Life: It Goes On - November 26

I had every intention of at least getting a Thanksgiving greeting up last week; but, you know, life... Miss H left on Friday for a ten-day driving trip to South Carolina so we spent a lot of time last week making sure she had every thing she would need for that. As you can imagine, I felt like I was driving along with her every mile of the way until she safely arrived at her friend's place last evening. I don't know about her, but I'm exhausted! Proud of her for having the courage to do it; I don't think I have the courage to do it.

This Week I'm:

Listening To: My favorite thing I listened to this past week was my great-niece chattering. She was so much the center of attention that we were almost able to ignore the Huskers' painful football loss. Almost.

Watching: See above.

Reading: I have only read 10 pages since Wednesday night. But I have started Pachinko which I am reading with Care of Care's Books and Pie. Care is a big reader of the books selected for The Morning News' Tournament of Books and Pachinko is one of the book selected for the tournament.

Making: Crockpot cherry steel cut oats, bread pudding (and bread crumbs with the crusts), banana bread, pumpkin muffins, egg muffins. My mom insisted on doing all of the food for Thanksgiving dinner herself which is why you don't see any of that kind of food on my list. It also explains where I got my control freak tendencies from, doesn't it?

Planning: On getting Christmas decorations up this week. I usually do them this weekend but my sister, her husband, their daughter and her fiancé came in yesterday and spent the night. So no decorations yet but at least my house is clean!

Thinking About: I believe I've mentioned that my thoughts were on the road with Miss H. Which is pretty much what I'll be thinking about until she pulls into our driveway next Sunday.

Enjoying: Gorgeous, gorgeous weather. It was so warm that when the crew went up to the high school near my parents' for the annual field goal kicking contest, they didn't even need to wear jackets. You'll notice some even wore shorts.

Feeling: Like I don't really want to get out the Christmas decorations. Does that make me a Scrooge? I really love my fall decorations so I'm always sad to put them away. Plus, it's such a major job!

Looking forward to: A much quieter week both at work and at home.

Question of the week: Am I the only one who doesn't look forward to starting the whole Christmas decorating process?