Things change so quickly; last post I was lamenting about clear lights and only finding LED lights. All of a sudden the shipment must have come through to Amazon, the lights are everywhere, but now I am out of the mood. It is no small thing to string all of those lights into a design while on a ladder, so I will leave it until next year and we will start earlier.
We are full of pork. Nate and I have mastered the smoker , in our eyes mind you. The pork is so rich I can't eat too much of it, but it is delicious. If you are not in a hurry, it is the way to any easy entree.
We will be having another toned down Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. I will just wait to see what plans everyone has and go from there. Nate will be traveling, but only for a month.
Monday we were treated to a surprise; Stacy called to ask if she could drop off the girls while she went to the doctor. Andy and I were beside ourselves with glee. Mike was catatonic...he cannot believe that we could handle the girls ages 2 and 5 at our advanced age. Never mind I had taught school for thirty years managing quite a few more than two. The girls were perfect. I had things set up so we did not have to scramble to find a pass time...and I had plenty of ice cream as back up if a crying jag should present itself. It was so calm and serene even I was surprised. Matt and Stacy are doing a great job as parents. When the girls left I went to take a little nap which turned into a few hours, but hey, we are retired after all.
