WHY SO EARLY?

MY BODY REMINDED ME THAT I NEEDED A BATHROOM BREAK around 4 this morning.  Say what?  Why so early???  So I began my day of activities starting with emptying the dishwasher, placing the THANKSGIVING DISHES on a freshly polished sideboard, doing another load of dishes.  THANKSGIVING dinner dishes have been washed, dried and stacked.

I gathered clean silverware and rolled them in paper napkins that I found stashed in the sideboard drawer.  Still in the plastic wrapper, these green napkins were 50 cents from a thrift store when I bought them awhile back.  They will come in very handy for THANKSGIVING MEAL and I didn't have to buy any for this occasion.  

HUBBY has been helping me clean our HOME.  Thankful for him.  I couldn't have done all that needed done in a day.  It would have taken me a month as slow as I am these days.  This evening, I'm still cleaning on the house, but the KITCHEN is cleaned, stairs swept, one of the bathrooms thoroughly  cleaned, Guest Bedrooms ready for company, letters written for some Christmas ornaments boxed up to mail on Wednesday.  With the packages in the mail, I can relax some about this and do something else in regards to LIFE.  

I reworked the centerpiece for the Dining room table and I like it so much more than what I had.  Still need to vac the Dining room and clean the Powder room.  Working on loads of laundry throughout the day and getting the baking dishes out to use.  After thinking about company coming in, I thought it best to get some snack food so off to the store I will go tomorrow for pretzels, ginger snap cookies, Nutter Butter cookies, and trail mix.  

I have plans for meals until Sunday evening.  I'll re-evaluate on Saturday to see how all is going. If company stays longer than I will have to come up with some more meals to prepare. Thanksgiving Day weather is suppose to be beautiful like it was today where it is in the 50s with light blue skies.  

Time to turn some CHRISTMAS MUSIC on to help get me motivated.  

I didn't get to go to the movie theatre last Summer to watch the movie, Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris, as it didn't come to a theatre near where we live.  I see that I can watch it now on the television.  Perhaps we'll watch it Friday or Saturday night as I think my Mom will like seeing it.  

I am so very thankful for so much, it's humbling.  I don't have any trouble asking God for protection, guidance and direction.  That I be healthy, wealthy and wise.  These seem to cover the bases, but when the prayers are answered, I am too slow to give THANKS and words of appreciation.  I'll see if I can do better on this.  I believe I need to.

THANKSGIVING preparations are getting wrapped up.  Tomorrow, I will TRIPLE CHECK that I have all the ingredients I need for THE DINNER.  Make sure all the bakeware, cookware, utensils are available.  Then I can take a breather and go ahhhhhh.  

Will I wake early in the morning?  I had better as I need to go to the POST OFFICE and three other stores for this and that.  

Blessings and may you have a wonderful THANKSGIVING.  I'll take a blogging break and get back at it after Thursday.

~d