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Random Thoughts: Thanksgiving Prep

  1. Cooking with The Girl is an adventure. It’s a wonder that anything lands in the pot.
  2. Everything tastes better with butter or cream. Everything.
  3. Fine china is too pretty to use just a couple of times a year.
  4. It’s important to have regular meals while cooking all this food because a taste here and a taste there and all of a sudden…you’ve had your Thanksgiving meal. Ugh.
  5. The cornbread dressing did not come close to Momo’s dressing, until I burned it. Now it tastes just like hers!
  6. Wine. Specifically red wine makes me a better cook. Well, it certainly makes me a happier cook. La la la. See how happy I am?

While the pie is in the oven, I am waiting for The Boy to call me so that I can pick him up. He got out of school early and asked if he and his friends could grab a burger next door. His “friends” include a girl that he likes. He wanted to treat her to lunch. I’m not sure my brain is ready to absorb this piece of information but I figured, lunch with friends is innocent enough. Apparently, the winter formal is coming up. Need I say more?

I probably won’t be online tomorrow, so I must tell you all how much you mean to me. Your comments, your emails and your friendship mean the world to me. You make my work day that much brighter and when I am down, all I have to do is open my reader and within minutes, I am feeling so much better. You guys rock!!

Happy Thanksgiving to you. May you find joy in all that you do.

The Sunday Salon: The Spending Has Begun

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Well, the shopping has begun.  Yep. Christmas Shopping, I am really into it this year which is a huge change from last year. Last year I moped around and sighed a lot. Forced furloughs had a lot to do with it and that 10% reduction in pay really hit me where it hurts. BUT, furloughs are over and although I am still trying to watch the money, the spirit of Christmas has already arrived.

The smell of gingerbread.

Peppermint Bark (practically the only candy I will eat). I don’t like peppermint or white chocolate on their own but together? YUM!

The Christmas-y displays. Love them.

After I spent the morning adjusting to the time change, I hit the stores and I am close to 50% done. Yes!! Progress.

Right now, it’s dark and about to rain. I just finished writing my paper and I am about to finish the book I was reading. Haven’t figured out dinner yet but I don’t feel like doing much. Maybe grilled cheese sandwiches?

Also, I am trying to decide what to read next. Maybe I will finally pick up Room.

How ’bout you? How is your Sunday going?