Gobble, Gobble, Rush, Rush - A Day Off and A Late Invitation

Today is my "day off", the only one I get this week. It's going to be a busy, busy day. I'll pop in tomorrow to wish all of you a very happy Thanksgiving Day, but other than that, I'll be busy roasting a 14 pound turkey. Yes, that's 14 pounds for two people and I only eat turkey the first day. But DH enjoys his turkey (once a year), and he's the one who chooses the bird. 

I guarantee any turkey being hunted to 
be the main meal isn't looking this happy. 
Turkeys are canny, though. They're quite 
hard to catch, and they actually fly quite 
well. 

My middle niece texted me YESTERDAY to tell me she's hosting Thanksgiving and inviting us over to join the family. Just a little LATE, Mary! I turned her down with thanks, of course. The invitation was kind, if a bit belated. Telling her I had a bird in the refrigerator. But really ... anyone with brains would have started collecting their Thanksgiving meal a week or more ago. *sigh* 

Grocery shopping on the day before Thanksgiving is an 
exercise in patience. No choice. The lines for checkout 
will be long, but I simply couldn't get to the store earlier 
this week. Time hasn't been my friend. 

I'll be at the store today, though. No choice in that. And I'll end up being one Alkagizer too few until next week Wednesday when I can make another batch. Nothing to be done about it, though. I always end up a bit skewed when I don't have my Friday, and I don't have it this week - I'll be working the shop for the first day of our Two Day Inventory Clearance Sale. The e-mailer went out yesterday, and I'll send it a second time on Thursday to those who didn't open their initial email. Of course, not all of the email addresses I have may still be accurate, but I do what I can. Customers have already been asking if we're doing our usual Friday/Saturday sales this year, and yes. We are. 

I actually slept until my alarm went off this 
morning, so I'm a bit tight on time. I have to 
grab my stuff and head over to the swimming 
pool. Apparently several of the other YMCA's 
are without life guards this week, so their 
swimmers have been coming over to our pool. 
We're a bit more crowded than usual, as a result. 

So, since I actually slept until my alarm went off and subsequently am running VERY tight on time, I'll wish you a wonderful Wednesday and I'll be back for a very quick check-in tomorrow before returning to a "normal" schedule on Friday. I hope you have a lovely day. Slava Ukraini and חיים למען ישראל.