Forty-five years later ...

Jason’s baby blanket is finished!

Giving thanks

Jason:

• Health
• Family
• Good job
• Router customer service lines that are open on Thanksgiving
• Low low gas prices, all for just ignoring the murder of one journalist

Gretchen:

• Smith Island Cake
• Not getting shot while walking
• The Big Crossword Puzzle in the paper
• OMG I JUST LEARNED FROM LIZA THAT SHAKING MY PHONE IS THE WAY TO UNDO TYPING AND IT IS SO AWESOME I TOOK “BACON” OFF MY LIST SO I COULD ADD THIS INSTEAD
• Sleeping in

Liza:

• Term limits
• Global warming won’t kill us for 15-20 years
• Copic markers
• Discovery of chocolate
• Lintbaby

My MIL Susie:

• Family visiting
• Hearing from absent family
• Jason set up my WiFi router
• I don’t have to cook the turkey
• We get to visit more family this evening

It is still all about choices

And that is why, when faced with the decision between lunch at McDonald’s or lunch at a local BBQ place, we ended up here:

And I have no regrets whatsoever, not even for ordering the sweet potato casserole (which contains about three days’ worth of carbs for me). It will be a long time until I get brisket that tender again.

Actual quote from tonight

“So how did the meeting go, other than the unexpected exsanguination?”

I’m a little tired

Ten thousand steps, which for me is about 4.6 miles
Twenty-eight flights of stairs
An hour of yoga
Ab exercises and arm exercises and pushups

All done with a nausea-inducing headache, mind you, and all since 4pm. I’m All Done With Today.

Corteo

Ok, I have to admit, parts of it were really pretty ...

But using a little person as a human mosh-pit-beach-ball is pretty tacky.

 

I get extra points for walking when it’s below freezing outside, right?

After a stressful morning of watching my child get braces put on, some nature therapy was in order.

I’m sure I’ll feel much better (once I can feel my face again).