Things

Admit it . . . you feel like doing this to at least one person everyday .
My sister sent me these penguins and they make me giggle.

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This weekend is Thanksgiving. We'll be heading to my dad's place for dinner on the Sunday. I'm bringing dessert. My father and sisters, our significant others and children have been getting together regularly for a little over 3 years now. It used to be every month, but now, it's more like 'quarterly', which is fine. Schedules and travelling times factor in.

Dad and his GF - huge digression: I never know how to refer to her. SO? Makes her sound like a man. GF? Makes her sound like a 20-yr-old floozy. End digression - Dad and his DGF prepare the meat and potatoes part of the dinner, since they have the biggest house and they do the hosting and it's just easier that way.

My sisters (there are 3 of us) and I take turns doing salad, veggies and dessert. It's usually a lot of fun getting caught up and eating too much.

On the Monday, we'll be headed to my cousin's. That will be nice too. She hasn't said if I should bring anything.

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Rose's new blog reminded me that I saw a woodpecker in the back yard earlier this evening. How cool is that? This is a very industrial city, not known for its variety of wildlife. It was very exciting to me. Yes, I live a sad little life.

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A and her family came over to visit yesterday. This was great, because for at least those couple of hours, I didn't have to listen to "Is A coming over now?" "When A comes over, can we watch Barbie?" "When A comes over, can we use my Easy-Bake oven?" "When is A going to get here?" "Can she come over every Sunday?"

Holy crap. A six-year-old girl can talk for hours without taking a breath.