My sister drove up from PA and it took 11 hours instead of the usual 7. Thanksgiving, the busiest travel day of the year. Everyone be safe whereever you are going.
Everything is ready now except the Turkey. Cook. Cook. Cook.
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My sister drove up from PA and it took 11 hours instead of the usual 7. Thanksgiving, the busiest travel day of the year. Everyone be safe whereever you are going.
Everything is ready now except the Turkey. Cook. Cook. Cook.
Deb,
I am glad your sister arrived safely. :)
Off for my run.
BM-Tanks for keeping me sane whilst at work..:)
Enjoy your run!!
C
Hey TD. Happy Thanksgiving!
Bmo3 - hope you had a good run. I really don't enjoy the traditional tday food either. I really like a wild rice casserole someone always brings and dark turkey meat as well. I don't like pumpkin pie - I'd much rather have apple but there wasn't any there.
I'm home playing elefun with B. Looking forward to Greys Anatomy (mr. crabby pants didn't get a nap and is going to bed early:D ) I'll check in later.
Kit, glad that's stuck in your head:p
CC-it is fun chatting with you. :)
Dar-My run was awesome. It felt so good to work off the post-migraine fog, hopefully the migraine will stay away. It was not as cold as I would have liked it out.
I love Christmas trees and Christmas lights, but OMG, why are there so many up already????
hope everyone is having a good day.
great day to clean the house, laundry and work on cards. i'm already working on my first glass of wine. :)
CWR- Have a glass for me.
I am shopping for gifts online.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I did it! I totally stuck with my eating plan for today and I feel awesome. My plate was half full of veggies and salad, and I also enjoyed a roll, sweet potatoes and turkey with gravy. And I didn't go overboard on desserts as I had feared -- just one slice of pumpkin pie (my all time favorite) and 1/2 small slice of pumpkin roll. And I didn't snack or pick at chips, pretzels, candy, etc. Woo hoo!
BM03, I don't like a lot of turkey day foods ... mainly, I don't really care for turkey. I eat it, but I just don't love it. And I don't eat cranberry sauce. And don't particularly like stuffing. But I've grown fond of sweet potatoes in recent years and I'm well-known in the family for my pumpkin pie obsession.
I second the comment on Xmas decorations. Why are so many up, even in the days before Thanksgiving?
Well, I'm off to sleep. Going for a ride with AG tomorrow because the 3-hour spinning class was full. (Thank goodness. ;) )
OTG-Congrats on doing so well with your Thanksgiving eating. Well done. :D
Have a wonderful ride tomorrow. Sleep well.
Hi all,
I, on the other hand, went to work today. Starting to have to think about the Christmas concert now that the report cards are done. Geez, if it's not one thing, it's another. I'm looking forward to January so I can just teach for awhile. :)
So when do you usually cook the turkey? Wed or Thurs? Our thanksgiving day off is a Monday so some people cook it Sun and others wait till Monday.
BM3 - glad your migraine is gone! I woke up with quite a headache this morning but I think it's because I had a margarita just before I went to bed... :D I'm sticking to red wine tonight. One glass only.
I like the TG food, but only for one day. Well maybe turkey sandwiches for a second day but not the rest of it. Any kind of pie is fine with me...
I am desperate to get on a bike this weekend. We might go mountain biking in the snow on Saturday. Should be interesting. Might be softer when I fall...
OTG - congratulations! I find the snack food the toughest to avoid - good for you!
OTG hope you enjoyed those veggies for me too! good job.
BM3 wait for it.... hold on.... ok back. got that second glass of wine and its all for you!
oh! i spoke to my dad today. he was doing ok. having a hard time following him, but it was good to talk to him. he was just happy to hear my voice. my stepmum even said after the second time i talked to him that he started crying because it was so good to hear me. now that made me cry.
Well, that was a long day broken up by eating binges.
cwr - some crying is good. :) Glad you talked to your dad.
CWR - he's a lucky dad indeed. So glad you got to talk to family. Much love to you today, girl.
Kit - hope you had a wonderful day with H and family. You're such a cute couple.
Bmo3 - nice chatting with you tonight. Off to do my own shopping now.
Kel - sorry you had to work today. I forgot that you have a different day than we do. We cook them on Thursday usually. I didn't have to make anything this year. Yea!!
OTG - good going today. Very proud of you. You're killing me on the ride tomorrow tho. Uggh! I have to work. You have fun and say hi to AG for me.
Well, off to shop. Way behind on some things. As usual.
I sincerely hope everyone had a great holiday. Take care.
X.
Well Happy Black Friday to all of you tomorrow. :)
I will again be at work but no worries, I love my job.
I am happy because it's supposed to snow a bit tonight and more tomorrow! I love the first snow of the year. :)
Have a good day everyone.
I'm bored...
la la la...
Wake up kids!!
c
I'm awake. I's 4:47 AM and I'm awake. :D
V.
Hello V..
Are you on your way out for a bike ride?
Is it fluffy that's the training bike? What happened to your friendly rocks? Are they still friendly?
I have many many qu's to ask you but we'd be here all day...kind of like watching cricket..only more exciting!!!
c
I will ride today, don't know where or when yet. Fluffy is my training bike. The Legolas doesn't have a name yet. He really needs one. The rocks are sitting in the garage.
V.
I admire you Californiahhhh ladies...You have HILLS plus the ELEVATION...I just have headwind...
How is the training for the PBB going?
c
Oh, I've got until August to get ready for that. :D I'll wait until July to start training.
Yeah, it's pretty windy here. The Coach wants me to do Diablo repeats, while he goes in to work for a bit. Yesterday's high temp at the summit was 41 F about 5 C, with steady winds in the 20s and gusts of up to 49 mph. Gee doesn't that sound like fun.
V.
Weeeell...It was about 28c today..
I have to face the Fremantle Doctor on my way home most days. The Dr isn't a person. I'll let wikipedia explain...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremantle_doctor
I struggle with any type of wind but i think of all my rides as training..not commutes. I make an effort to figure out how to work my way through the wind but it doesn't always work....
A nice 20km ride in & a 40km ride home..:)
c
Oh nice and warm down there! I like warm. I deal with being hot much better than being cold when I ride. Your Doctor Fremantle sounds like the Santa Anas in southern CA. Such fun stuff.
Your commute sounds like a good daily ride though.
Time for us to start figuring out what we're doing today. Have to take the motorcycle to the shop, Thom has to go work for a bit to get caught up again, have to try to hook up with some folks that want to trade motorcycle gear with us, want to buy a new truck, want to get in a good ride, need to mow the lawn and finish putting up Christmas decorations while the weather is still decent, groceries, the bathroom needs cleaning, the kitchen floor needs to be washed... it's a never ending list. Oh yeah, I have to do report cards.
V.
Oh Veronica - poor you. When are they due in? I am hoping to get mine back from admin today so I can fix anything (hopefully nothing) and get them copied and stuffed into envelopes. On the other hand, lucky you for being able to ride....
I don't have to give them to admin. My conferences start on Wed. I have two done so far. :D They take so long because I have to put a grade for nearly every Benchmark in Lang. Arts and Math.
We've talked ourselves out of buying a truck. AGAIN. So that's one less thing to do today.
Oh... but there's also the Christmas cards to do and the calendars to make. And I really want to make an apple pie. I need to make more cookies too. I really don't want to wash the kitchen floor. One of those chores I had to do as a kid...
I guess I need to go be semi-productive. :p
V.
CC-I am here. We have been rather off schedule with the holidays, up late sleeping in. It has been delightful. Still no riding for me, but i can run. I will wait for the sun to set before I go running. :)
KG-I would very much like snow. Sadly we are warming up again. High in the 60F or 16C. It is too late in the year for these warm temps. :(
Veronica-Happy riding today. Someday I would love to be able to ride with you! (okay, trail you from a distance. :D) Work a little on the report cards, then go ride to unwind. :)
CWR-I am so glad you were able to talk to your father.
Black Friday-I never go out and shop on this day. I did it once and that experience was more than enough to hold me over for the rest of my life.
Another lazy day in this household. My DH is making big, fluffy pancakes. I put blueberries on mine as I do not like maple syrup. Also coffee, very strong and black, followed by fresh squeezed orange juice. YUM! Christmas music is playing in the background, I may start working on my Christmas cards today. Definitely heading out for a run tonight. Now if I could find some place that has Under Armour on sale.
I ordered 3 Spinnervals for myself from Santa-he was quite generous to me. ;) Now I need to convince my Neurologist on the 22nd to clear me. Maybe if I promise to wear a helmet indoors and ride only with someone present?
My kids, thankfully have been easy to grade. All 3 are i gifted classes and receive straight As. I recall my days of teaching 5th grade. Writing report cards and the conferences make me shudder.Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
Which Spinervals did you decide on?
V.
It was a gamble, so these are what I am starting with:Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
Sweating Buckets
Lean & Mean
Ultra Full Body with Irongirl
If you don't already have a cadence sensor, you might ask Santa for one of those. I find it really helpful when I'm doing Spinervals. Also painful. :p
V.
TG was pretty good to us, talking with the family, etc etc. They always ask about my family (a gentle 'why are you here' I guess) but they understand my not being able to fly back to WI for the holidays. It was lots like a midwestern thanksgiving- games and pie afterward, etc...
CWR- So glad you got to talk to your Dad; I know how much that meant to you. It was one of the things you've really needed to do lately.
X- Glad you found a buddy this year to keep things sane
I have errands to run today, going out and making keys, buying lockable skewers for my bike *no one's taking my baby's wheelz* and in general, setting the card on fire.
It's funny. No matter how gruff you can start feeling about your stressed-out SO (holidays are 'fun' under the right circumstances), when you're in the house they grew up in, and end up seeing pics of them as chipmunk-cheeked little kids, it's all better. Until they start kicking your butt in one of the board games Mom brought out. :rolleyes:
I do have a cadence sensor. :)
i am so sick of my feet hurting! so far today, walking from the parking lot to my desk killed. for the record its not a very long walk at all. i feel like a $#@&$)% for how i'm walking around. this just plain stinks. i have my dr appointment in a week and then if it comes down to it (which i'm sure it will) surgery a month. i just want to be able to walk like a normal person!
done.
getting back to work today is hard. it feels like a monday but its a friday. so confusing! it was nice to have yeserday off though!
It's the shortest week ever, Chica. Morning is monday thru tuesday, noon is wednesday and at the end of the shift, it's Friday again! :D
Arrgh! At work today. I really wish I was riding with OTG and AG instead. Of course, it's gorgeous out and I'm stuck inside. I may have to take a little walk on the path around the hospital later. I called AG on my way to work and she was hooking OTG up with her bike shop before the ride. Looks like they did a fit for her and are ordering a new crank. They are treating her right over there. Nice job AG, thanks for taking care of our girl. Of course, now I have all this energy left over that I didn't get to use up on the nasty LBS guy. Darn! :D
Kit - Yeah my little buddy was a great companion. Great pup, Bernese Mountain Dog. Unfortunately, not mine. He listened to me all day and was very calm with everything going on. Hung right by my side. I miss that kind of stuff. Real cutey tho, huh? He likes to jump up on my shoulders and look me right in the eye. Couldn't get my glasses repaired today tho. Rats! It'll take up to 8 days for a new pair. The originals only took 4 so I don't get it. Well, I put my contacts in for the day. The A/C at work dries my eyes out so I normally don't wear them here. I've been getting all the "You've got blue eyes!" comments. :confused: Maybe they change color when I wear glasses or something. I dunno.
CWR - Sorry you're at work too. Somebody has got to keep the mail system running tho. It was very busy here when I walked in, but now nothing. Hope it stays that way.
So glad you got to talk to your Dad. I call my Mom about every other day and drop in on her at least twice a week to make sure she's ok. She lives 5 min from my work. Sometimes, I forget how good I've got it being able to do that. Miss my Dad terribly still. Today is Mom and Dad's anniversary and tomorrow is Mom's b-day. Dad always said that he was the best b-day gift my Mom ever got. Mom always said that he certainly was the cheapest. :) I've got an all-day wedding thing tomorrow and won't get to see her until Sunday but we've got a dinner date after my ride.
Bmo3 - I am looking at getting my spinervals tonight for sure. See what you started by making me help you research them? :rolleyes: I'll start with 2 and go from there. I'm thinking Sweating Buckets and possibly Recharge. Not sure about the 2nd one yet. Sorry you have to wait to use yours but I have no doubt you'll be on the bike for x-mas. You're tough as nails.
Hmmm, well I guess I'll go do something productive, now. Like continuing education credits. (right Nanci? I love the fact that they changed it so my board exams don't count anymore.) I need 12 per year starting immediately. :(
Have a wonderful day and be safe. (IOW, don't get killed in the mall lines)
X.
ahhh the boss is gone for the day.... i'm the only one here. its so nice.
though the weather is cr@ppy today. windy, rainy and cloudy. no more snow on the ground. :(
Bikingmomof3
"I do have a cadence sensor. :)"
I have a low tech one: my knees :o
Knees hurt = too low a cadence
Happy knees = just right
dayuhm I miss Flightdeck ;)
I'm at work. it's slow, don't know why we are even here today except....I'm on double-time and a half! Whoopeeeee 8-)
Nice - our admin must read and sign every report card. Quite a job with 730 students at our school and only 1.8 admin. Yikes on giving a grade for every benchmark. What kind of grades do you use, A to C- or ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica