Even though I haven't posted a lot the last couple weeks, I need you ladies! How else am I going to remember what day it is? (Also for your love and support, of course.)

It is good to be back home. I think I will go for a short run today! I haven't gone since I got the call about my dad. I also need groceries. Speaking of, when we left town in a hurry and left the turkey in the fridge thawing, I also apparently forgot to put anything underneath it. We came home to turkey blood all over the refrigerator. We had to basically dismantle the entire thing to get everything clean. Dismantling required youtube videos. I found one to get the bottom shelf out and within the first thirty seconds it said "do not try to remove these clips, they will break and they are expensive to replace." I brought it over to show DH, who then showed me the clip he just broke......turns out they don't do anything but hold the glass in when you finally do get the shelf loose with different clips.

Margaret, great race and report. I don't know if I could have gone back out there. When Kathryn texted me and said something like "funny story I have to tell you at some point" I was not expecting that! Great job getting that second hundo!

Spin class was good.  Glad I got up. Cold front moved in last night. Brought plants in. Tomorrow it will be warmer. Move plants out. lol

So busy!!  Last night was soup supper and Advent services.  Tonight is quilt guild party. Tomorrow night we are decorating gingerbread houses and maybe cookies (if grandma has time to bake) with the grands.

I've been in the office every day this week to work on shrimp samples. I should be done by lunch today--last stinky sample needs to be cooked, packed and frozen. I hope I don't stink out the whole building!!!

Karen, glad you are home safe.  Yuck on the turkey mess.

Elina--DH is really into World Cup this year. We'll watch the Saturday game.

Later y'all!

Carol, great to see you! I think a friend from here (my realtor) went up with her friends to Wineglass. Sounds like a fun weekend.

Susan, you sound busy! Early start to Christmas stuff for sure. I know you'll enjoy it all, probably more so if you can get out of the office and have some downtime as well.

Damaris, your week off has gone really fast. I'm thinking about signing up for the miles game again after all.

A few random tidbits you all probably don't care about but on my mind after spending over a week with the family:

My mom is 80 years old and on no medication except a multivitamin. And if I look at my sister's health and mine, I inherited her health (my sister got many of my dad's issues). If she doesn't outlive us all, I will. She did have colon cancer in her 50s, but would combine her trips to St. Louis for chemo with shopping - she's tough.

My sister is 57 years old and hasn't gone through menopause yet!

My sister-in-law is angry and mean. She was super nice around the family at least, but I guess there's a reason we see my brother and his son, but never her. She holds grudges from perceived slights from ten years ago! My mom says she thinks she has mental problems, DH says no, she's just an asshole.

I am glad my sister married a hunter - we brought home a lot of deer meat.

My sister's ex came to the funeral, which was awkward. I know he thought the world of my dad, but he also treated my sister like crap and is lucky his kids still speak to him. He wanted to come to the visitation but her daughter told him absolutely not.

The people that work in funeral homes are some of the nicest and most compassionate people around. I could not do what they do.

The funeral home took my dad's thumbprint and I'm thinking about getting it on a keychain or pendant. Is that weird or morbid?

Oh, I forgot my favorite random thing from the trip back home. My mom has a friend named, get this, Sandy Claus. I met her at the visitation and thought I heard her wrong. I did not hear her wrong.

Bikerchick1, great to see ya and glad you're running.   I'll be 80 in two weeks and still running (in fact, 2+ weeks after a "hystie".)

Karen, I'm glad you are back safe. I was thinking about you with the travel and everything else. Sorry about the turkey cleanup. The funeral home people are very kind and helpful. They are also ready for unusual situations. An example: several years ago a neighbor here died. There was a mighty "roar" at the funeral home when 39 Hell's Angels arrived to attend the funeral.