The Countdown Begins

I am totally jones-ing to listen to Christmas music but I will not break the rule - No Christmas music or movies before Thanksgiving! Some of the radio stations have already begun the 24/7 Christmas playlist and we have had to stop going to Kroger (Safeway of the South) since they are playing the music. I love the music and the movies and the decorations but give Thanksgiving its due! It deserves to be recognized and honored too.

I am doing really well in my popularity contest. I have gotten 4 Thanksgiving Dinner invites. I am staying in town since I have to work on Black Friday so no trip to Chicago. Sorry Keely and Oz. I'm pouting just a little about having to work that day. I haven't worked the day after Thanksgiving for 16 years. And of course it's payroll week so we have to be there to answer questions for the facilities. Two other people from work invited me and the kids over. One would be kinda fun and one I am crazy for not accepting since I have a huge crush on him and he is the one being deployed soon. But, we decided (they didn't actually give us a choice) to spend Thanksgiving with my mom's cousin and family, the Groves. It's nice and simple and just fun to get together. Plus, these are the ones who end up singing after our meal. They have a fun tradition of where we all write 3 things we are thankful for and 1 thing we are not thankful for. We put them all in a bowl and then draw out four items to read and then try to guess who wrote what. They are not big sports fans so its a little more fun for us since we play games and talk and enjoy each others company instead of trying to see how much we can eat and who can stay awake the longest in front of the football games.

I had dinner with one of my mom's aunts - Aunt Lois and she told me she was dead. Well, according to the Social Security Office she is. And just so you know, it's a lot easier to die than to be resurrected. Oh, and the Social Security Office does care. They will send you a condolence card/letter when you die. Nearly a month after her "death" she is still trying to get fully resurrected. She is nearly there. She once again has medicare so she can get her medicine which is very important and she got to meet the helpful people at the Social Security Office who thanked her for coming in and for not being a Zombie. Okay, they didn't think she was a Zombie, but she is kinda pale and she does have a lot of wrinkles, so she could resemble one. A sweet little smiling Zombie that uses a cane to walk. Those are the most dangerous kinds. :) I gave her a big hug and told her that I was glad she wasn't a Zombie.