Life: It Goes On - November 30

Happy Sunday! Belated Thanksgiving greetings to everyone who celebrates. This was our first holiday without my dad; and even though he hasn't been able to get to our house for holidays for the past year, it was so strange not to have to plan when we would visit him, think about what foods we would take him, and wish we could get him here. 

Our Novembers are usually very quiet, but with my dad's passing this month, the month has flown by. Not much reading has been done and almost no blogging. I'd like to say that December will be better, but I doubt it. There is still a lot to be done with my dad's estate and I haven't hardly begun Christmas shopping. Certainly wishing I was almost done, as I was last year at this time! 

Last Week I: 

Listened To: I didn't listen much last week, what with having Thursday and Friday off, but I am still listening to Liz Moore's The Unseen World.

Watched: The usual college football, basketball, and volleyball and pro football. We did, last night, watch The Ballad of Wallis Island, which we both really enjoyed. It's a quiet, British film that you will have to pay attention to, but we recommend it. 

Read: Not a thing. Haven't been able to settle on a book. 

Made: ALL of the Thanksgiving things, including my first attempt at sweet potato pie. Also made cinnamon rolls and blueberry muffins for our breakfasts. Haven't made a single thing since Thursday as we are still grazing on leftovers, even though I sent home a mountain of food with people. 

Enjoyed: Thursday we had Mini-him and Miss C, Miss C's parents, Miss H and her boyfriend for Thanksgiving dinner. It was a lovely day. I had things pretty well planned ahead of the meal and didn't rush to get everything cleaned up after so we had plenty of time to just sit and chat after. 

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This Week I’m:  

Planning: Christmas decor will go up this week and I need to get a good start on my shopping. 

Thinking About: I'm hoping to find more experiences to give as gifts this year, rather than things, so I'm spending a lot of time thinking about what kinds of things my family would like to do. 

Feeling: We've had a very relaxing past couple of days and I find that I really needed that. 

Looking forward to: Getting my hair done this week! 

Question of the week: How did you celebrate your Thanksgiving?