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The Sunday Salon: All Puffed Up and Nowhere to Go

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Many of you know that I am allergic to chicken. BUT, for whatever reason I am not allergic to turkey and let me tell you, this year I cooked THE BEST TURKEY EVER. I’m not kidding. The Hub and kids sighed over it. It came out, it looked great (they always do, don’t they?) but it was so moist and delicious that I went into a turkey stupor.

Forget the side dishes. It was turkey, and more turkey and after eating it on Thursday, and working two sandwiches into my diet these past couple of days, we are now without turkey and we are all sad. Sad, I say! Even the neighbor girl, the one that “helped” decorate the tree,  said that it was the best turkey she had in her entire life. She’s eight. Just so you know.

What did I do to the turkey to make it so good? Heck if I know. I cooked it the same way I always do, in an oven bag for the exact time it says to do so, stuffed with oranges and veggies. Just so you know, the oranges make THE BEST GRAVY.

It was a year of BESTS and I am stuffed. Well, not really but I never eat that much. Why do you feel hungry all the time after eating one big meal? I feel sluggish and just want to veg on the couch which is exactly what I shouldn’t do.

As for shopping, I was pretty much done with my shopping by Black Friday but it’s tradition that I head out into the chaos so out I went. It was crazy, but good crazy. Cold, crazy (brrr). The kind of crazy that has you sipping Starbucks and singing Mariah Carey songs. Yep, I’ve lost it. I did get terribly excited about a B&N coupon thinking that I could get the entire Harry Potter set for $24 but alas, it was not to be. I’ve read the series through book four, but never finished the series so I was thinking of reading them all over Christmas break.

Today, I am in denial. I have a paper to write, and I am thinking of work and all the projects sitting on my desk waiting for my attention. I had a nice week off but it’s never long enough. At least, it never seems to be.

I plan to procrastinate just a bit more so I can catch-up with my reader. Off, I go!

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The Sunday Salon: One for You, and One for Me

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After a rainy Saturday, I was glad to see a little sun today but it was still cool enough to feel like Fall. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve cooked a turkey in 100 degree weather. I think our weather for Thursday is supposed to remain cool, but dry. Only time will tell.

I am off work this week and although I am cooking this Thursday (like always), no one is coming over. It’s just us! We plan to watch movies, eat, read and maybe play some games. My daughter is off from school but my son is not so she and I will be putting the meal together over the next couple of days. My challenge this year is trying to come up with the cornbread dressing recipe that my husband’s grandmother took to her grave. Last year I came close but the texture was all wrong. I think I used too many eggs.

With this week comes more shopping. I hate to admit it but I am getting tired of buying stuff. Except for books. I have no problem buying those so I’ve been buying lots as gifts. The only problem is that whenever I buy one for someone, I also buy one for myself. Personally, I think there is no better gift than a book. I just wish I’d stick to buying them for others. It’s not like I’m short of reads.

Speaking of reads, I just finished the third book I was reading. I was reading all three of them together and now that I finished the third I feel a bit lost. I will probably work on the reviews tomorrow, but right now,  my brain is not willing to write anything about them. I am still thinking about all three of them. All three were good but oh so different from one another. I feel a bit jerky, like Elaine, when she tried to dance in that Seinfeld episode.

As for today, I spent the day watching football, eating some pizza and catching-up on my Kindle reading. I am slowly working my way through various books on the Kindle. I find that I do not read quickly on the Kindle. Not nearly as fast as I do with an actual book. I’m not sure why. The fonts are smallish but maybe since their aren’t any page numbers I don’t push myself to a particular number. Not sure.

Anyway, hope you all had a nice day. Oh! Don’t forget to buy and defrost your turkey. I had a nightmare that I did just that so as a public service announcement, I am reminding you all to do it too.

I’m off to watch Elf. Such a cute movie. Did you know that I have a Buddy doll?