Dino dead

 

Thursday

I got up after the second alarm went off. I think I slept through the night, having taken a B complex when RLS set in. But I still felt like I needed more sleep. I took supplements, checked e-mail, and made egg salad.

At 9, I went to Bible Study. They decided to have it in the fellowship hall because it was next to the nursery. But the reverberation of sound from the kids made it hard to hear.

Afterwards, I went home and made breakfast mix. Then I went to the library to see the dino head destroyed. But first the kids had story time with several books about dinosaurs. Then the kids lined up to take a whack at the head. It was pretty sturdy because it took a while to get some toys to come out. Finally we asked Randy to take a swing and that did it.

I took cleaning stuff to the apartment. I spent 30 minutes getting everything soaking that needed soaking. I went home for breakfast. Chris was there for lunch. Erynne came over to borrow a meat thermometer. Then they both left. I put on The Highwire and ate breakfast. I jotted notes for my blog. I watered the plants and practiced the Christmas music.

I went back to 111 to clean for an hour. Then Jamie joined me to sort through the stuff left behind and decide who gets what and what goes to the swap shop. Afterwards, we both went home.

Chris came home to get the turkey, stuffing and gravy ready for the Friendsgiving. I helped. I also ate one of the turkey legs to make sure I got one, which turned out to be a very good idea.

We took the food to the ACS building and added it to the tables filling up with food. Emily was working in the kitchen pulling meat from bones and separating it into dark and light. She had three turkeys so I put on a pair of gloves and helped. It seemed a shame to rip the meat off of the legs but that was the protocol. When I heard she was going to throw out the carcasses, I asked if I could have them.

Several of us women monitored the food tables to find room when people came in with food. As pans emptied, we pulled them off the tables. I sliced some of the pies. I wanted to be last in line. Then Michelle asked about Melissa in the library. So I went over to see if she wanted to get a plate while I watched the desk for her. But no. It was only 15 minutes till quitting time. So I went back to the large room.

I got a plate and put on some foods that seemed safe. Chris had saved me a seat by John. Erynne brought a game called Upwords. So 5 of us played. People were taking up chairs and tables all around us. So I was in a hurry to finish up. The chaplain said he wanted leftovers for after the Thanksgiving Eve service. So we put a lot in the fridge. Not sure it was what he was thinking of. Anyway, we cleaned up in the kitchen. I put all three carcasses into one pan and carried it out to the car.

When we got home, I realized we had our own carcass as well. So I filled a bin with bones with meat and cartilage and juice and fat. I called Michele, but she said she didn't want any. So I called Saronna. She sent Randy over to pick it up. What didn't fit, went into our turkey pan. I put the innards into a separate container. We added the leftover gravy, stuffing and white meat to the pan. Chris put the whole thing in the freezer. Randy came over and picked up the container.

I worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. I looked up one of the characters. Chris went to bed. I read until 11, then got ready for sleep.