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Tuesday, November 21, 2006

The children are going to visit family in Phoenix tomorrow. They’ll only be gone four days, but over the holidays that tends to feel like seven or eight, doesn’t it? *

Who’s going to fight over the whipped cream can? Who’s going to sit in Grandma’s lap, begging for the next shot directly down the throat? Who’s going to carry pumpkin pie slices way up high like a waitress to everyone who wants one? Who’s going to refuse to eat anything on the table except mashed potatoes?

Bah.

I don’t envy them the trip, though. They are going to drive to L.A. from San Jose, and then get on a plane to Phoenix that evening. Think that’s bad? Imagine the reverse. Yes, thank you…. coming down from days with the cousins and getting spoiled rotten and eating candy and pie only to get on a plane, land, take a shuttle to the car, and then drive another 500 miles home. Pass the hemlock, please.

Me? I’ll be working all day tomorrow (being one of only two Americans in the office) and then seeing what Phil and my mom come up with for the big menu. You should see the two of them together. Mom is an Adventure Cook, ready to try any fun new thing with the turkey. Phil saw something on the Food Network about using several small turkeys instead of one. I think if I join in it will be too crowded. They just need me to make the gravy. *sigh*

Anyway, have a great Thanksgiving, everyone! I’ll be enjoying my three turkeys, while my three little poults are off roasting in Phoenix.

* I know we've only known each other four weeks and three days, but to me it seems like nine weeks and five days. The first day seemed like a week and the second day seemed like five days. And the third day seemed like a week again and the fourth day seemed like eight days. And the fifth day you went to see your mother and that seemed just like a day, and then you came back and later on the sixth day, in the evening, when we saw each other, that started seeming like two days, so in the evening it seemed like two days spilling over into the next day and that started seeming like four days, so at the end of the sixth day on into the seventh day, it seemed like a total of five days. And the sixth day seemed like a week and a half. I have it written down, but I can show it to you tomorrow if you want to see it.

(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) said on...
11.21.06 at 06:19 PM |

I love that line form “The Jerk”. I don’t need anything, except…

I’ve done Thanksgiving without the kids many times. It’s just different. This year I’m doing Christmas without my oldest. She decided to go to North Carolina to spend Christmas with her Grandparents. It’ll be different.

Joy Hall said on...
11.22.06 at 02:45 PM |

Enjoy Thanksgiving sans kids—at least you’ll get the warm smiles of Christmas morning???

LOVE the ‘Jerk’; many times we’ve recollected his ‘I don’t need anything, except this chair’ moment as we watch our toddler wander around with random treasures.

Nocturnal said on...
11.23.06 at 01:06 AM |

Well you still have your health. :) The Jerk is an all-time classic, any quote from the flick is stellar.

Cheers

Jeanne said on...
11.23.06 at 03:32 AM |

Big hugs to you darling one.
With our children living in Asia I know how it feels to have your heart someplace else when they are gone.
When our children were home this summer we tried to combine every holiday in there stay with us.
God bless you and your family real good.
Love Jeanne

Blessings!

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