Showing posts with label Thanksgiving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thanksgiving. Show all posts

11/25/2007

Turkey Day Hangover...

Oh, that wonderful Thanksgiving hangover. You know the one- The Turkey Day hangover that means your house looks like a hurricane hit it. You find yourself recoiling every time you open the refrigerator door because after 3 days everything smells and tastes like dead turkey. You stopped being on your best behavior sometime around 9:17 Saturday morning and by Saturday afternoon you were seriously contemplating knocking off a few family members. And this morning, I woke up with a cold and a dying laptop.

Don't complicate this by going to Costco. There is no "Goodwill Toward Men" at Costco the Sunday after Turkey Day. It's more like someone released fire-breathing dragons into a roman coliseum for a no-holds-barred battle to the death.

In an attempt to recoup- I ordered pizza for dinner. We ate in the kitchen where, despite the clean-out, things still smelled off. Even with a cold they smelled off to me. Know why? Somebody, God help us, pooped under the kitchen table!

I just hope it was one of the dogs.

Maybe they've had it with Turkeys too.

I really do love the togetherness of the holidays. Really. I do. Did I mention the fabulous dinner the Eldest Unnamed One made for us last night? Or the Margaritas Marti and I downed while playing Apples to Apples with the kids? Or the funny things they say when they're all together, home for the holidays?



It's just the clean up I can't stand. The clean-up, the chaos, the cold...and the dead laptop.

But oh, did we have fun!

It may have been a mess and I may feel a bit crabby now- but damn, we had fun!

So yeah, a month from now, I'll be right back here, crabby, exhausted and still smiling from the good times I had doing the Holiday thing all over again.

Now, where did I put those Chicken Wire Light Balls? And has anybody seen the twinkle light reindeer?

11/14/2007

Phases of Life- Boys to Men






The Unnamed Ones have taken up cooking. The Eldest Unnamed One has been at it for a couple of years, but with the arrival of Gordon Ramsey and Kitchen Nightmares, the Youngest Unnamed One has also become enamoured of the culinary arts.

They want to open a restaurant. Together. The two of them. The same two who fought like cats and dogs every day of their childhood. I can't tell you how many times I had the "Friends come and go but family is forever" and the "One day I'll be gone..." talk. I'm not proud of pulling the guilt card but desperate times called for desperate measures.

Anyway, in light of these recent developments, I decided to ask the two if they'd like to each make a dish to go with Thanksgiving dinner.

The Eldest is on it. The last time I checked, he was thinking he'd make Mac and Cheese with Bacon.

The Youngest weighed in last night. We'll be having Turkey, Mac and Cheese and Egg Rolls.

Cool, huh?

After dinner, I'll kick their asses at...er...I mean, I'll introduce them to the card game, Phase-10.

Life is good.