The guys (Mark, Levi, Seth, and James) have all gone to work at the ballroom. Some old "has been" is there tonight. He is a pain in the ass to work with, he hasn't produced anything new in 25 years but he still draws a good crowd. He reminds me of the movie Crazy Heart. But, it pays well and right now Mark is taking everything little (or big) thing he can get.
Yesterday he helped install a home theater system in a half-million dollar house boat... wouldn't you think a $500,000. dollar boat would come with a home theater??

Christi and the kids have gone to her Mom's for the day so it is very quiet around here. Em is still sleeping.

I have been piddling at some cleaning - I actually mopped the kitchen floor. (my most hated job) and, baking for tomorrow. I have one pumpkin pie finished and cooling, one pecan in the oven and getting ready to put together the banana pudding Mark asked for.
Tomorrow I will cook a 20 pound turkey, make dressing, cranberry salad, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and heat up some rolls (I just didn't think I would have it in me to do homemade rolls with all the other stuff I was doing).

If it were up to Mark he would just take me out to dinner on Thanksgiving Day and we'd be done with it.

We tried that one year but it just made me sad.

I love cooking this meal and I am a firm believer in NOT messing with the traditional Thanksgiving meal... nothing fancy or foodie.. just turkey and dressing.

This year I arranged our schedule so that we could have Jason and Charity here with us for our dinner and then the actual day will be free for Levi and Christi to go to her family's get together. I don't mind doing our dinners at odd times, her family all works and can only do their holidays on the days they have off and I get to be with my family every day, so, it is no big deal.

I have two movies to watch this weekend - Ramona and Beevis for Emily and I to watch together and the Last Airbender. Not sure when I will do that.. football tonight.

Hope you guys are having a wonderful weekend.