Katie bathing the turkey. Sorry for the crappy picture. The flash blew out the picture.
Our friends Don and Gerri came over for the feast. I had made some appetizers, one of which was crab dip. I think I finally got the recipe right. A friend used to make the dip around the holidays and I loved, loved, loved it. However, she has since passed and I never got the recipe. So, the crab dip was a success and Rick ate too much of the pre-Turkey munchies. This is the first year that he did not gorge himself on turkey.
Speaking of gorging, our first Thanksgiving together was also our first as a married couple. We were supposed to drive up to my parents, but the weather was not cooperating. At last minute we decided to stay in Lansing and I threw a Thanksgiving dinner together at the last minute. We invited our neighbors over and had a festive time. Frankly, it was one of the best Thanksgivings ever. Back to gorging. Rick was cutting the turkey and putting meat on a plate. Pretty soon the plate was piled high. When I said I could put the plate on the table and people could grab what they wanted, he informed me that it was not the table plate but his plate! He wasn't joking. Needless to say, he was one moaning and groaning puppy after he was done eating.
I have gotten a lot of the Christmas shopping for Katie done, but I have not started on anyone else. I am also working on Katie's calendar. Each year I give immediate members of our families a calendar with a new picture of Katie for each month.
On Black Friday, I don't do the "get up at the crack of dawn, fight the crowds to save $50" exercise. However, Katie and I did go to see Tangled in Abilene. I was shooting for the 12:15 pm showing, but we arrived early and the theater wasn't mobbed, she we saw the 11:35 am showing. We saw the 3D version of Tangled and thoroughly enjoyed it. And yes, Katie tried to grab some of the objects that appeared to travel outside of the screen. There is a lot of humor in the movie and I found myself genuinely laughing. We will be getting it when it comes out on Blu-ray.
Last week I had the first of three dental appointments. The first went well, but that was only because a gel was swabbed on my gums before he shot them up with Novocaine. I also took the nitrous oxide. Did I ever mention that I get anxious visiting the dentist? It is a result of my younger years. My first dentist was forced into the profession by his parents. He ended up losing his license when it was discovered that he was nipping at a bottle before seeing each patient. Dentist number two kept on giving my teeth a clean bill of health. After seeing him for years, he retired and I had a new dentist. The new dentist discovered a ton of cavities. Apparently dentist #2 didn't like his job either. In college I went to one of those dental clinics and that hack fixed a cavity for me, but his filling was a mess. In addition, he drilled too much into the tooth and it ended up cracking. Like I said, I get anxious about dental appointments and don't trust tooth doctors. However, this new dentist, Dr. Toogood--real name and no, he is not American Indian--I do like.
Mom is fairing okay in rehab. Her Alzheimer's has her thinking that she had a stroke. She has also been claiming that she hit her head from the fall and that is why her memory is bad. In reality, she didn't hit her head, but it is her way of not facing the fact that she has that horrible disease.
I am not too pleased with Ballet Abilene. I drove Katie to class last Tuesday evening, only to find the place closed up. Apparently they are closed the entire Thanksgiving week. I have no clue how I was supposed to know that. I have no calendar for them, no email was sent, nothing was mentioned in the newsletter and there was no sign on the door. I'll deal with that tomorrow.
I have a few errands to run, so I'll sign off. I don't have any type of MOPS function today, so I feel as if I am on vacation.
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