*is muttering very loudly* white stuff...

it went and SNOWED! grrr. and it's still snowing. this means that sometime between now and tomorrow morning, i have to shovel out my long driveway (that's also crooked and a pain to back down).

last night, i had a nice surprise. i came home from work and was informed that our friends the martinis were coming over for dinner. we were doing a thanksgiving dinner again, this time at our house. thursday was at my mom's parents' house. mom and dad like to have a turkey to boil down (even though grandma and grandpa gave us the turkeys that we ate up there...) but anyway, it was nice. their middle son was on break, and joined them (junior in college), and their youngest son was there too (junior in high school). after we ate, the boys, the next two eldest of my sisters and i played nerts. i won...h3h. :-D then we played an interesting variation...set up like nerts, but you couldn't call nerts until you had played your ENTIRE deck, not just the nerts pile. that was interesting. especially since my SISTER wouldn't play the last CARD i needed even though it was right THERE in front of her FACE. *grumbles*

for those who will be asking about how adena is doing and settling in, the answer is...i really don't know. i came back from work yesterday afternoon, and she was snoring because my little sisters had worn her out. then the martinis were over. by the time they left, it was 8:40 and we still had dishes. you know how long it takes to wash 33 glasses, forks, and plates? plus 11 spoons and knives. and all the serving utensils. oh, and did i mention it was china and our good glassware? we didn't finish that unil 9:10ish. so, as far as i know, she's doing ok.

maybe another post later...i don't know.

-enna