Headed out after filling up one last bag with what will likely be my last Goodwill donations for the year. After I dropped them in the back, I rode around the front and did some Christmas shopping. Got a second pair of work pants and a book on British afternoon tea at Goodwill. Picked up a book for Lilah, a stuffed animal for Elijah, and a gift for Amanda at Marshalls, along with a huge, beautiful holly-print bag. Found cute lip glosses for Amanda and Lauren at Five Below. I was thrilled to find the new Holiday Creamy Vanilla Coke Zero there, too. I haven't seen that at the Acme in 20 ounce bottles yet. Went across the parking lot to Lane Bryant and took advantage of that $10 off Rewards coupon to get two pairs of jeans, one replacing my black pair that's starting to go in the thighs, one for work.
Had lunch when I got home while watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Chuck's not happy when Peppermint Patty invites herself, Marcie, and Franklin over for Thanksgiving dinner. Chuck and Sally are supposed to be visiting their grandparents. Charlie Brown, Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock make a "dinner" of popcorn, sundaes, pretzel sticks, jelly beans, and toast to appease them. Peppermint Patty is furious, until Marcie and Linus remind her of what the holiday really means.
The Mayflower Voyagers goes even further into the history behind the holiday. The Peanuts, Snoopy, and Woodstock play pilgrim children and pets on their way to the New World. The trip is harsh, and life in New England is even harder when it turns out they've been blown thousands of miles off-course. It's not until spring and they make friends with Chief Massasoit and Squanto that they finally learn to farm the land. They have such a bountiful harvest, they invite the Natives for dinner too, creating the first Thanksgiving.
Headed out after Mayflower Voyagers ended. It had been cold and windy but sunny when I was at Audubon Crossings. It was clouding up again even as I rode to the Thomas Sharp School. We were getting the kids finished up with their snacks when the teacher for the older kids came in and told us it was raining and hailing. She pulled the older kids in early, and we would not be able to take the little ones outside.
The pre-schoolers, who had already been rowdy before that, were really noisy when they found out they couldn't go outside after we said they could. They ran around and chattered all through the two books one of the teachers read for them. One of the teachers played games with some of the kids. Those who didn't want to run around sat at the tables pushed to the back. They were supposed to be coloring or looking at books, but some of the kids had made their own play dough in art class earlier and insisted on playing with it, even when I told them not to. Other kids insisted on playing with it too, and yes, it all got mixed together, it dried out, and it made a mess I had to sweep up. I was rather grateful when we had few enough kids to move back to the cafeteria for the rest of the session.
(At the very least, the rain and hail were long-gone by the time I went home from work. It rained hard around 1 AM, but not before or since.)
Hurried right home after that. Jessa picked me up at quarter after 6 for dinner. I saw Red Lobster in Cherry Hill on our way to Olive Garden last week. That's another place I haven't eaten at in literally decades. My family used to eat at the (now closed) one in the parking lot of the Hamilton Mall whenever we'd go up there for a shopping trip in the 90's. I told her the infamous story of how Dad once put the container with all our leftovers from Red Lobster, including the cheddar biscuits, on the top of the car before we left...and didn't remember until he heard the thump and we all saw the container blowing down the highway. Only thing we saved from that was Rose's slice of key lime pie that she would not let go for anything. Jessa had a southwestern shrimp bowl. I had a tasty salmon-soy bowl. We enjoyed a quiet meal in a mostly-empty restaurant.
Finished the night at home after a shower with The Desert Song. I go further into the original 1929 film version of this romantic operetta at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog.
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