Yesterday I loaded my pill case and by last night, I couldn't remember if it was Wednesday or Thursday. You would think that after starting the tractor and taking the recycle container out to the court I might be fairly sure, but doubt lingered. I think the football games on Thursday evening confused this old man some. Both KC and K-State played and it was clear that they both had to play hard to make it a game. It was unfortunate that KC couldn't pull it out and K-State hung on for the win.
It is kind of a funny year here at Rabbit Run. We have the Grand Kitties here to liven up the place and it is clear that dogs can be trained and cats train their caregivers. Throw in the antics of a young male kitten and things just are funny in the morning. He likes to be where Barb is and she is not a cat person. He has been known to attack her toes as she sits in the chair and reads. I think the most interesting thing is when they watch the birds and squirrels out on the lower steps. They watch intently but don't react to the birds nearly as much as when one of those bushy tailed rats show up. Pixel just let out a loud mew and ran up stairs. No telling what was on his mind.
I think it is time for Barb and I to take a short road trip. I really don't mind her commenting on stupid political actions highlighted in the paper, but when she turned it on me, we both need to get away. Perhaps even to the same place.
We are on a slight warming trend and perhaps by Thanksgiving day it will be fairly normal outside. We will be here and feed the group (troop) a Turkey Feast. I am not sure if I want to smoke the bird if it does warm up enough. I will watch the weather and see if Wednesday will be nice enough to be outside from time to time. If not, we will just do one in the oven like the rest of the world. I am just redneck enough to like mine brined and smoked. I am still working on how to make smoke and keep the temperature low enough. I have an extension for the lid that lifts it up so it is not right on the bird. It is the support system for the rotisserie but it does work fine for lifting the lid away from the bird.
What will you serve on Thanksgiving? We will have the bird, some ham, smashed potatoes, green bean casserole and pies. Oops, I left out the wonderful rolls the wife always makes. I will also make dressing and gravy. Dang, I can't even remember what I will be making. I sure hope the day of the event I can keep it all straight. I will try to claim the duty of chief cook so I can avoid the KP duty at the end. Thank god for dishwashers. If I had to do them by hand, I would go get a part time job to buy one. The good news is that one of these days we will have to replace the one we have and have enough to pay for it. With my collection of tools and a truck, I would probably fetch one and put it in myself.
Oh well, I'd better get on the road and see what needs done before I get nailed for shirking my duties.
MUD, aka chief cook but not the bottle washer.
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