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I am taking a break from our big clean to catch my breath. So far I have picked up a very messy "playroom" (dubbed that because our kids toys always seemed to gather there), did a load of laundry, tons of dishes (2 days worth, I know I've been slacking in that department. I hate washing the dishes). I still have the kitchen and the living rooms to straighten up as well as vaccum. I'll probably vaccum first thing in the morning, well second thing, turkey goes in first.

 I was going to make up some cookies and a pie, but I am not going to go over board like I have in past years. We usually have so much food, I don't have to cook for a week. I was going to get a small turkey, but my brother-in-law Bobby gave us a 17lb one for free. So we will have plenty left over for turkey sandwiches and turkey noodle soup. This year only my dad is joining us for dinner. I have no idea what my little brother is up to. He has been back from Iraq for a while now and moved back in with dad a couple of months ago. My sister and her clan will be coming down later in the evening for dessert.

When I started writing this it was around 3pm, it is now 8:30pm and I have just now gotten off the sofa, I fell asleep watching Star Trek Voyager (I love how it is on DVD now so I can go back and watch it again). I still need to pick up the kitchen although it isn't too bad because I have been doing little bits all week. Most of our schooling goes on in the kitchen so it tends to stay messy. We don't usually eat in their, at least not since September. I need to have it clean for tomorrow so we can actually eat in there. I can pick up the living room in the morning while we watch the Macy's Parade on tv. One of these days I have to go into New York to watch it live, although I am not to fond of freezing my butt off. Maybe I should move out of Massachusetts then.  Texas sounds really good around this time of year, and it is a very homeschool friendly state. Not that Mass. is as bad as some think it is, it's just a pain in the rear to have to send in a letter every year to let the school officials know we intend to homeschool. I just hate how in my town we have to see the superintendent once in September to show him our curriculum, if we use one, once in February with work samples of the kids work, then again in June with more work samples. Ok I am getting off track here.

Happy Thanksgiving All