*my little Native American animal carvings arranged at the base of my computer monitor
*My zombie flamingo and Jack Skellington as Santa display at work
*finding something at half price that adds the perfect touch to my decorations at home
*hearing the cranes calling as they fly over in the morning

I will miss that wooden spoon. Jim tried to find a replacement, but couldn't find a short one. That one had a short handle, and I used it when I sauteed things. I am sure we will find one eventually. At least that mishap is better than the time I opened the refrigerator door, and my blender carafe fell out and spilled shake everywhere. This time I didn't have to do extensive cleaning,.

We still haven't decided what we are making for Christmas dinner, but we may have roast beef of some sort. If the weather permits, we will go to a wildlife refuge for the afternoon, so that factors into the cooking plans. Actually, I'm thinking a chuck roast in the slow cooker might be the perfect solution. We could put potatoes, carrots and onion in and then Jim could make a green bean casserole. I will make my sweet potato pie, of course. Whatever we have, we will purchase as much as possible early to avoid the last minute crowds. I wish we had grocery delivery! I think it is available in Albuquerque, but we are outside of the city. It sure would be nice around the holidays when grocery stores are mobbed with people.

I well remember the days of taking it personally when the store was out of what I needed. The universe was out to get me, life was so unfair, etc. Now I just think, how badly do I need it, where else could I find it. I can't say I'm never annoyed, but I'm usually not, and it's an inconvenience, not a crisis of epic proportions. If it's something non-perishable that I think might be hard to find, I look online.

Good luck finding your turkey.
Allison

: *fairy lights and tinsel
: *small parcel under the tree for me
: to squeeze till next week
: *snug slippers

: haha Allison but sorry about your
: spoon. A wooden spoon does morph
: over years to the right feel. I
: had a waste disposal that ate one
: once ( haven't got a waste
: disposal now, thank goodness)

: Im so lucky in that we get
: supermarket delivery
: "free" This week, they
: ran out of...……. turkey. Well at
: one time it would have been a
: monologue in my head of how dare
: they, how can a supermarket run
: out of turkey at xmas, how
: unorganised, my Christmas is
: ruined we will have to have cheese
: and pickle sandwiches for
: Christmas dinner Im so upset, I am
: overwhelmed with Drama, silly
: supermarket, what a hassle Etc

: Instead we laughed with the delivery
: man over it, while being amused at
: of all the things to run out of
: And appreciating that I
: hadn't had to slog round the shops
: for the rest of it anyway

: so we saw the funny side and off to
: another supermarket on a turkey
: chase. I dare say I will find a
: foodie treat in a different
: supermarket as well, to go with.
: Ive found two supermarkets online
: to look at that have slightly
: cheaper versions of the original
: so fingers crossed