Feeling a bit Hobbit-like today.
"Oh LOOK...Pie!
Our Family Celebration set for tomorrow....and I had a small bit of turkey, green bean casserole and buttered yams with pecans...and both pecan and pumpkin pies (individual sized) for here at home yesterday when
I WAS KIDNAPPED
by Chris and Tina (whose grandmother had invited me). Loved meeting the rest of her family...and realize now (with all the Scottish/Irish relation) that
1. When the time comes I will probably be getting a grandchild with red hair...and maybe even twins..which run strongly in her family.
2. I am not losing a son...I am gaining what appears to be a small faction of the IRA...lol!
A beautiful close family...and nothing exploded...although the teensy,tiny, 12 week old chihuahua puppy seemed very close. He ate until his little round belly looked like a baseball.
What an amazing dinner. Nearly 20 relatives. Tables and tables of...everything. Ham and Turkey, Baked Beans,Devilled Eggs, Noodles, Rolls, Dressing...a table of appetizers. Two sideboards of pies. Pumpkin, Banana Cream, Peanut-Butter, Chocolate, Pecan. A floor show by the youngest members (3 and under)
By the time dinner was over the Turkey wasn't the only thing that was stuffed, and I was swearing off food for the evening (and possibly ever).
Not to worry...by this morning I had scrounged up a piece of Pecan pie to go with morning coffee...and by noon I went ahead and fixed my small pre-planned feast.
(...and have leftovers for Sunday)
Tomorrow we will all gather for our Family Thanksgiving out. A Post-Thanksgiving Feast.
Yeah....we're Hobbits.
That there can actually be too much food.
(...there were times in my childhood I would never have believed this...and that feeling is something you never forget...)
Today is Black Friday and one of the things I am thankful for today is that I am home...warm...safe...a little over-full...and a NAP in my near future...but not out there for the Annual Shop-A-Thon.
Tried it once...years and years ago.
Not for me.
Never Again.
I always write my Christmas cards on Black Friday to mail mid-week the first week of December. And enjoy the relaxation. And leftover pie.
Did I mention pie?
This week's movie
The Justice League
Which has been getting mixed reviews, and now I know why.
If you are a DC Comics enthusiast...pass on this film. You will find that they have taken some severe liberties with the back-story of nearly EVERY character. It will not be a pleasant experience for you. Or as Chris stated
"It Sucked"
If you do not know the back-stories of the characters and just enjoy an action film where the good guys always prevail...you will LOVE this film.
Not a Marvel film by a long shot...and Ben Affleck is looking a bit old and tired as Batman...but overall I enjoyed it.
Your experience may vary.
The Books this week were
I am buying a copy in January.
USBN: 978-1-57965-628-7
Available on Amazon.
And
A recent release of Fiction by David Walton,
Set in the Amazon jungle, a mycologist makes a stunning discovery. One of the fungi he has been studying is evolving to increase its chance of survival and sporification by infecting and combining with humans...with the additional side effect of a rapid increase of their intelligence.
At first it seems wonderful with the local tribes being re-programmed by the fungi to save the Amazon Basin and Rainforests...but it quickly gets out of hand.
Then a secondary fungi is manipulated and weaponized by the military.
Yeah...you could see THAT coming.
Quick,engaging read.
Well worth the look.
And lastly,
I rarely endorse charitable organizations with the exception of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and The American Red Cross, but happened on this the other day and was really impressed.
So if you have someone on your Christmas List who already has everything, or you just want to add a bit of brightness in a child's life
Try this:
http://thingsofmyveryown.org/support-a-child-this-holiday-season/
After reading a few of the gift tag requests there were tears in my eyes. Such simple things that we take for granted.
Example of one of the tags
I know I will be picking a child to gift this Holiday Season.
More Anon...
The Pumpkin pie is calling!
