The day following the gluttonous holiday

Thursday, November 28, 2013
Friday, November 29, 2013

Thursday, November 28, 2013
THANKSGIVING
Mine was great, thank you very much.  I ate too much of too many different foods.
My family was here, and we ate dinner, then got my outside Christmas mostly done.  What is left, Ron likes to do himself at his own pace.  They got all my inside stuff down out of the attic, so I can take my time decorating the inside as I wish.
Best of all, FOOTBALL was on, and I chose winners of all three games!

Friday, November 29, 2013

I woke up this morning about quarter after 8.  Corgan was up, but Ron was still asleep.  Then, as I was taking my 'pharmacy' as I do every morning, I discovered that my day would start out with me having to run down to Walgreen's to get a prescription refilled.  Ugh!  I hate when I miscalculate and have to make an emergency run like this.  Just makes me feel so stupid.
I did wait until Ron got up and we just hung around (watching Corgan play a game on the TV, mostly) for a while before I left.  I just used the drive-thru.  I did NOT want to get out of the car and/or go in the store at all, and so I didn't.  I was back home in about 45 minutes.  The guys were working outside by then, and I went in and started heating up leftovers for our lunch.  At one, I called them in to eat.  I think we did good.  I had the other drumstick, some sweet potatoes, and succotash.  That was it.
Ron, on the other hand, who has to be watching his sodium now, complained the whole time about starving to death, had some turkey (he did a good job of only getting a proper amount, seeing that we don't have a scale), half a spoonful of succotash.  We did both eat a bunch of the raw veggies that were left.  There are neither calories nor sodium in raw veggies.

At two, we got a text that it was time to head to the tree farm - Chelle is up from her nap.  It's a little earlier than we expected, so the guys were still into stuff outside.  I let them know to "close down shop" and we all got ready and took off.  We tromped and tromped through the tree farm, as usual, and they finally found the tree they wanted.  Josh and Corgan cut it down, and dragged it out on the tarp.  I, of course, took lots of pictures.  I did something - I don't know what, when, or how, but damn it hurts - to my left foot, and I had a boatload of fun limping through all the mud and furrows and stumps and holes and all that of the tree farm.  I tried not to complain too much, but I don't think I succeeded very well there.  I did enjoy the parts where we were on the well-worn paths or smooth-ish fields or even back out on the road.  But, through the tree parts, I wasn't real happy.  I'm pretty sure everyone knew it.
But they chose their tree, and we went in the building so they could pay, and I talked to someone from church, then looked around at all the cool stuff they have.  It really is a nice little place they have out there at Corsi's Tree Farm, and the trees are very reasonable and it's a great family outing!

We then took the tree down to their house, where I went in the house and stayed out of the way while Josh carried the tree in (after cutting and trimming the bottom), Ron piddled around as only he can do, Chelle fussed around getting our supper together, and Corgan just did what little boys do - get in everyone's way "helping."  I'm not sure what Jean was doing, but she was kinda helping everyone, too, and no one was griping at her, so I guess she was doing a good job at it all.  Like I said - I was sitting there, out of the way!
We decided on pork chops, made with ShakeNBake, for supper, as opposed to Subway sandwiches (Ron's sodium issues) and leftover side dishes.
I had one pork chop, a few sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, and two potato pancakes made with the leftover mashed potatoes.  It was all very yummy!
Then, Josh, Jean, and I played a game of Jeopardy on the Wii.  I WON!!  We all got the question wrong, but they bet all of their money on Final Jeopardy, and I didn't, so I beat their asses!  WhoooHooo!  I'll take it!
We left to come home at quarter til nine.

I claimed walking a mile when I put everything into myfitnesspal, because we certainly walked at least that much tromping the tree farm.  When I was done putting all the food in, I was still over 400 calories short for the day!  Wow!  I was a little shocked, let me tell you.  AND the only category I was over on was fat, and that was only by 4.  FOUR.  I will take it (and run!)

Today is getting five stars for everything!!