Thanksgiving is apples

today =

1. peeling nearly half a bushel of apples  
2. Making approx. 2 gallons of applesauce
3. baking two apple pies
4. getting hubby to bake his amazing pecan pie
5. composting 1/2 bushel of apple peels - okay - the peels from 1/2 a bushel of apples...
6. doing tons of laundry - lost count on loads
7. spinning more yarn for a Christmas project
8. winding 3 center pull balls of yarn from my dried skeins by wrapping it around my hand - no ball winder yet.
9. baking 3 loaves of pumpkin bread
10. chopping dead stalks from Jerusalem artichoke plants
11. wishing I had a few more hours to do a bit more

Wishing all of you a relaxing and very happy Thanksgiving

Uneventful Mondays

Uneventful Mondays are rare around this house.  Today was one of them.

• Got the children off to school.
• Ate breakfast.
• Took a BATH - yes - as in submerged in hot water for over half an hour - with a good book and no disturbances!
• Figured out holiday plans - loosely
• Went to parent/teacher conference for youngest son - good news - he is very normal - smart, kind and funny as well as a thinker of great thoughts!
• Went to store
• Went to library with youngest son
• Dropped off/picked up daughter from Jazz Band practice
• Ignored dinner and decided we are having "take and grab"
•  Translation: if it is in the house and not meant for Thanksgiving, go ahead and eat it - but concentrate on leftovers if you can!
• May sit and knit and watch football with the hubby tonight - I am trying to understand that darn sport