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No thanksgiving here, just a normal day here in the UK.

Today was gloriously sunny but 0 deg..so I put on my big puffa duvet coat that I bought last December to go to my regular thursday group meeting with the ladies... .

Picked up my prescription from the pharmacy on the way back, and stopped at the fish & chip shop and got a small bag of chips to save me making lunch when I got home. I rarely ever eat chips, least of all from the Chip shop.. but sometimes it's handy for a quick snack..

This afternoon I had a meeting arranged, and I was also going to pick up some shopping afterwards but I suddenly felt quite poorly before I even had a chance to eat the chips for lunch ... so I had to call and cancel the meeting .

Instead I fell asleep on the sofa for an hour and a half... . I still don't feel great but at least the sleep helped...hopefully things will improve by tomorrow 🥴
 

moviequeen1 said:
On my early morning walk around 6:50,it was cloudy,temp was 46. I went to local 7/11 to buy some milk,light traffic,saw a couple runners,1 person walking their dog
My only plan today is vacuum living room,read my book,NYT. If its not raining,take another walk I hope we have a 'family thanksgiving zoom' meeting this afternoon, we haven't done this since 1st Sun in Oct
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an update,did the vacuuming,yikes alot of dust. About 20 min later when it started to lightly rain,took a quick walk into our garage where we keep our garbage cans
I just had a brief conversation with my brother, 'family zoom meeting is a go at 4:15
 
Aneeda72 said:
Well, as everyone can see I am still lurking around, but really curbing my time on the forum. I also am influenced by a PM where someone said they hate not knowing the end of a “story”. I can appreciate that and some people genuinely care.

I am thinking. Thinking about what happened yesterday.

Yesterday, yesterday it was hard to keep my sanity. Joey called me. His group home had not picked him up for his doctor appointment. I won’t go into detail, but I later learned this was the fourth, after Covid hospitalization appointment, cancellation. (I am probably going to consult an attorney.).

Several calls later, his group home manager was to pick him up. I lost patience with the assistant director over the group home, lying piece of crap that he is.

I managed to get the appointment reinstated. Went to his home where the worker, was putting him in the car, 5 minutes before he was due at the doctor. We got to the doc in 15 minutes. She arrived 45 minutes later. Fortunately, his doctor, who stops seeing patients at 3; waited and saw him at 3:45.

His doctor said the ONLY reason he was still alive was because he was vaccinated. This is what I did, discuss the fact that the only reason my son was alive was because he was vaccinated. Not turning this into a Covid thread, just saying what I did. He still has to wear the oxygen. His lungs still have not recovered. Then we discussed the cyst they found on his heart while checking his lungs for the impact of Covid. He will have an MRI next week, then it looks like open heart surgery.

I was up most of the night, thinking. I am up now, thinking. I am and was extremely angry.

I am thinking about all the BS apologies, I had to listen to yesterday; all the BS excuses from the group home employees, all the pass the buck crap that fell out of people’s mouths over another failure to get my child appropriate medical care. All the lies.

I am thinking about the Covid threads on SF. Covid on the news. Covid talk everywhere.

All the useless blah, blah, blah, about the vaccinations as I sit and listen to a doctor, that I’ve known over twenty years, tell me how he “lost” two unvaccinated patients yesterday to Covid; and how he had another breakthrough, patient, like Joey, who lived through it.

Although, my son still might not live through it.

What am I doing today? Thinking. Doing the usual stuff. Will be talking to the group home people a lot, social workers, etc. Talking to my son Joey a lot. Updating his brother and sister on Joey’s condition, dealing with their worry and stress. And

Thinking, a lot of thinking.

This is what I am doing. Trying to maintrain my sanity in a world gone insane due to a virus that has impacted the lives of every single person in world. Plus the usual stuff, cause life goes on. 😢
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Sorry to learn what you are going through, dear! Take it one day at a time! Just breathe in and out slowly. It won't help by your worrying. You're doing the right things, so trust your gut instincts. Putting you and Joey in my prayers. 🙏
 

The kitchen is cleaned up and closed for the weekend, just scoop and nuke until Monday.

I agree with @katlupe ’s comments in another thread that the holidays are becoming more of a disruption to my routine than a joy for me.

It’s time to let go of the traditions and be content with the memories.

Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all a goodnight!
 
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Made two moving trips today since it's supposed to rain here tomorrow. I'm pleased that I did most of my Thanksgiving cooking last evening. Boiled and mashed potatoes, made yamkin (sweet potatoes and canned pumpkin mixed), cranberry relish and boxed stuffing. The turkey was from the deli already sliced and the gravy was in a jar. Just had to spoon it on a plate and nuke for a few minutes.
 
Aunt Bea said:
The kitchen is cleaned up and closed for the weekend, just scoop and nuke until Monday.

I agree with @katlupe’s comments in another thread that the holidays are becoming more of a disruption to my routine than a joy for me.

It’s time to let go of the traditions and be content with the memories.

Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all a goodnight!
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That is what I have started to embrace, as well. We aren't even having turkey, just a nice meal together.
 
Well, turkey day is over. I roasted the bird, fixed the stuffing and dressing, took the meat off the bird, chopped up the bones for bone broth. This is a small fraction of what I usually do. I can't believe I am so tired that I am going to bed in a few minutes. I had to keep stopping to rest, which wasn't so bad -- I sat on the couch and read my book. My daughter had to stay in the kitchen and monitor the dog. My daughter made everything else.

I don't think Aidan left the kitchen for more than a few minutes all day. I knew he was after the turkey. First, he supervised it while it roasted, then he stuck around when it came out the oven. Then, while I was walking my husband to his car, my daughter turned her back on him for a second, and he took the bird off the counter. She retrieved it immediately. I said, rinse it off. The dog dragged it off by the place between it's front legs where the plastic thing was still embedded, so I just chopped that part off -- there's no meat on it anyway. The legs were already off it too. Most of the turkey meat had already been removed, too. I just need the bones.

I should be a Terrier Whisperer. That's how great I am at predicting what he will do. Of course, my guard-daughter is still learning... by experience ... and she's learning by Aidan doing. :) I didn't warn her about the turkey because it's obvious, right? That a determined dog will get the turkey if he is big enough to reach it. I'm going to start warning her when there is trouble ahead. It's the least I can do.
 
We arrive at the restaurant a bit early and I said to my husband, it looks closed. Yup. Sign on the door “didn’t receive our complete delivery so we are closed”. 😳. Mimi’s, a national restaurant did not call people with reservations to tell them they would be closed due to supply issue.

Lots of people showed up, with kids, only to learn their dinner was canceled. Will never eat at this restaurant again.

As for us, unable to get the traditional turkey dinner anywhere else (and I hate turkey so I could care less); we had a wonderful lunch at our favorite Korean restaurant. It was mostly proteins, several meat dishes half of which you cook at the table on a grill. The sesame balls were delicious, the fried shrimp yummy, and everything was simply terrific.

A new tradition evolved; from now on we skip the turkey and eat here.
 
WheatenLover said:
I have five boxes, the size which hold 30 hardcover books for adults, of photos of my children. Sorting through them is a nightmare. Plus, there are decisions to make. When only 2 kids are in a photo, should all 4 get a copy, etc. If not, what about 3 kids or 4 in the same photo? My executive function skills are totally flummoxed by all these photos!

There are several copies of each photo, because at the time I just kept clicking in case some of the photos were better than others, or to catch expressions that only a mother could see had changed. All those extra photos look alike. On top of that, I ordered doubles of each.

I am considering just bequeathing the boxes to my kids. When I'm dead, I won't care what happens to the photos. Right now, they don't want those boxes foisted off on them.
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I got two more albums filled with pictures, gave them to my oldest son today. I did the same thing and I am tearing up the extras as I gave my daughter the dvd copies. What was I thinking? I was thinking my parents never took pictures of me so I wanted to be sure I had them for my kids. I’ve got plenty 😂
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
Ha. If the younger generation in this household took over, we'd go hungry. DD can cook, she just hates to. Everything that I agreed to do has been done. Turkey breast in the oven as we speak. DD's stuff? She hasn't started yet. DGD's apple pie? She's still, as my daddy used to say, pounding her ear🛌😴Good thing we aren't eating until 5.

Yanno what? Being the person of virtue that I am, even the dishes have been washed. Virtue is supposedly its own reward. I'm waiting...

@Trila Happy Turkey Day to you and to GoatGuy🐐. I miss (most of) my peeps on the other forum:cry:

I tried to watch the Macy's parade, but it bored me this year. Guess I'll have to wait for the Parade of Roses on New Year's Day.

@Purwell Wow! I hadn't thought about Joe Hill in dog's years.
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I always tape the parade so I can skip the boring parts 😂
 
We slept in ( groan ).
I'm behind on today's plans which aren't set in stone.

So far hubby has wandered off to see if any wild turkey are need by.
Youngest son will head towards us today, to deer hunt with hubby over the weekend.

I wanted to clean house a bit before he gets here,,,, But so far I haven't even made it to the shower:eek:

Got plenty of leftover turkey to feed the deer hunters,, so meals are covered for a day or so.

Looking ahead to Tuesday of next week ,, hubby has to have EGD done.
That may be a battle getting him to go,, as its Deer Season'.
Heaven forbid that he can't go scare the poor things.:sick:
 
Stayed indoors today..it's freezing here, with high winds.🥶. and altho' dry now at 3.30pm it was raining earlier.Thank Goodness for a warm & cosy home..at these times I feel so sorry for the homeless who are struggling to keep warm on the streets

I'm still not totally well after whatever lurgy got me yesterday, and really I should have gone out today to get some grocery shopping ( wondering now whether to start stocking up again, now the media are scaremongering about the new C-19 variant).. :unsure: Anyway hopefully I'll be able to go out tomorrow..

My lawn is absolutely ankle deep in Laurel leaves again due to the high winds.. but I didn't feel up to leaf raking today..
Got a few chores done.. but spent most of today online tbh.. sorting out a few things....

Had lunch of Tempura prawns... no idea what to have for dinner tonight.. just see how I feel
 
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