TURKEY IT IS

I am getting old.  No doubt about it.  I spent Saturday and Sunday cooking.  I love this.  I think I purposely drag the whole affair out just because I love cooking a big meal.  But...I am finding that by the time its ready for the table, I am totally whacked!  I am definitely going to have to shorten the process.  (shovel list)  I do not know how to do that.

Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, candied yams, green beans, brussels sprouts, stuffed squash, tofurkey, mushroom gravy, corn casserole (blech!!!  too sweet and eggy...gross) and banana trifle, using home made banana bread.  And the dishes!!  Oh my god...groan....!!!!  I cleaned up the basics, put away food and went to purple room and passed out.  My body was so sore I almost couldn't get comfortable.  But the next morning I hopped up and felt awesome.  No lasting effects!

Yesterday morning I was still in chair, pj's, reading news on my lappy and I knew I had to go out to drop things off at the lab.  So I texted Kathy and asked if she was babysitting Ainsley that day.  No she wasn't.  So I asked if she would like to go for coffee up at Chapters (and I had to think awhile to come up with that idea) and she answered back, that sure, but when? as she was still in her pj's too.  Hahaha!!!  The joys of being retired!

So I ended up picking her up, dropping things at the lab then going up to Costco.  She needed to do things photo related.  We sat there for a half hour while the photo thingy was being done and had coffee and talked to half the town as it walked by.  She knows more people than God! thus I am getting to know more people than God!!  

This morning it was her that texted me.  She was babysitting and wondered if I would like to go there first for coffee before we headed down to the Kiwanis meeting.  And so I did!  I had a wonderful couple of hours playing with a very clever little girl, drinking awesome coffee and having wonderful conversation!  The Kiwanis meeting was a good one too.

Jeez you guys must get sick and tired of the same old thing everyday here.  I apologize.  It was so much better when I had poor old Spod to complain about and we travelled to wonderful places to write about.  Now my life is so humdrum.  I thought about writing about current affairs or controversial topics...but no...I think that would be worse.  So I will just stick to whining about my stupid half blind dog, my harsh and erratic jeep, my inability to get my floors looking clean without water streaks (shovel list), get my rabbit to stop stinking, get my blood pressure below explosive blah blah blah.  Sorry.  TTYL