At work we are in the thick of it. Wreaths, custom and ordinary. Swags, which are getting more popular each year. Fairy Gardens. Yes!!! I love making them and the customers seem to enjoy them as well. I have another waiting to be made for Dec 12th delivery.
My tree---too big and not very pretty according to G--- is in the garage, in a bucket of water waiting to be installed. Not yet, I say. I want a day of rest. Reading. Writing a post. Making a pot of soup. (lentil this time from a German recipe) Starting to work on my handmade cards.
What I really want is to sleep. I am very tired.
We are working longer and more often--we didn't hire any Christmas extra help. The parking lot is covered in slippery ice. I rarely get home before dark. I think I am working more this year than I did last year with TWO jobs. Or it just feels that way.
We lost power at 5 pm on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. I had baked my sweet potatoes, made a pumpkin cheesecake and made two batches of the boozy cranberries. Then dark.
On Thursday I was trying to figure out, with the generator as the power source, how I would cook dinner. Only one outlet had power as we have a small generator that is mainly for lights, fridge, microwave and furnace. I had a Nesco roaster in the attic and decided to put the turkey in it and then have G drive it over to our daughter's house (with power) and roast it there. I had the other menu items ready and on the cold porch waiting---hoping the power would go back on.
On the way home from dropping off the turkey/roaster, G drove down the road and asked people if the had power. Turns out they all did. Just our street was down. The Squirrel Buster Thing had tripped. So, G went looking for a power truck crew. And found one a few streets away. Asked them to check the pole and throw the switch. They said they would consider it. After they were done reattaching wires to a house. About an hour which would bring the time to 2 pm. I set my little timer and then went on sewing little Santas out of felt.
Before the hour was up. Bing. The lights came on.
We're calling this the Thanksgiving that G Saved. Our Hero.
I fired up the stove, G went to get the turkey and we managed to sit down to dinner by 6 pm. It was all very delicious.
All the leftovers are gone. I have a few roasted sweet potatoes (from this Tuesday) and a few cups of green bean casserole. G ate the last piece of pumpkin cheesecake yesterday.
Now we are facing Christmas.
I seriously think working retail at this time of year really puts you OFF the holiday. I have no interest in shopping for anything. I am thinking about baking cookies--lots of them like in the "old days". And perhaps some Chex mix for the gang at work.
Other than that it may be a grilled cheese sandwich and some baked beans. Fa. La. La.
I've been unemployed for the last fifteen christmas seasons. I still have trouble not getting stressed about it. I was in retail for about twenty years, most in floral and garden center jobs. Its hard to escape that feeling of, I dont know how to explain it, like you'll never catch up, or there is not enough time. Breath and remember its not your "hurry".
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