot and provide a visit and food for your parents. Your Mom does sound like she is getting terribly tired.

Oh, that is a nice Thanksgiving story about the big sale. Nice when good things happen to good people.

I thought I posted, but I guess not! My crooked tree is up - last year for the leaning tree - but not decorated. I'll work on that tomorrow. But the decoration boxes are all in the living room from the storage room. In the spirit of being thankful, I really appreciate that the previous owners put in a storage room in this house. Fewer bugs/reptiles and less dust than the garage and temperature controlled.

This morning I made the cranberries and the stock for the dressing and gravy. It smelled so much like my mom cooking, I got a little teary. But I sent a thank you to her for teaching me to cook and passing on all her recipes. Oh, and I made my first pumpkin pie ever (well, the Libby's can recipe and a frozen crust, but still!). And that is what I had for dinner. Sometimes being an adult rocks.

So tomorrow is some cooking, eating, Christmas movies, decorating, and jammies. And maybe some temporary street clothes to walk Kirby.

I also need to think about cleaning all the stuff off of my kitchen counters for the construction people on Monday. Eek. I maybe also need to move food stuffs, some dishes and utensils (and coffee maker) to the laundry room where there is another fridge, since there will be scaffolding, plastic sheeting, all cabinets and counters covered, etc. It'll be a challenging week, but at the end I'll have a vent!

I touched base with the roofers this morning and they are ordering the decking material that Trex is covering. They got swamped (literally) with fixing roof leaks for customers with all the rain we had. But we've got a dry spell, so hopefully both projects will be done soon.

My dad is still doing well and Claudia is forcing him to drink lots of water. Such a challenge. I guess I come by my dislike of water honestly. Last I checked, their power was out with 50 mph winds, snow, and a feels like temp of 5 degrees. Brr.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow!

Greetings all

Sunny again. It is so lovely. I might need to go drive Scenic Drive as it is spectacular on a sunny day. But first I need to excavate the kitchen cupboards to find the hand mixer. My mother always used one to whip potatoes instead of a hand masher so that is the way I do it. And in the same kind of copper bottom pan.

I did the gym today which always makes me feel better - in spite of another old lady I see there who walks much faster than me and on an incline. Oh well. After that I stopped at the grocery (can't believe I did not plan better to avoid it on this day) but it is the hippy dippy grocery so it was not too bad. Got some deli roasted turkey to make soup tonight - kind of like DD's but with sour cream. I also got parmesan cheese to make cheese crisps.

Liz the bocce ball sounds fun. A good family thing. Funny about DH's loud friend. Nice that he can be there. Good luck with the shots.

DD enjoy your day tomorrow even with all the running around. Yes, bitter sweet with it being the last time at the uncle. Kid's table! Hoping DD arrives on time and that the snow is not much more since you guys have to drive around. What great family traditions you describe. Like a Grandma Moses holiday painting.

My "jogger" pants are just land's end knit ones. I don't like a tight ankle probably because mine are chunky. Knit pants with an elastic waist that my friend used to call "roundy round" pants. And yes I am still getting old lady bra adds by the ton.

Peps you are no doubt thankful that your dad knows you and is glad to see you. Good idea to play it by ear and see if he is up for an outing.

The gallery had big sales today. One was a pretty expensive painting by this one guy who is poor as a church mouse and a kind and lovely person. Good to see him get a big sale.

Life is good. I can't think of anything to ***** about...

Diane S