Well not really. But stuff happened. Plans were all in place then a curve ball happened.
As I have mentioned the whole family was gathering at Kathy's for not only thanksgiving but also to make a day trip to Armstrong to place dad's new headstone and to bury Mom's ashes under said headstone.
We all planned the dinner, each of us contributing our particular speciality. Stan to bring a special 22 pound turkey. April to bring her turnips for a turnip poof. Monte to bring sweet potatoes. Bootles taking care of the Brussel sprouts. Arnie to bring a green bean casserole. Me to bring stuffing, mashed potatoes and the gravy. Someone to get pumpkin pies from Costco. Etc....all planned.
Kathy got all the sleeping plans in place and emailed everyone. She also planned out Friday nite dinner and picnic stuff for the burial day at Hulcar in Armstrong. And then....
On Wed. I got a call from Kathy...she is sick...with just enough covid like symptoms to be a little alarmed. So she did what any responsible person would...called us all and let us know then went and got tested. She drove to Merritt early on Thursday morning for a test, rather than wait a couple of days in Kamloops. They told her that only 25% of people testing positive have her symptoms. And they told her that if its negative they would text her or post it on her lab page overnight. So....here it is five in the afternoon and no text or report. And if she doesn't hear, to phone them after 72 hours. So now here we are...all in limbo. Kathy is feeling so so bad about it. I feel so so bad for her. It's not her fault.
I had a reservation on the ferry for 11 this morning. I had to take it no matter whether we had heard or not. If I didn't take it then I would not be coming. The ferries are FULL! Plus I was bringing Austin with me to Vancouver. So Thursday nite (last nite) I packed everything up as did Austin and we loaded the truck all ready to leave at nine in the morning. So off we went this morning. I dropped Austin off on first Ave. and quickly back tracked to April's. I shall stay here until we have heard one way or the other. We have made a plan b...a turkey dinner at Arnie's. Heaven knows we have enough stuffing (8 loaves of bread worth) two giant hams, eggs, butter, almost twenty pounds of potatoes, two bags of yams. I mean we were planning for twenty people!!!!
And......just this very second Kathy texted....NEGATIVE!!!! Game on!!!
Thank goodness!!!! We were all so looking forward to this and I am so relieved that Kathy is okay. I think she would be so upset if it couldn't go ahead. Well we all would be but she somehow would feel a little responsible, even though she totally wouldn't have been. I felt so bad for her when I was talking to her today. And any event we have had jeopardized or had to unexpectedly work for is always more special later.
I am staying at Anne's. I have never, in 48 years of knowing her, stayed at her house for even one night. She has stayed with me many times but me at hers never. Plus she is going to come with me to Kathy's on Saturday and she says she will be my sous chef...just like the old days!! And I invited her to come with me to Armstrong the next day as well. I hope that will be okay with everyone. She was very close to my dad and would love to see where he grew up and where he is buried. She will be good company.
Then when I leave there I will be coming to April's til Friday. On Friday I will head over to Cookie's!!!! I haven't seen Cookie for way over a year. And she is going to teach me some curry dishes, especially ones I remember from when we were teens. I can't wait. After the weekend I shall be going to Aryn's. And she has some food plans that I am totally looking forward to. Next blog I shall tell you about their news! Some exciting things have happened to Aryn.
The next weekend Aryn is planning something for my birthday. I shall be turning that magical number 69!!!! I have waited a long long time to be 69!!!! I will be coming home with April after that for a day or two then back home.
So it's going to be a busy couple of weeks, a very fun couple of weeks! It is so nice to be out of my chair and out and about. And it's awesome to see my girls and my other son (he is bringing the kids to Armstrong) and the rest of the family. It will be Elise's birthday that day too! Anne doesn't have wifi. So my blogging might be a bit spotty...what am I saying...it's already spotty. But I will post pics of everyone and dinner and Armstrong on Monday. Take care folks. TTYL
"After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations." — Oscar Wilde
“I got to go home for Thanksgiving and sit at the adults’ table. That’s ’cause, you know, somebody had to die for me to move up a plate.” —Andre Kelley.
My apologies for this next one:
“I celebrated Thanksgiving the old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land.” —Jon Stewart
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