We're up at Chez Zmayhem. Except Emmett.

Nana slept over and will be making French Toast for breakfast.

I drove EM home last night and came back, and dismembered my large turkey, and put the carcass in a stock pot and boiled it down to something I can use for gravy or soup.

Happy birthday, Daisy!

Heal-ma for Khusband!

Halfway there, Perkins - Huzzah!

Okay, that's all the enthusiasm I can muster so far.

I might need to eat pie before I have French toast.

I have no money, so Black Friday is just a day with more spam in my junk mail, and more ham in my fridge, to me.

I plan on doing some practical things, assuming the people I need to contact are open, and then cleaning up the kitchen a bit, and prepping my mind and clothese for my interview tomorrow.

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I am at work. Despite YEARS of my arguing this point with management as HR person, we still don't give this day off. I am going to see HP7 after work, though, so that will rock.

T-day with friends was great fun. There was one tense moment, when the elderly mom of our hostess dropped in passing that Alice McDermott won the national book award because there was another catholic on the jury that year and they "stick together." That was a real conversation stopper. DH is going to butterfly and grill a turkey this weekend, so I get second T-day and some leftovers.

Quick recovery~ma for your khusband, Nilly!

The in-laws and I are heading over to the cheese factory today to buy cheese and butter. Because that's what we do in Wisconsin.

My SIL went to WalMart in the middle of the night, since the kids kept her up anyway. I still think it is crazy.

Little kids like seeing pictures of other little kids. It's kinda fascinating. Also, like to see where your trash trucks drive. Or maybe that is one kid in particular.

Whew. Friend who came to dinner did not get ill, so I will blame it on the migraine. And will eat the leftovers.

I did midnight shopping the first year I was out here in Seattle...it was insane, and not that big a bargain. I have never since.

Leftover stuffing = best breakfast ever. Kids are now consuming the last of the Satsumas, so I'll need to go out to buy more.

DH is going to butterfly and grill a turkey this weekend

That's pretty bad ass.

I have shopped. Only 3 stores and nothing too crazy. Lunch of leftovers = win. Now going to set up a playdate for mac and get a list of chores done at the house. Tomorrow I really want to do some Christmas decorating and some sewing.

Hec, have you seen these Emma Thompson pictures?