Run fast, my Prius gay!
Spring over the ground
Like a hunting-hound!
For this was Thanksgiving Day
Over the river and through the woods,
And straight up the driveway, Mate.
We seem to go
Extremely slow,--
It is so hard to wait!
Over the river and through the woods--
Now granddaughter's hat I spy!
Hurrah for the fun!
Is the pudding done?
Hurrah for the pumpkin-pie!
With apologies to Lydia Maria Child
And that is what we did on Thanksgiving day. Connie had been working
all week and more. There were 5 pies, a ham, a turkey, dressing,
sweet potatoes, mashed white potatoes, corn and salad. Martha and
Carl brought beer, and fresh homemade breads and rolls. We brought
flowers..the lazy woman's contribution. The tables looked lovely even
before the flowers and the flowers added to the picture. There were
ten of us so we had 2 tables.
We were--Connie, Greg, Alan and Meara; Carl, Martha and Gabby; Ann,
Robert and Carrie Rose Gibson (Amanda's daughter and my
step-granddaughter and Alyssum's half-sister). The conversation was
lively at both tables and we all ate, probably, more than we should.
After dinner we moved to the living room and conversation continued.
It had been a lovely day, but by the time dinner was over it was dark
and not very inviting for a walk.
Martha had brought the professionally photographed video of the band
competition in which Gabby's school took top honors as State
Champions of Marching Bands. Gabby is part of the Color Guard.
It was quite a performance. I am really proud of Gabby. She has
worked hard since August, 7 days a week of practice for at least
4 hours a day! It has been so much work, but it did pay off. They
danced beautifully with their flags of which they had several of
different colors. The wind was blowing pretty hard, but despite
that they performed like real professionals.
All week the weather has been delightful. Warm, for the season and
sunny every day.
Monday, November 25
I received the new printer-cartridges I ordered and was happy that
they work beautifully. The HP cartridges are fair-traded at $69.95;
these are "generic" equivalents at $11.99! Quite a price difference.
These may not last as long, but that remains to be seen. At this time
I am delighted with them.
Tuesday, November 26
A quiet day at home
Wednesday, November 27
Carrie arrived at DIA at 5:15PM and missed the 5:30 shuttle by about 2
minutes. The 6:30 shuttle went all over "hells half-acre" dropping
people at their homes. Carrie was the last one off. Instead of
taking 30 minutes from the airport it took more than an hour. She
didn't arrive La Qinta hotel on Dillon where we had arranged to
pick her up until well after 7:30 PM. We did pick her up and
then I finished preparing and serving a very late dinner.
Thursday, November 28
As described above.
Friday, November 29
Carrie and I met Martha, Gabby and Summer Howe at the Tandori Grill
in Table Mesa, for lunch. We had an enjoyable lunch. The Tandori
serves a buffet at lunch time so we had many choices from which to
choose.Gabby found rice and a piece of chicken that suited her. She's
not a very adventurous person when it comes to food. The rest of
us found plenty to eat.
In the evening we picked up dinner at Spice China and took it over to
Carl's. Spice China, if you call early to order, will prepare "low
sodium" dishes. They did that and that is what I ate, so I was happy
to see if it worked, that is, whether or not my ankles would be swollen
in the morning. They were not.
Saturday, November 30.
We were up at 5:30 AM this morning to take Carrie to La Qinta to meet
her shuttle. Her flight does not take off until 11:30 AM, but she was
to meet a friend at DIA and they would have breakfast together. It
all worked at this end.
After she was picked up we went to Le Peep's to have breakfast, but
they don't open until 6:30 AM and this was about 6:20 AM. We could
have waited, but I had good stuff at home so we went home. I fixed
eggs and sausage with cinnamon buns on the side.
It's always fun to have company, but we're happy to be alone again,
too.
