Wednesday, November 26, 2025

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!

Yes, the midwest weather is rocking and rolling right now!

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.