I started the day much the usual with a before 6 roll out to my usual routines that start with a cup of hot green tea laced with turmeric while I posted the ramble then spent some quiet time with my Creator and Lord in humble thanksgiving and lifting up several by name. All seem well as can be expected. I piddled around on the computer catching up on some emails, paying some bills and then just browsing until it was daylight then headed out to work in the gardens since the Rec. was closed. I spaded up another section of the garden removing some pesky grasses and their roots then got it ready to transplant the 39 lettuce seedlings into 4 rows. I had 2 rows of bibb, 1 row of romaine and 1 row of iceberg lettuces. That kept me busy for a couple hours and by then I had worked up a sweat as the sun broke through the overcast skies which had held the temps down to to the low 70's and made it great for working.
Tyler came and I dug up some Swiss chard seedlings and a rosemary plant that I started last year from my main plant which seems to love it where it is. I've started several new plants from cutting for lots of different folks from this plant. After he left I headed into the house to help Nancy get ready for the crowd coming around 3'ish. She had the 25 pound turkey in the roaster and had peeled 10 pounds of taters sitting in water ready for turning them into smashed taters. Betsy was bringing the candid sweet taters as well as the dry stuffing which we all love better than the wet stuffing from inside the bird. Amy was bringing two pies; pecan and apple as well as vanilla ice cream. Nancy had made 2 pumpkin pies earlier in the morning and they were giving off that pumpkin pie smell as you walked into the kitchen. Bobby brought fresh Brussel sprouts as well as pork jowl to make into dish that accented both and then we had the frozen corn and dinner rolls. We ran out of the stuffing and the delicious gravy which never happens and usually is the best part of next day's leftover, oh well.
We guys sat and watched some of the three games on the TV featuring NFL football. None of the games were exciting as we had "no dog in the fight" except to see how far down in the standing the home town team the Bucs were. The grand kiddos had a marvelous time together and we all stared at Katie's huge tummy as the twins get closer to delivery day which should happen in about 4 weeks or so. We all are excited for their arrival and I'm sure we will be making some overnight stays to help with them. Katie seems ready for their lives to be changed with these new arrivals and of course we will do all we can to help. It would be nice if they were closer instead of the hour or so away especially this time of the year with the heavy traffic in the bay area, oh well.
That was about it as I was on kitchen duty after supper hand washing all that would not fit in the dish washer. It helped to digest standing up washing pots and pans for an hour or so; I even had a piece of Amy's pecan and apple pie and both were just so delicious. We sent two plates home; one for Braden who did make it here and one for his brother Garrett who never comes to any family dinners. Braden is now an R.N. while his brother stays in his room playing some games on the internet. He seems to have no ambition, doesn't drive and has no job. He is typical of this new generation of 20 year old millennials living in their parents house doing nothing but playing internet games, oh well.
That was about it as we put the house back together after everyone left around 8'ish. I soon hit the shower and was horizontal in the bedroom watching some of the last NFL game when I decided to shut the lights off before 10, LATER
Here are a few pics from yesterday
