Bitter

The computer is not my friend this morning.  She won't let me download/upload pics.  Bahhumbug.

Blessings to you.  The skies are grey.  Trees are stripped of their beautiful AUTUMN leaves.  The outdoors grass is crunchy with frost. 

This past week, wintery winds harrassed the leaves as they swished across the landscape, but I didn't see the COLD coming so soon for Kansasland.  The bitter COLD blew in last week as I was sleeping.  How did this happen?  Nature did not ask me if she were allowed to freeze remaining Autumn foilage.  Piles of leaves line the street curbs.  The snow may blow before our yard gets groomed for SPRING.

Bitter temps when taking lil Miss to school early in the morning.  When she began seriously coughing her mom took her to the Doctor's to confirm she has an earache and sinusitis infection as well.  She  remained HOME with me the remainder of her school week.  I welcomed not getting out in the COLD.  It is all too soon WINTER here.

As I prepare this week for a THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, I am at a loss as to how much I need to get whipped into shape.  It'll be a HUGE BLESSING and RELIEF when this palace of ours is in order once again.  When that will happen is a mystery.

With the Kitchen remodeling ON HOLD, I will work around the messes as best I can.  There are three pies in the freezer waiting for me to warm them up for Desserts over the next week-end while company is here.  So glad they are in the freezer waiting.  There's a TURKEY and a HAM ready to rumble.  Praise the Lord...it is there.  I hope to finish the grocery shopping mid week.  Preparing what I can a head of time. 

I have been jotting down a THANKSGIVING MENU and know that this is one of those times in the year that the MENU is pretty much the same year after year and I am so COMFORTABLE with that.

Today I will clean out the fridge making room for the storage dishes I will serve some of the food in.  From PREPARATION to Stove to Table to Fridge these hardy dishes are multi-tasking ones for me. 

I've done this before....after deciding what the MENU will be, I locate my serving dishes and place a small piece of paper with written description label of what will be served in this particular dish.  Then place dishes in a special place before they are man handled.  This year I am going to go ahead and place them in a cleaned out fridge ready to see if I can get all the refridgerated items in there.  There they will remain until the foods are prepared. 

The more planning and preparations I can get done beforehand HELPS make that SPECIAL DAY run with less HICCUPS..SNAGS...BUMPS in the road. 

THANKSGIVING is in the forecast this week!  I am getting excited about COMPANY coming to visit and have FELLOWSHIP.  Visit, take some pics, dine, play games, see Family, etc.  I've been working at wrapping Christmas presents so I can send some presents HOME with LOVED ONES knowing they have their gifts for December.  I'm almost finished with the gifts for the Grandkids.  Have some more shopping to do for grown-up Children, Parents, Hubby.  Knowing this is just about a WRAP is satisfying.

December can then be a more relaxed month. 

It seems to be a juggling act around here as preparations are made for THANKSGIVING, HUBBY'S BIRTHDAY and CHRISTMAS presents being bugeted in. 

This morning I hear the clothes dryer tumbling as the clothing inside tickles the interior of this beast of a machine.  Pretty soon the dinger will go off and I will go to hang the casual clothing that are ready to see daylite before being put in their place.  I'd like to go to Topeka and buy some pre-made clothing to get me through the Winter.  So many of my WINTER sweaters are LOVED, but needing some new company.  They need new aquaintances to rub elbows with.  Know what I mean.

There goes the DINGER.  Ten times. 

I love my life as a HOMEMAKER, WIFE, MOMMA, GAMMAH!  Being a Daughter, Sister, Cousin, Aunt and Friend is like frosting on the cake.   

Better go take care of the load of clothing that's ready to be placed on hangers.

May you have a delightful Monday as THURSDAY inches her way our direction.

All the BEST 2 u,
d