Happy Thanksgiving

11/23/2017

Today, is the day where people all across the country are traveling to either a friend's house or a relative.  Some of these trips are filled with dread, rather than excitement.  You know the drill, Aunt "x", doesn't like cousin "y" and they tend to not be able to put aside their long-standing quarrel through Thanksgiving dinner.  Ah, how we love drama, and believe me every family has or will have some kind of drama today.

How you get to your loved one's home, can be tricky.  You can and should have already booked a seat on a plane, and hope you don't get the dreaded middle seat.  Even if's a short flight, nobody and I mean nobody wants the middle seat.  The arm rests between seats tends to be taken over by the folks on the left and right of you.  This leaves you "fighting" for your right to be able to use the arm rest too.  Ad to the mix, noisy and loud children and the inevitable soda and peanuts.  Oh how we love plan travel these days.  Do you remember when flying was enjoyable?  Seems like a long time ago and wish we could return to the good old days now.

But, most of you, have packed up the car, loaded the kids and/or pets into the car for a road trip that perhaps nobody wants to make.  If you're staying at a relative's house, sleeping arrangements can be iffy - twin beds anyone?  Pull out sofa perhaps?  Blah.  And, if you make a reservation at a local hotel, your host might be offended.  You might care about this, but likely not.

When we took road trips when the boys were young, there wasn't any DVD player that entertained youn'ens while you drove.  Nope, there were coloring books, regular books, etc.  On most trips, to keep the peace, I rode in the backseat to avoid the near constant bickering.  As comfortable for me?  Not too much, but it was a much quieter ride.

So, if you waited until today to "get out of Dodge", best be doing it now.  The highways will be crammed with folks, like yourselves, itching to put miles behind you, as you head somewhere for dinner.  The Thanksgiving meal tends to be a time for gluttony, and the regular groaning around the table.  Women crowd into the kitchen to put food away and wash dishes.  The men retire to the den, where hours of football await them.  I hate football, but can certainly tolerate it for part of the afternoon.

We are taking Daisy and Bella out to Andrew's house.  He has a lot of land, and Bella in particular, will run herself ragged, Daisy not so much.  Stacey's parents have just recently adopted a puppy, so there will be cuteness all around.  Benjamin will have more dogs to play with than he'll know  what to do.  There will be big dogs (Andrew's), medium and small size dogs (ours) and the puppy that Stacey's parents recently adopted.  

Our corn casserole was made last night by Jeff, and I really appreciated him doing that.  Today, we and I mean Jeff, will make pretzel salad.  That's all we have to bring is these two dishes, which Andrew, as well as the rest of the family like very much.  Months ago, I bought a small carrying case that was/is filled with plastic containers.  I'll take this case along for leftovers.  The good thing about these containers, is that they're expendable.  I'm not expecting or wanting for them to come back.  Jeff has bought a small turkey, so sometime over the next few days, we'll have a second Thanksgiving meal.

Jeff will have an opportunity to take naps during his four days off.  He gets up so early each day, that a few days of rest will be very good for him.  I'd love to stay and chat, but I've got things to do.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

P