*Coming up for air*

[kyburg]

Jim and Alex are on their way over to Sis' to get David - then they come back, I feed them lunch and we go to Knott's Berry Farm. THEN - come back for dinner, Jim takes David home and Alex gets to sleep all night long again....

I have a couple of hours wiggle while they're gone. Soon, I hope to hear from the guy helping me move tables and chairs back to the rental place this morning - that's what I get to do while the guys are off guying.

Thanksgiving. Let's start with Wednesday night when I didn't get a break from getting off work, getting tables and chairs, picking up the CSA box, getting dinner - and coming home to find Jim playing video games, with not even the laundry in the wash yet.

I got to bed after 2:00 AM Thursday morning. Got up again at 6:30 to put the turkey in the oven. Back to bed until 9:30. Up again to get dressed and finish setting the table - and got done just in time for the first folks to arrive.

Mom looks MUCH better than when I saw her last, but she was very cautious about moving around. No worries. She ate everything people gave her and that made everyone happy.

Alex, the 11 year old? Whoever showed him Nightmare on Elm Street last week? Die. NOW. No love.

Because he ended up in our bed, after kicking us both out of it, one by one Thanksgiving night. Jim was first, he got the couch -

Me? Got the floor. Yeah. Feeling the love alllll over the place.

Last night, he went to bed first - and was sleeping SOUNDLY before we went to ours. This morning, we all woke up in much better condition.

Did not take any pictures this year - too tired. Did get the places set with the English crackers that worked so well last year - and they were a hit again this year (though the prizes were sadly less attractive with this set) - snobahr and family came over, and much fun was had by all. I think they were surprised at how well a housefull of people can react to a typical 2 year old - we do well with kids. Sis even took a turn with the boyzilla all by herself - and sounded like she was having a marvelous time. I'll have to remember this. Get Sis a 2 year old for Christmas. She'll love me for it.

I think we have our Christmas shopping firmly nailed down - and will be getting some of the gifts mostly at the last minute - and mailing gift cards? Sounds like a plan for everyone east of San Bernardino.

Simming while I'm waiting for the phone to ring. Sounds like a plan to me.

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The only problem with 2 yr olds

[snobahr.livejournal.com]

is they turn into 3 yr olds, then 4 yr olds, then...

We had a great time! And Gerhardt definitely liked Alex.

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

Hijacking your thread a bit here, as you meantion CSA--would you like to pass along any comments on your experience, good or bad, and why you decided to do it? Any comment would be very welcome, no need to give name or location or nay of that. The reason I ask is that I'm involved in doing a team Toastmasters speech, where we've decided to talk about community supported agriculture, how you get involved, what you can expect, and why people think it's a good idea. I've picked up some numbers on conversion of farmland to urbanization, for instance, as a reason to support open space preservation efforts such as small to medium farms, and how CSA encourages great market stability for the farmers.
Thank you!!

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

It was either mactavish or jenkitty that turned me onto the whole idea in the first place - I looked up the local one through a clearinghouse website and away I went.

It can appear to be more expensive that what you can find in the stores, but overall, you get a wider variety of things than you would in the stores as well (we'd buy lettuce, carrots and potatoes and that would be it, if were up to us) - so we've had our vistas widened, so to speak.

It's also a bit of a culture shock to get fresh produce straight from the farm in bustling urban Los Angeles - but we do, and it works well!

thanks!

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

This is great. Thanks so much for letting me know!
Hadn't got back to you earlier because my email has been acting up, and just now got on a different program, but hopefully better now!