Awake 5:58 am Temp downtown 29 6 hrs 28 min of daylight
Kathy makes Eggs Benedict with hollandaise sauce...another favorite
breakfast treat for me.
We attend 10:00 am Mass @ St Pat's church expecting a small crowd of maybe
75 to 100 people. When we reach the parking lot, it's obvious we've
underestimated the crowd. It was more like 200 plus.
This service gave me a spiritual uplifting & I needed that. There was a
combined choir with a lot of instruments & singers & their music was
simply fantastic. Even Father Tom's homily fit the occasion, was
meaningful & humorous. I have to admit, since that home inspection on
Tuesday, I have been a little perturbed & annoyed @ the whole situation. I
thought our home was in great shape with nearly nothing yet to do. Now,
I'll have to dust off my hard hat, get my dusty work clothes on & go back
to work. That's difficult for me to do ....I'm retired & I'm beginning to
like this lifestyle. So this Thanksgiving Mass had the effect of calming
me down and perking me up. Enjoyment of my laziness & tranquil lifestyle
has to be interrupted as I realize, my work is not yet finished...I can do
this & it's time to get started.
When we return home, I dress in my doctor's outfit complete with shower
cap, gloves, rubber bands on my pant legs, etc. Then go into our attic
over our master bedroom & check the inspector's write up of blocked air
vents from baffles being warped over time. Sure enough, nearly each baffle
shows warpage & will need to be opened up to allow more attic airflow. We
must have 2 or maybe 3 feet of insulation up there. It's rated @ R 54. I
need to think about how I'll handle this project.
Next I review our electrical outlets around the kitchen. The code says
outlets that are within 6 ft of water faucets need to be GFIC protected .
I miss my electrical test equipment now.
About 5:30, we have a healthy snack of Alaska Reindeer sausage & different
cheeses. No turkey for us this day...a first for many yrs.
Nick calls during our snack time to wish us a "Happy Thanksgiving." He has
a 4 day holiday & plans to get caught up on homework, condo cleaning, etc.
He also has an invitation for a turkey dinner in a short while.
We too have an invitation for dessert @ our neighbor's house for 6:30.
Joanne & her husband, Matt, had also invited 3 other couples over so it
was nice hanging out with more nice neighbors to wrap up this Thanksgiving
day.
We leave just before 9:00 pm. Return home to watch the "Seinfeld Story" on
TV. Seinfeld has given us some of our best laughs over the last several
years.
Lights out:11:33 pm
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