12-2-13
How is my niece 21?? Where does the time go??
What an equally productive and lazy weekend all around! We
managed to get tons done at both Eydie and Steve while still making some time
for fun and the actual enjoyment of the new digs and all the comforts that come
with.
Wednesday night we prepped the turkey and stuffing so that
sleeping in was an option. In fact, we had it all put in the oven just ready
for me to crawl out of bed at some point in the morning to turn it on, and then
head back to snoozeville.
I also managed to bake 2 pumpkin bread loaves that were
gluten free for my dad. I was impressed that they didn’t turn out gross or
burnt. Don’t get me wrong, I almost messed them up when I was about to put them
into the oven when I noticed that I had neglected to add the flour to the
concoction. LOL! Luckily I discovered this BEFORE cooking as opposed to later
in the process.
My parents and Matt came over around 10:30 and I was able to
hang out in my kitchen and chat (yay big kitchen!!!) and Matt watched the
football. The food was ready around 1. I had indicated we would eat around 1
and was impressed that everything was in fact done on time. The food was good
and my parents seemed impressed with the spread. My gluten free stuffing was
actually pretty good considering I am not used to the gluten free bread.
My folks headed out in the afternoon and us Brenans opted to
celebrate a new Thanksgiving tradition which is T.Hanks-giving! We will be
watching a Tom Hanks flick on Thanksgiving every year now. We opted on Forest
Gump, which still left me a wreck despite having seen it a million times. Of
course, this may be in part that it violates one of my steadfast rules in which
Tom Hanks is not allowed to cry since it just kills me for some reason.
On Friday, it rained. It was awesome! The rain drops on
Steve sound so freaking cool! It was all kinds of happy making! Ken headed out
to ref the Turkey Tournament, which was at first postponed a day, and then
ended up being postponed until January. This worked out well since it allowed
us to work on Eydie quite a bit. We cleaned out 4 rooms and brought over a lot
of items to Steve. We need to take some boxes over there to pack up the
remaining stuff in the house. There is still the matter of the garage, but that
is something that hopefully can also be accomplished in a day if we say rent a
truck and just get it empty.
We really should have probably gone back yesterday, but it
ended up being a day of rest for all of us. We had spent much of Friday and
Saturday going through boxes, starting the decorating for Christmas process and
even making room in Steve’s garage for the rest of the stuff coming from Eydie.
We got rid of a bunch of old costumes and even more toys since the boys really
are in a place in their head in which the computers are their main and favorite
toy. It has been awesome in the idea of getting rid of things.
Sunday did allow Ken and I to watch the Netflix season of
Arrested Development finally, which was quite fun. I agree, not as good as the
regular seasons, but still quality television.
On Saturday night, we also decided to play a game with the
boys. They chose Hero Quest, which was a game I remember playing with the guys
back in high school. It was one of their games I actually enjoyed playing. We
had fun since Ken and I don’t get too wrapped up in things needing to be
serious with these kind of games. It is why I don’t mind playing games with Ken
since he was never one to get mad at me when I would make silly comments or
joke around during the games.
The boys enjoyed it enough that we played the second quest
last night. Sadly, it isn’t a quick game, so we were all a little tired of it
come hour 3, but we managed to get through it and they still love it, which is
cool. I am hoping to incorporate a game night in our regular routine since it
is something I remember fondly as a child. I need to figure out a place for
shelving so we can store all of the games we have.
Really, I need to figure out some more placement in the
family room, especially since the party is in a couple of weeks and I would
like the family room to be cleared of construction and supplies. I may be able
to work on a lot of that this afternoon since we have a nice work bench area
set up in the garage now, which is where I can put the little bit of tools and
whatnot in there. I also would like to move doors and screens out of the way.
We determined where the piano will go so we should be able
to pull that out of the garage and move that. That will probably be the most
difficult thing to move.
There is a lot to do, but we are doing well with it all. I
worked on soccer paperwork over the weekend and Ken did a lot of laundry. There
were items put up and rooms cleaned. Our lives are pretty much spent at the
house, but at least I am seeing results.
I wish every weekend was 4 days.
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