What's everybody doing today?

[Peanut]

Miserable day outside, temp in the 40’s, 80% humidity, heavy overcast. It’s like breathing ice water from the fridge, chills from the inside out. Only went out for an hour to feed/water the critters then dashed back inside.

Spent the rest of the day pulling electrical cable though a cinder block wall, a royal pain. Finally sat down a bit ago to watch a ballgame. Looks like I’ll see the 2nd half.

My family get together is tomorrow so I’m pan frying burgers tonight.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Ate too much, buurrp.

 

[teeceetx]

Just put the turkey breast in the oven ... 2 hours till done.

Everything else is ready to cook/heat.

Now it's basically a waiting game.

 

[Lenny]

Went to an all-you-can-eat buffet with great turkey, ham, dressing and the rest of the standard Thanksgiving stuff. It was great and well worth the $25. Then went to a bar/restaurant that also had good ol' fashion turkey and all the other stuff.

Don't anyone tell my doctor about all the fat and cholesterol I consumed today!

 

[d_marsh]

The tryptophan hit the lady hard and she fell asleep on the sofa soon after our guests left. Now she's up but I suspect she will be in bed sooner rather than later. Which will make two of us. Thanksgiving is a lot of work for a 20-30 minute competition to eat way more than you need too. Plus it's like a bonus night's sleep as neither of us has anything going on tomorrow, not even spa day because it's closed.

 

[Pearl]

I'm sucking down a big ol' turkey leg, Hubby is having a sandwich! Definitely will be in bed early, big job tomorrow, both of us!! Had ice cream while the server was down, glad it's back up!

 

[Heartbroken]

Thanksgiving did not go according to plan. My Mom came down sick on Monday; I went to see her and take soup and stuff and she was really out of it. Turns out she has covid. Thankfully she's doing better today, that's scary at her age. Brother is keeping an eye on her. Either the vid or something else has got me, I've been sick since yesterday.
Weak and shaky, it's been all I can do to take the dog out and bring in firewood a stick or two at a time. Not eating anything. So just me and the dog sitting here watching football. It's snowing now and I didn't get all of the outside work done that I needed to complete.
Daughter has to work, which is a blessing in disguise, she wasn't here to get exposed to the crud.
Sometime next week we'll get together for a visit and a meal.

 

[Pearl]

Thanksgiving did not go according to plan. My Mom came down sick on Monday; I went to see her and take soup and stuff and she was really out of it. Turns out she has covid. Thankfully she's doing better today, that's scary at her age. Brother is keeping an eye on her. Either the vid or something else has got me, I've been sick since yesterday.
Weak and shaky, it's been all I can do to take the dog out and bring in firewood a stick or two at a time. Not eating anything. So just me and the dog sitting here watching football. It's snowing now and I didn't get all of the outside work done that I needed to complete.
Daughter has to work, which is a blessing in disguise, she wasn't here to get exposed to the crud.
Sometime next week we'll get together for a visit and a meal.

Hope you feel better soon!! Glad your dog is there for company! Hope you sleep well tonight!!

 

[Robert Stewart]

A quiet half day today managed to get bottom part of the back yard cut with intentions of finishing the rest tomorrow however since we've got more muggy weather and another 5-15 mms of rain it seems unlikely so will probably end up doing it on Wednesday next week

Still no sign of Blood Alcohol certificate in the mail and its been 3 weeks and 4 days of which is getting frustrating for both myself and my insurer since the third party have already gotten their end of claim sorted with quotes to repair dented rear chassis to condition it was in prior to incident which has pretty much satisfied the uninsured gentleman

At this stage its likely I'll have the reconditioned set of wheels week after next or week before Christmas rush starts which in a sense is a good thing due to vehicle lined up for me has to get a new power steering pump put into it as the 2nd hand one my car dealer had installed whilst it did run alright was very noisy of which neither him or his co-worker isn't too happy about as he now has to pay for a brand new pump that costs more than a reconditioned one

I'm thankful that mum has allowed me to use her little Nissan Micra for work and weekend away next week I've managed to come up with a radio setup to compensate for lack of UHF radio using a simple helical antenna on a magnetic base attached to 2 different antenna fittings of which will be screwed into the handheld antenna plug and a speaker microphone to amplify sound

 

[Pearl]

A quiet half day today managed to get bottom part of the back yard cut with intentions of finishing the rest tomorrow however since we've got more muggy weather and another 5-15 mms of rain it seems unlikely so will probably end up doing it on Wednesday next week

Still no sign of Blood Alcohol certificate in the mail and its been 3 weeks and 4 days of which is getting frustrating for both myself and my insurer since the third party have already gotten their end of claim sorted with quotes to repair dented rear chassis to condition it was in prior to incident which has pretty much satisfied the uninsured gentleman

At this stage its likely I'll have the reconditioned set of wheels week after next or week before Christmas rush starts which in a sense is a good thing due to vehicle lined up for me has to get a new power steering pump put into it as the 2nd hand one my car dealer had installed whilst it did run alright was very noisy of which neither him or his co-worker isn't too happy about as he now has to pay for a brand new pump that costs more than a reconditioned one

I'm thankful that mum has allowed me to use her little Nissan Micra for work and weekend away next week I've managed to come up with a radio setup to compensate for lack of UHF radio using a simple helical antenna on a magnetic base attached to 2 different antenna fittings of which will be screwed into the handheld antenna plug and a speaker microphone to amplify sound

Glad you have a car to use!! How frustrating waiting for that whole thing to be done!!

 

[Robert Stewart]

Glad you have a car to use!! How frustrating waiting for that whole thing to be done!!

It is very frustrating Pearl as RAA is striving to have me back mobile before Christmas rush but because Forensics SA is in Adelaide and Australia Post isn't exactly known for delivering mail to rural South Australia within 3 days the whole process is being drawn out longer at least the third party has walked away satisfied so don't need to worry about that

 

[Bacpacker]

We made it to the campground and got set up yesterday afternoon. Had a nice fire last night. Got up this morning and went to my parents house for Thanksgiving. Back to the camper tonight. Rained over night and was damp and 40's all day.

 

[Mountain trapper]

The wife just left to take her brother home. It'll be 2 - 2-1/2 hours round trip to his place in town.

 

[txcatlady]

Sad early morning for us. Our guests that came in from New Mexico, they come in often to visit...the man worked for my husband for many years and they've always been close. He had a heart attack in the early morning hours, wife doing CPR. No good. He passed. The house was crazy with EMT's, Coroner, and the mortuary came and picked him up. We are all so sad. She's finally resting now, will shower, then I'll take her to the mortuary. He'll be cremated, and he wanted his ashes spread some in the Virginia mountains where he lived, and some in the New Mexico mountains where they've lived for a while now. They were leaving for TX this morning to have Thanksgiving with his sister. I'm sure his wife will stay on with us till the ashes are ready, then she's planning to drive to TX and her and the sister will do the arrangements with the family for spreading the ashes. The first EMT here went sprinting in here, thinking it was my husband, running to the back of the house. One daughter arrived here last night, another will be arriving with her boyfriend in a couple of hours.

 

[joel]

We fried our first turkey & baked one too.

 

[LadyLocust]

Spent a good portion of the day at my folks’ house. Had a nice visit with bro and SIL and another friend. Ate plenty and gabbed. Now past my bedtime.
Foggy there but not here. Damp and chilly. I think the high was mid 30s.
Hope you all have many blessings to be thankful for

 

[Patchouli]

Took dog for a walk at the park after daughter and her husband left. Saw two separate small groups of deer and a buck that kept his eyes on me in one group, and a big doe that lead the one group, then stopped to keep eyes on me while the rest went on through. Funny. It was fairly quiet in the park.
I shouted HEP to the deer because I felt like people in a white truck might have been up to criminal wildlife mischief. The deer aren't very afraid, just a little afraid. I hope all was well. At one time there were two dead fawns at a stop sign in the park, I mean c'mon, that seems intentional. And I saw a 12 gauge shotgun shell by the sidewalk in the lower part of the path. That is totally not allowed. It is in city limits as well.
Yesterday I didn't give the dog extra wet food in her dry kibble. She refused to eat it all day. And all night. And nothing most of today. Finally got her to eat some of it. Of all days, no extra giblets, no turkey or pan drippings for her. Okay, maybe like a couple of very small pieces of turkey.

 

[Hooch]

I had a great day..it went by so fast tho!

Slept in..
Fed n watered everyone..
Walked pups..
Shoveled dog poo..
Piddled in the garden a bit..
Cleaned up..showered, laundry..
Made rice Kristie treats
Went to my friends down the road with another neighbor ..
Ate too much..
Stopped by another neighbors on way back n dropped off treats for the kids..came home with some of their leftovers too..
Told another neighbor that I was supposed to stop by at, meet the adult kids n drinky a nightcap that I'm wiped, they were too..so we'll catch up tomorrow or Saturday instead..
I'm very grateful to live in wonderful small community ..
I wanted to get stovie going and read or write tonight..but ...
I'm in bed,
electric blanket on high..
Content to catch up on here..

 

[elkhound]

Yep, it's been pretty surreal around here. No one wants to go into the one bedroom. I've been in it already, but will probably throw out the bedding, and there's still blood on the floor to deal with. I'll wait till all the company is gone. So the wife has arrived, and all is good. Just have the daughter and the boyfriend here. Favorite cousin, her daughter, one of the sons and his wife surprised us with a visit to see how we all are. Good to see her, and we'll visit their farm on Friday. Still irritated about youngest daughter, but she really dislikes it here, and now doubly so. Sorry she saw what she saw. Life and death are rough. Husband is coming around, had a rough time with it last night, today is better. Pies are done, first level of jello, stuffing, green bean casserole....favorite cousin's daughter brought over a bunch of her famous bread rolls that will be so yummy tomorrow night.

you really are a ROCK !! solid as can be !

 

[Amish Heart]

Ha Ha. Don't feel like it, but thanks!

 

[Pearl]

We fried our first turkey & baked one too.

How did the fried one come out? How did y'all like it compared to the other one?

 

[Pearl]

Regular work day here!! Cool and sunny today! Got lists for both inside and outside!!

 

[gloryroad56]

Today, I have to go to Lowes to get something to unclog my kitchen sink. Then, I will take my daughter for lunch and go to Columbia for Christmas shopping. Yesterday's family outing was great.

 

[sonya123]

Had a nice day yesterday but it sure is a lot of work, especially since I didn't let daughter help ( since she might still be contagious) and served all the food besides the cooking, plus did all the dishes. The guys mostly took care of the animals.
More of that today, going to make Chinese dumplings. And leftovers. It doesn't go together but we can make 2 meals out of it.
About to go out and do animal care, we will have a lot to clean everyone was in again last night and will be today also, snow and sleep and very cold weather forecast. Hope none of the animals get sick, they haven't gotten their winter fur yet. We are burning a ton of wood already too.

 

[Hooch]

Up early..
I got a bunch of stuff on my to do list today..
It's still dark n cold so I'm dragging out the getting up n going part..

 

[Amish Heart]

Last day of daughter and boyfriend being here. They are wanting to visit my favorite cousin's farm and their family so we'll do that this afternoon. Maybe stop in the shops at our town, if they're open.
No cooking day for me today. The daughter that is here really does not cook, so I did it all yesterday. And that was enough cooking for me for a couple of days, ha! Cousins Bob and Wanda came for supper, and it was a good time visiting.

 

[snappy1]

Got up early, will do a walking video. Too cold and windy to walk.
Will take friend shopping locally. Shouldn't be gone long.
Dehydrate sweet potatoes for dog treats.
Vacuum seal pecans in smaller bags.
Rest!

 

[Amish Heart]

Last day of daughter and boyfriend being here. They are wanting to visit my favorite cousin's farm and their family so we'll do that this afternoon. Maybe stop in the shops at our town, if they're open.

 

[Amish Heart]

Ha. Don't know why part of that posted again.

 

[Tommyice]

Normal work day for me. If it's quiet, I may petition to leave early, although I'm out of PTO so I may turn into a Gen Z'er and just do the minimum required amount of work.