riding the echo down

It was a pretty good, though laid back day.

I got up at 8:30 and put the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on the TV for Middle Brother to watch. I watched most of it too, I will admit. It was pretty good, though the coverage could have showed more of the parade itself.

We had breakfast, and I had coffee, and then eventually I took a shower and washed my hair and dressed.

The Kid called and we set up when we were going to meet at the diner. She and her boyfriend weren't eating with Middle Brother and me because they were going to his parent's family dinner.

After the parade was over, I tried to play Alice's Restaurant on the computer (from Youtube) but the computer did not cooperate. I finally had to finish it on my phone because the computer completely gave up. It seems OK now, knock wood.

Then we played a random CD I happened to have, and by complete coincidence, just as it finished The Kid called and said we should head to the diner.

So we Ubered over and got seated, and ordered. I got the complete turkey dinner, Middle Brother got his favorite, a cheeseburger and French fries smothered in ketchup.

The Kid and her boyfriend showed up and sat with us and we talked for about 15 minutes, then they left. We were ready for dessert by then, so we ordered and had that.

The Kid had brought a large tarte that she baked, and we bruoght that and my leftovers home by Uber again.

Middle Brother was slightly sick from overeating so I made him wait a half hour, which we spent listening to music on Pandora on the computer. Then we had small slices of the tarte, as he was feeling better by then and I thought it was only fair that he try his niece's homebaked tarte.

Then I took him back to the group home. 44 bus to Jamaica, train to Hicksville. We missed a train, but the next came pretty soon, and it allowed time for the person from his group home to get there to meet us.

Which she did, right on time, and then I turned around and, after a stop n the restroom, came home the same way, train to Jamaica, 20 bus home.

It was 8:00 by then and I Teamed the FWiB for about an hour.

And then I puttered online, and at 10:00 fed the pets. Christie seems right back to her old self again. I am so glad.

And now it's time for bed.

Gratitude List (double for the day)

1. The FWiB.

2. The Kid.

3. Middle Brother and his group home.

4. Thanksgiving.

5. My friends.

6. My extended family.

7. My cancer was easily operated on and removed.

8. My pension money came today (on a holiday? Go figure...)

9. The Long Island Railroad.

10. The weather was nice today.

11. Christie seems well again.

12. Good food at the diner.