Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Joe took the kids to school this morning.  We headed into town around 10:30 to do the rest of my Thanksgiving grocery shopping.  We saw some interesting sights today.  We saw a big flatbed truck carrying twenty one-ton bags of Ammonium Nitrate which was being tailgated by a "highly inflammable" diesel tanker.  That is an accident waiting to happen!!  Then, there was some road construction.  The road was blocked off with a sign that said, "Do Not Entry."  When we were eating lunch at one of the finer restaurants in town, the waitress came to the table with a mouth full of chicken bones.  She was chomping down on the bone as she was asking us if the meal was okay.  When she walked away, Joe got tickled and asked me what would happen in America to a waitress who waited on a table with her mouth full of food.

We went to the Market Circle today in search of celery.  There is a whole row of people that sell vegetables.  I asked at the first booth, and the lady told me to keep going.  I asked another lady, and she showed me a basket of dried, shriveled green stuff.  I told her I was looking for the big, fresh ones.  She told me to keep going.  The next lady had some that was still green but just small little pieces with leaves on them.  We came to the conclusion that celery does not mature here.  It smells like celery; I'm sure it will add some flavor to the stuffing.  

After school today, Bonnie said, "Mom, today I learned about my smelly body." I said, "Oh! Are you supposed to wash it with soap?" She said, "No, we didn't learn about that. We learned that you are supposed to drink lots of water." I asked, "Did you mean 'healthy body'?" She replied, "That's what it was! A healthy body!"  

Gilbert was so excited about doing well on his speed drill today.  He said that he got a check mark and a smiley face and that the teacher was going to put a sticker on it.  Danny said that he spelled "kid" and spelled it for me.

Joe took the kids swimming while I put groceries away and worked on supper.  

The kids got a new card game in the mail today.  It is called Pass the Ugly Sweater. It is like Old Maid.  We played several games of that.  Danny kept trying to peek to make sure that he was not getting the ugly sweater.

One phase of the power went off about 8:00 this evening.  Now, it is pouring down rain.  We haven't had any rain for a couple weeks.  The power just went off completely. 

A demain,

Joe, Laura, Gilbert, Danny, and Bonnie