Hubby actually said he was chilly!

Hubby brought my coffee in this morning and asked if I was warm enough last night. Yes, I was. Well, I guess he wasn't; he was cold and will need an extra quilt over him tonight.  O-K..... why didn't you get up and grab something to throw on top of the covers there already?  The quilt rack is right next to the bed.  But I get it. But I also get up and grab a blanket to throw on top of the covers if I wake up and am chilly. I don't need to tell somebody about it; I just do it.  I gave him a couple suggestions on what to put on top of his side of the bed.  Right now I'm fine.  Of course we still have the fan going as well for circulation of air. It does tend to make the room cooler.  I say all this as I sit bundled in a shawl over my shoulders and my blanket over my legs and most of my body.  I don't do cold.  I know I don't. And I get a cover to keep me from being cold.  Simple, right?

My oldest son made me smile last night as he contacted me about Thanksgiving dinner.  He is planning on bringing the majority of the dinner over to be prepared.  The turkey will arrive within a week or so. I'm not sure what else he'll bring at that time.  Don't remember.  But I am not needing to pick up much - although if you know me, there will be something. But the fun part is that I get to cook for him and his family. That is the part I enjoy.  We haven't had Thanksgiving dinner together for several years so I am looking forward to being with them.  And I'm looking forward to cooking!

I Timothy 2:1-2   (NKJV):  Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.

Today is election day and we took our ballots to the post office a couple weeks ago.  I woke up a bit after 3AM this morning and began praying over how this day will end.  I'm somewhat scared, I'll admit.  The 'what if' the 'wrong person' (in my opinion) gets elected?  The lies that have been told by each party.  Lord, have mercy!  Sometimes you just need to ignore those going into the office and look at the policies they stand for.   My brother told me last night who he voted for.... and the reason he did, was that he didn't want boys in his granddaughter's restroom at school or while shopping.  And neither do I.  I cannot understand how these parents of little girls do not get it.  But my prayer is that God will choose MY way (of course), but that whoever is elected that it will be in God's will.  We are called to pray for our leaders - regardless who they are, for God has placed them in that position for a reason.  And some need more prayers than others.  Sigh.

My daughter will be coming over tonight to work on our diamond art projects.  I'm grateful she comes here rather than me drive there.  I'm planning on making split pea and ham soup today for us.  Making enough that I'll contact my youngest to see if he is interested in some.  I don't think my oldest son likes it.  Don't recall ever him asking for it and these two do.  And I have some ham I need to cut up before it goes bad.  Soup on a cool day is a good thing, right?   We have leftover chicken I cooked in the air fryer last night for lunch today.  Those chicken breasts were huge! About 8" long and 5" wide and 2" thick!  It was a BIG chicken.  Probably full of whatever they stuff them with.  Anyway - I only cooked one for dinner and we divided it - and we couldn't eat it all.  The other I went ahead and cooked so that we can munch on it today.  Win win.  Hubby can take it out of the refrigerator and eat for lunch. If he's hungry. He's meeting his friend for breakfast this morning.

I managed to get several meetings on the calendars yesterday, but still have a lot to catch up on what I should have done already.  By mid-afternoon yesterday I had slowed down somewhat and didn't get them all done.  My favorite boss sent me a message yesterday that my boss from the last company I was with died last Saturday.  She had a lung transplant last year.  She was a tough boss, but she was the one that hired me.  I worked under her until Sue was able to move me into the administrative role when the one she had left. Sad to hear, of course.  I don't think she was as old as me.  In fact, I'm finding out the most people are younger!!  LOL  I got a surprise birthday party invitation the other day and the friend is going to be 70.  I didn't realize I was that much older than her!  Although the time is 7-9PM next Saturday, I am going to go.  Because she is my friend and I haven't seen her in a few years, and because I love her.  Sometimes we just do it, right?  Because we want to.  Not looking forward going to an area I'm not familiar with, but I'll suck it up like a big girl, right?

The admins ThanksChristmas party is this week.  I'm still praying for a valid excuse. I was to make originally turkey, dressing, and giblet gravy, but I changed it to a 7 layer salad as I don't have time to pull all that together by 10AM and get downtown at 11AM to meet with 30 people of which 27 I do not know.  And you know how I feel about that.  Driving downtown is not my thing anymore. I don't know the majority of these people. I don't know where to park. I don't have access to the building and will have to call someone to get me, someone to take me to the right floor.... and unless one of them puts me on a major guilt trip today or tomorrow, I'm not planning on going.  I have too much going on with work to take 4 hours out of my day to be somewhere I don't want to be.  These admins work together in this building so they know each other.  I do not know them except a few by name.  UGH. Still trying to convince myself it is ok not to go beyond my 'don't want to'.  Am I being anti-social?  If it was in Mesa - which is much further to drive... I would go.  I just don't want to go to corporate downtown. Oh what should I do!  Lord, help! Give me a valid excuse!

I think my great-grandchildren are going to make out like a bandit this Christmas.  Sigh.  I look at the gifts on the floor here and the majority is for them.  And I told myself yesterday - I don't care.  I don't care how much I spend. I will buy whatever I feel like buying for whomever. I'm not going to worry about the cost; I'm spending their inheritance anyway, right?  I don't plan to buy a lot, don't get me wrong.  But I want to buy meaningful gifts and sometimes that means doing a bit more. There is nothing I need, nor hubby needs.  But I love to give to others.  Hubby has nagged at me so much for a Christmas list that I finally started writing things down on the board in the laundry room. I told him if anyone asks, he can read from that board.  So I ask him what he wants - and I get the 'there is nothing I need' - just like I give him!  But I know he has grumbled this past month about 'needing' a flashlight.  Now he has this one about 18" long and heavy that doesn't work anymore but he keeps by the bed to beat anyone up who breaks in with.  He has mentioned we need a couple flashlights, heavy ones, that are available wherever he wants them to be.  Whatever.  So I'm throwing that out there for anyone who's needing an idea. That would make him happy.  I was looking at them on Amazon last night and threw a couple in my saved folder.  Decided one of the kids can get it for him and make him happy.  If not, then I'll get it after Christmas.  I don't think it even matters how many flashlights he gets - lol - all of a sudden he has this idea we need flashlights.  I didn't tell him that I found one in a drawer that still works.  LOL  But I get it.  What if the power goes out?  Heaven forbid we couldn't find our way around this small place!

And with all this - I'm off here.  Got a bit more reading to do this morning and then it's time for work.  Want to get a shower in before work as well.  Still checking out the castor oil remedies. Maybe I'll list some soon.  Interesting.  

Blessings!