Happy Thanksgiving!!!

 Yesterday was a lovely day.

While Rod met with the guy about the

new water treatment system

(our water is SUPER hard and is

killing our appliances... the ice maker

doesn't make ice, the washing machine

had to be replaced last month,

and the dishwasher isn't looking good...)

Anyhow. 

While Rod was dealing with that,

Kyle and I got the TV etc all set up 

on the new stand he made for me.

It looks fantastic in the living room!

It's the perfect size, color, shape, everything!!!

And!

I got a package from the Arizona Gang!

Right now he is standing on the table out on the patio.

The patio needs some design / decoration / style work.

(Or we just need to put all the bug killer stuff

someplace else...)

The old TV stand is right there too - we put it on the

free marketplace to see if anybody wants it.

If there are no takers, we'll carry it out

to the curb and somebody will be sure to

pick it up.

Then last night Rod took us to Texas Roadhouse

for dinner. I had pulled pork.

Kyle had chicken.

Rod had steak.

Ours is better, which is why Kyle and I opted

for something else.

We ran into a Back40Beef customer there who

chided Rod for going out to a steakhouse when

we have a freezer full of the best beef around.

Rod said "It's my wife's birthday and this is what

she wanted - why are YOU here when you also

have a freezer full of the best beef around?"

Big Mike said - "Anniversary - and this was MY wife's choice..."

Hahahahahahaha

After dinner we went across the street to Lowe's

 and looked at kitchen sinks and faucets,

then went over to look at kitchen remodels,

and after deciding what we want

and then remembering we haven't won

a lottery recently we just bought a new 

doorknob and headed home for some

cheesecake I made on Tuesday.

This morning, of course, we are all busy.

Rod finished fixing my Trooper.

(the power steering line popped a hole, so he

had to replace it, but that meant taking out the

radiator, and finding a broken mount, so making

a NEW mount {my men are SO handy} and then

putting it all back together...!)

Kyle made his contribution to the dinner - his

specialty is the sweet potato casserole.

But the kitchen isn't big enough for ALL of us

to be working on our parts at the same time,

so he did his this morning.

It's in the fridge, waiting for it's turn in the oven.

Then he replaced the doorknob on the patio

door - which was sticking and we couldn't get it open!

(And the front door has been broken since we moved

into the house - 17 years ago! So.... yeah.)

Now he's out in the garden.

The peas have FLOWERS!!!!!!

I put the turkey in the oven, made breakfast, made

the dog food for the next 6 days,

put the rolls (Rhodes) on to rise,

and put some brussels sprouts in the crockpot.

Now I'm going to sit for a few minutes and then

it's time for round two.

No idea what that means, but I'm sure there is

something I'm supposed to be doing... 

lol

I'm 62 now.

So I'm allowed to be forgetful.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!