Month: November 2008

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As it turns out…..

My ex in-laws never seemed to be able to put a plan in place for today’s Thanksgiving meal, not surprising really, their life style is so much different from anything that I have ever had experienced in my life, so laid back and totally informal, taking one day as it comes, so to speak. Well this time their lack of commitment and planning has made the decision a bit easier this Thanksgiving, we are planning on leaving in a few hours to head to my folks for the late afternoon or early evening diner hour, not sure what time frame 4:30pm fits into! At least the weather is cooperating, it is really nice out, less bundling and layering to deal with today!

Now we have to start thinking about what is ahead of us for the Christmas Holiday plans with both families to keep in mind, argg…..

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So many leaves, so little time

Having a large is nice and all and comes in handy in so many ways, unfortunately during this time of the year it is very overwhelming with all of the falling leaves that land in the yard and drive way. I have spent several hours each week-end for the last few weeks, outside raking and bagging and it makes me think that in just another month or so I’ll be out doing the same thing, only with snow instead of leaves, bummer!

One good thing is that it gets me outside and is good exercise, other than that it is a real drag!

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Our Next President – Barack Obama

The announcement that Barack Obama had enough electoral college votes by 10:30 last night so that he was declared the winner was a surprise. I knew the election was going to be very close. I’m not sure what the final popular numbers were, but it was very close. It must be very strange to step into a new job and know right off that half of the people don’t like you and don’t want you. Can you imagine working on that kind of hostile environment? He has a lot of challenges ahead, that’s for sure.