El Dia Antes del Dia de Gracias

The Day before thanksgiving and Erin and Darya are here with their family. Erin drove out with the kids last Sunday and Darya flew out last night. Alex and Andrew are having fun playing with Ross and Mackay. Ross and Mackay are good kids to play with Alex and Andrew the way they do. They have all been playing football and tag outside together in our previously warmer-than-average weather. Monday was 65 degrees, yesterday had a high of 42 and today’s high is supposed to be around 37. Not too warm, but not too atypical of these parts.

Taylor, Audrey, Katy and Lizzy all spent the night over at our neighbor Karen Kirkham’s. They stayed up till 1am watching Princess Diaries 2 and playing The Great Dalmuti card game. Darya’s flight arrived late and she and Erin pulled in to our house about 1am. I had fallen asleep with Jack but woke up and stayed up till 2am talking with them. Dalliene was quite tired and moved from the couch to our bed upstairs when Darya arrived.

We are deep in the throes of T-Day preparation. We currently have a smoked turkey and an additional turkey in a salt and sugar brine solution. Darya and Dalliene are off doing last minute grocery shopping and when they return will begin Pies and Stuffing preparation. My girls are at the mall with Taylor, which I guess is ok with me because they go to the mall so very infrequently.

Erin recently left to take his boys on a quick tour of BYU so I think I may brave the cold and try and make some progress on the shed I am in the middle of building.