Mom and I cooked and entertwined my nephew. My dad came over about a couple hours before we ate. My brother and his gf showed up 20 minutes before we ate. We ate. Mostly talked swim team stuff...for nephew...then they left.
I was frustrated with my brother but didn't show it. Every holiday and get together mom and I cook.in the past my brother has disappeared 5 or 10 minutes before time to eat and sated MIA for most the meal. His gf goes to her family on xmas (only child rarely sees her family ) but I told Mom that for xmas my brother and dad should be in charge of the food.
I'm thankful to be with my family but I wish the guys would do more.
Oh and there are only a few pictures I toik. No one takes pictures anymore either. Which depresses me for some reason.
In the Christmas gift name grab, I got my cousin who's a freshman in college. Next year, he's living in a house, so I'm thinking basic kitchen stuff? A bowl, a measuring cup, tongs, like that. That makes sense, right? I should just ask his mother.
Sister-in-law wanted to go to Golden Corral for Thanksgiving dinner. It's her first Thanksgiving with the family in some years, and she's in very poor health. So seven of us went to Golden Corral (me, Hubs, Sister-in-Law, Brother-in-Law (as in, brother to Hubs and Sister-in-Law), Sister-in-Law's 30-something daughter, and Brother-in-Law's two teenage kids.
It went pretty well. The wait to get a table wasn't too long. The food was adequate-to-good, except there weren't any baked beans (and I was able to ignore the completely-outside-Thanksgiving-tradition foods like pizza). Hyper-libertarian niece made no outrageous statements and only one questionable remark. Extremely religious nephew doesn't make outrageous remarks, so I felt more tolerant amusement for the big cross on the chain around his neck than anything else.
I'm at work today. Two of us are here out of a division of 16 people. Neither supervisor is here.
In other matters, Jesse, what's your budget? Back when a wedding shower meant the couple needed just about everything for housekeeping, my mother's go-to gift was a kitchen trash can filled with little things that people wouldn't normally think of -- a potato peeler, measuring spoons, that sort of thing.
Tim is getting ready to go camping with his brothers and assorted nieces and nephews. I'm going to work today, because my November invoice is due Monday, so I might as well put more hours on it.
Good morning! I feel like I bogarted the happy yesterday, we had a lovely holiday. Went on a long walk by the cliffside with my sister and her friend, then came back and started cooking and basically hung out and cooked and ate all day. Watched the Aardman pirate movie and went to bed. It's nice to only be with the family I like as well as love.
MIL is talking tax codes. Help.
In other matters, Jesse, what's your budget? Back when a wedding shower meant the couple needed just about everything for housekeeping, my mother's go-to gift was a kitchen trash can filled with little things that people wouldn't normally think of -- a potato peeler, measuring spoons, that sort of thing.
Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. Potato peeler is a good one! I figure he's not going to be cooking anything elaborate, but he may want to make some food. My mother also suggested a waffle maker or George Foreman grill or something, which seemed like a great idea. Budget is $50.
Ooh, I'm going to go click through the Amazon affiliate link and see what I can find there.
Rubber spatulas, Pyrex, a colander, cutting board, spoon rest, oven mitt....
