This was our first Thanksgiving IN THE HOUSE. This oven and I are still getting to know each other, so some dishes came out better than others. Some pies came out better than other pies. The turkey took longer than expected. Still, not too shabby for a couple of sickies.

Yesterday, I just slept and sat on my arse for most of the day. Too sick to do anything else. Today, I watched a movie and finished carving the turkey – right now, I am making turkey stock for soup and replacement gravy.

Oh, the gravy! Sonnets should be written about this gravy. You would give me your firstborn child for this gravy. But you can keep it, because I would not want a kid instead of this gravy.

Tomorrow, I will bake some bread and make some turkey soup. Tom will put up Xmas lights. I will feel better (?) or possible get overwhelmed about Xmas prep and how I should have finished gifts a month ago. But the good news, no matter how you slice it, is that now I can listen to Christmas Music every single day and only the Jews I work for will complain.

Ha ha!

FYI.

Tom was Naval Reserve in the 80s. He served on the carrier USS America. He was an Aviation Machinist Mate, 2nd Class.

I am very proud of him. Plus, he looked super cute in that uniform!

Obviously, given the circumstances, I feel horrible and I’m in a weird mood.

On top of this, Arrow was being a total pain in the ass this morning. She got into a space bag full of knitting and pulled out a bunch of stuff to chew on.

Then she unwound a yarn ball.

All in the two minutes I took to put on my mascara.

I cleaned up quickly, and was fuming at her, this little doggy who is just having fun, and I was almost ready to go, but I needed to get my shoes on, so I walked by her crate to get them.

And she went in.

I didn’t tell her to, I didn’t lure her with a goodie, and I didn’t do it to punish her.

She went in because that’s what we do next. Before I leave.

It made me late, but I stayed to pet her for a little while, because in spite of her being a huge pain in the ass this morning, she is a really good dog and she’s just trying to earn a goodie.

Today she got two.

- Drive for two hours to bring you pho.

- Stay for an unplanned sleepover.

- Watch a horrible movie and enjoy mocking every minute of it.

- Jump into your Arctic-temperature pool, providing great laughs.

- Tell you your hair smells nice.

- Let their kid clean your pool.

- Drive through Joshua Tree National Monument, and decide that Pappy & Harriet’s is just too close not to go to.