A Movie Invitation

As I’m walking up to the movie theatre... I can see the reflection of my grandchildren’s little red tennis shoes, stamping back and forth... as I get closer I realize they are watching me walk up to the door.  Their little bodies dance with excitement and they yell out my name while they run to hug me as soon as I open the door.  This is a memory I will keep forever.  

It's Christmas time.....

4 Day weekend

I have been crazy busy since Wednesday and today is Saturday!  We had the annual Thanksgiving dinner for the daycare parents and this year there was 69 in attendance.  Then I cooked for an entire evening for our dinner.  Spent Thanksgiving cooking and eating and cleaning up.  Yesterday I put up all the Christmas decor and the tree.  Today I cleaned up the house, organized the toys and went to the movies.  I also took a much needed nap!  :) 

A four day weekend sure goes fast when you got shit to do!

You can choose to blame your circumstances on fate or bad luck or bad choices. Or you can fight back. Things aren’t always going to be fair in the real world. That’s just the way it is. But for the most part, you get what you give. Rest of your life is being shaped right now. With the dreams you chase, the choices you make, and the person you decide to be. The rest of your life is a long time. And the rest of your life starts right now

The Turkey Aside

Thanksgiving is behind us and with it, all the crazy crap that goes with it!  Our menu was basic for the most part.  Ham, Potatoes stuffing, broccoli rice... some vegan dishes...We added other things as we do every year to mix it up a little... but the big thing I added this year was the turkey.  I haven't had a turkey in years and I haven't cooked one even longer then that.

First off there was no tag on the Turkey... so I tell Ben to weight it on the bathroom scales.  But they don't have scales so he has to call his neighbor to borrow his.  That's not an awkward conversation.  We guessed 10... it  was 14lbs! 

Katie comes over to teach me how to boil eggs in the pressure cooker.  It makes crazy noises and I thought it would explode egg all over the ceiling and wake up Dennis but it actually boiled the eggs in 6 minutes and they were so easy to peel. 

In the middle of making three separate desserts my mixer quit.  The motor actually freezes up and sounds like it's choking to death.  Katie had to bring me hers so I could finish them.

One of my burner dials was broken... cost $20 to buy a new one... 

I almost forgot to make the stuffing and the rolls! 

We were suppose to eat at 1 but didn't eat until 2...  and the grand kids where all over the house and the living room looked like it threw up toys! 

On the Plus side ... My kitchen is so big that at one point 5 of us where in here cooking at the same time and never bumped into each other or got in each others way.

And I got to eat Turkey this Thanksgiving!