Saturday, November 26th, 2005

Well, Thanksgiving went well on Thursday. Our guest was our 85 year old neighbor lady. She's down here for the winter from Michigan. She's a real pip! She's healthy as a horse, doesn't take any medicines, and doesn't go to the doctor. She said that if she goes that he'll find something wrong with her! LOL
She gets up at 5:00 AM, and goes to bed at 9:00 PM. She trims her own bushes, washes her own windows, vacuums, cleans the bathrooms--everything herself. She drives a beautiful red Cadillac. She goes to church, does her shopping, and everything all by herself.
I only wish I had her energy!

My husband smoked a turkey out on the grill using apple chips. It was fantastic--so nice and juicy! We had white and rye bread stuffing made with portabella mushrooms, Yukon gold mashed potatoes, yams, baby carrots, rolls, cornbread, and gravy. For dessert there was cherry pie with vanilla ice cream and Cool Whip. My neighbor brought a whipped Jello salad made with carrot, pineapple, and nuts. It was topped with Cool Whip, coconut, and nuts. It was delicious.
She played my piano for a lttle bit, too. She loved it!

Last night we did a little shopping-groceries and things mainly. We did find the Doodle Bears that our grandkids wanted, though. We had never heard of such a thing! Here I am--walking around the Toy Dept. in Wal-Mart-talking to my daughter in Virginia from Florida on my cell phone--trying to figure out what these bears were, and where they would be. They're teddy bears that you can write on with the special markers. You can wash them, then you can write on them some more. The pink bear that my granddaughter Hannah wanted has a flashlight that you can see the writing glow in the dark! The one my grandson Bruno wanted was a green Doodle Monster. I finally found them! Whew!
Now, tonight, we still have to go out and find the "Hulk Hands", a Barbie Pegasus head that changes hair color, and a bunch of other things. Plus, I have to buy for my nieces and nephews.

I really hate going out, fighting the traffic, finding a parking space, fighting the crowds, standing in lines--it really puts a damper on my Christmas spirit. I do, however like it when we're all done. I don't mind sitting here wrapping--knowing that I don't have to go out, anymore! Yay!

Well--I'd better get going, and get ready to go. Hopefully, we'll get a lot done tonight. Stay tuned!