Emily Post Would be Proud

Our trip for stitches last night threw a kink in my plans to prepare, cook, and serve dinner since it all happened early in the evening.  Once Travis was patched up and we were on our way home cries of "Chipotle please!" rang from the backseat so we gladly acquiesced to keep things simple.

The Chipotle we dined in is across from our local high school and is often full of teenagers, even during evenings and weekends.  As we ate our food a couple of tall, lanky, boys came in clad in athletic shorts, T-shirts and baseball hats despite the below freezing temperature outside.  The boys ordered their food, sat at a table, and then both removed their hats before they started eating.  Wow.

I would like to take this moment to say that when FFM and I went to the circus about a month ago there were GROWN MEN who did not remove their hats for the NATIONAL ANTHEM.  It made me sad to realize that their kids will grow up not knowing that they are supposed to doff their hats in respect to our nation.  I feel a bit restored now that I've also seen that there are families who teach table manners such that even when it's Saturday night at Chipotle (a very casual restaurant) their kids remember to take their hats off to eat.

DIY excitement

Today marks a milestone in our days as homeowner diy-ers.  Travis had a little slip with a utility knife and sliced open several fingers.  FFM and I are hanging out in the urgent care waiting room watching movies and reading books as he gets stitched up (I couldn't talk F into staying home with a neighbor).
Travis assures me he feels ok, mostly embarrassed.  Good news, out was his left hand, all fingers are in good working order but he'll probably be quite sore for a few days.

Special Turndown Service

Look what I found on my bedside table on my way to bed tonight. It's even got my name on it. What a great way to end the day :-)

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The Low Key Thanksgiving

It's just the three of us this Thanksgiving.  We just wrapped up a nice visit with Travis' Mom, will see all of his family at Christmas (plus some of mine will come along), and my Mom + Eric went to Phoenix to visit the clan there this year.  Given our recent bout of traipsing we opted to stay put for at least a few days.

Our traditional non-traditional feast this year - fondue!  We added some non-traditional dippers like oysters and cherry tomatoes.  We decided our favorites are still baguette pieces and green apples.  I'm not sure if FFM was more excited about the fondue or his special wine glass filled with sparkling pear juice.

 And our final course, Chocolate Cranberry Bread Pudding with Bittersweet Sauce.  We managed to sneak in a traditional Thanksgiving ingredient in after all.

Like most of our relatives we had a warm, balmy day here and we spent it relaxing and playing.  I spent a moderate amount of time in the kitchen (a bit more time cleaning up it seems) and both boys got a few rounds of T-ball and good naps in.  Tomorrow Travis sets forth on his next major home improvement project, which started last weekend with a new hole in our garage...

It's a bit of a big project, but not really a very exciting one.  It involves an unexplored attic, new wiring, and insulation.  My favorite part of this project?  I don't know how to do wiring and there's really only room for one person at a time up there.  FFM and I will just have to entertain ourselves.  Perhaps we'll trim the tree.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all, I hope you had a wonderful time with plenty to be thankful for and managed to stuff yourselves silly.

QOTD Part Two

So we went to the museum. the On the way home,
”So can we squeeze in a trip to toys r us? Can we make it be on the way home?”
Oh dear. He may look like Travis but he sure sounds a lot like me.

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