Archive for November, 2009
Real-Time Thanksgiving Part3
It’s 12:07pm, and John and I just finished having shots of our favorite unmentionables. (You thought I was kidding when I wrote that in “Recipe for Thanksgiving”, didn’t you?) The family will be here any minute, and the turkey is out of the oven. Now is when things really get crazy! Stuffing, green beans and [...]
Real-Time Thanksgiving Part 2
It’s 9:02am now. I’ve set up the extra tables. Tablecloths are on and ironed, plates are set out. I’m getting ready to put down the silverware. The Macy Thanksgiving Parade just started, so I’ll be popping in to see that now and then. The turkey is up to 114°F now, and the chicken broth is [...]
Real-time Thanksgiving… Almost
I brined my turkey overnight and got up at 1:30am to turn it over (have to make sure everything is brined evenly!), then got up at 6:00am to start cooking the feast. I took the turkey out of the brine and patted it dry, then seasoned the cavity with salt, pepper and dried thyme, and [...]
Applications and Interviews
I don’t think we told anyone, but we did get our adoption application paperwork completed (all 11 pages) and submitted on November 1st. The agency called us last week to tell us that they had received the application but had not yet reviewed it. The Korea program coordinator was confident that the Board of Directors [...]
The New Door
I wasn’t kidding when I said that this is how we’ll get the airplane out of the basement. It’ll come out in pieces, of course, and go to the airport on a trailer, but we needed something wide enough that the largest pieces would fit through. Going with a sliding glass door was a natural [...]
Holy Holes Batman!
This is our basement as of 9:49am this morning:
I bet you were wondering what on earth we’re up to. Here’s a clue (12:41pm):
Yes, that is how we’re getting the airplane out of the basement.
