Release The Sanity

Saturday, November 26, 2005

I'm hopeful everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving. I hosted Thanksgiving and it turned out nice. I made an apple, cherry and pumpkin pie. I also made cranberry bread, bean almondine,walnut glazed carrots,mashed potatoes, seven layer salad,dinner rolls, brushetta, deviled eggs, tequila lime shrimp and 20 lb. Turkey. My mom makes the stuffing every year because no one can make it like she does. I have the most fun making the turkey. I gave it a brining bath for 24 hours prior to cooking. This year I injected it with special flavored juices. It turned out excellent. In preparing this meal I can't help but to think how insane it is to make such a feast but it's fun because I enjoy entertaining and making things as nice as I possibly can.

There were no major injuries, thank gawd. Last year T fell doing a cartwheel and busted open her chin leaving 6 stitches. This year we escaped with only a burn to my hand from pulling the turkey out to baste it.

B is doing very well. I talked to him the day before and on Thanksgiving. He is so ready to come home. They are speaking of sending him home the first week of January. He's full of conversation about how he should come home for Christmas break. He feels he has learned what he can and now he's just being stalled. I personally think the majority of his time there now will be him just being angry and resenting being there. It will be an interesting week debating this issue. But, he sounds great, he's very outgoing in his conversations and it's great to hear him so healthy. Our other debate is trying to figure out which school would be best for him. My next month will be so busy, making sure everything is set up for him at home, school and therapy. Oh yes, and Christmas is right around the corner!

I can't wait for B to be home. It's been amazing to me how different this house is without him here. He brings a lot of life and laughs to this house. The lack of music floating in the air alone is a constant reminder of his absence. It will be nice to hear the music again. Well, at least the acoustical sounds. LOL

Today I'm going to start working on the studio in the basement. The goal is to organize, paint, properly set up soundproofing and put up a ton of new band pictures. I have 3 huge mosaic pictures of Kurt Cobain, Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix which will be the focal points. I wanted one so badly of Lennon but the mosaic they had of him wasn't very good. B spends a lot of time down there so I'd like to have it be a bit more cheery than it is right now.

On with the day.

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