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Crazies On The Loose

Thanksgiving Morning at 7:30

It's Thanksgiving morning and nothing seems to have changed.  Everyone is still sleeping and I have been up since 6:00, reading the Times and Post on my computer and now, beginning my blog.  Sometimes I wish I could sleep in yet a quiet morning to myself is also enjoyable.

Yesterday turned out to be a nice day, lots of sunshine with gusty winds, so that when outside, we all needed windbreakers.  Evie and I did not do much in the morning but sit around and wait for the gang to get back from working out in the gym.  Both Tom and Mary are good about keeping up a workout routine which is admirable.  I don't know why but I don't have much interest in getting out for a walk, happy, I guess, to sit around and read or browse on my computer.

Aloha

We did have plans for the afternoon, however, so once everyone was back from their workouts, we had lunch, meatball subs, then drove off to City Market in downtown Kansas City.  We tend to go there every Thanksgiving, browsing the vegetable stands, small ethnic restaurants, and shops, ending up at the old, local hardware store.  It's a modest West Side Market if you are familiar with Cleveland but fun to visit.  We had to stop at one of the restaurants for beignets, drenched in powdered sugar and light and delicious.

Sunny At The City Market

Nick At Spiceland

Found The Maple Syrup

After our shopping at the Chinese Market, where we found chili paste for our Thanksgiving turkey (with maple syrup), we drove 15 minutes to Kansas City's famous Country Club Plaza, a Spanish inspired shopping area, with lots of restaurants and stores, our favorite place to visit in Kansas City.  We were remarkably restrained, only buying a couple of books, despite browsing many great stores.

V-I-C-T-O-R-Y

We were home just after 4:00 so Tom and Nick could watch the Kansas/Dayton basketball game, a thriller that went into overtime.  Around 6:00, we opened a bottle of sauvignon blanc and Evie, Tom and Mary started cooking, after a rousing game of Bananagrams in which Marlena finally defeated her Granny.

Dinner's Ready

Evie put together a shrimp, garlic, and white wine dish.  Tom made brussels sprouts with bacon and balsamic vinegar, and Mary baked the salmon with mayo and spices.  Needless to say, it was a great dinner, and the shrimp was served on a bed of quinoa and brown rice.

Relaxing Before Dinner

After dinner, we sat around until 10:00, the girls playing Bananagrams, Tom and I watched some basketball and Nick went off to downtown Lee's Summit, to hang out with buddies from high school, back like him from college.  It was a busy and fun day.