Hurried off to run errands after doing some things online. Started with grocery shopping at Sprouts. I mainly needed coconut milk here. Those apple fritter-flavored dried cranberries were so tasty, I got another container. Grabbed peanut butter cookies, soda, and sparkling water.
The Acme was slightly busier when I arrived. Yogurt and granola were the big things here. I had online coupons for yogurt and for Kellog's "Extra" granola. Got two sodas, plus Sprite White Spiced Cranberry Zero soda and the Diet Coke Lime - no Fresca this time, alas. Also needed a Dunkin' Donuts gift card for my brother Keefe, whose birthday is next week. Treated myself to two small slices of pumpkin cake roll.
Made a quick stop for pretzels at the A&A Pretzel Shop on the way home. They said they baked too many, so I got three extra regular along with the stuffed cheese steak pretzel.
Put everything away and had lunch while watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. "Mickey's Thanks-a-Bunch Day" has Mickey and Minnie trying to make a vegetable and fruit salad for their Thanks-a-Bunch Day feast, but Minnie's garden isn't growing. Professor Ludvig Von Drake gives Minnie a spray to make it grow...but the fruit and veggies get too big! Now not only do they have to get the vegetables to where they can cut them, they have to figure out what to do with the leftovers.
It's also Thanksgiving on Mickey Mouse: Mixed-Up Adventures. "Mickey's Thanksgiving Fun Race" has the Racers and their friends and family driving together in vehicles that look like giant Thanksgiving meal foods and containers. Donald and Mickey are driving the gravy boat, but Donald keeps rushing, while Mickey wants to plan ahead. Their arguing lands everyone down a creek without a paddle when all of the cars end up in the river. Daisy's nervous about making her Gram Quaker's famous Double Berry Cranberry Sauce in "Happy Thanksgiving Helpers." She gets upset when she can't find the cranberries, and then all of their friends bring something besides the traditional meal items. Gram finally points out to her granddaughter that the people they're eating with are far more important than what they're eating.
Got my schedule at this point as well. In good news, more hours. In bad news, I work on Friday, which means I'll be running around all day, and work early on Saturday. I'll miss the last day of the Collingswood Farm Market, but I'll make up for it by going to see Wicked: For Good Saturday afternoon. (There's no way I'm missing that. I'll deal with the crowds.)
Hurried out to the Thomas Sharp School after the cartoons ended. Once again, we got the kids outside soon as they finished their snacks. I'm glad we did. It's supposed to get colder next week. Indeed, it was windy and cloudy outside today, though not as cold as it could have been. I talked with several children. I chased one of the littlest boys, and he chased me. I made sure everyone went down on the slide the right way.
When we got back in, I joined the group playing Heads Up 7 Up and Silent Ball in the library. I even played Heads Up myself. First time I've played that probably in almost 40 years. "Silent Ball" involves kids sitting on a table, throwing a ball around while not talking. If you talk or miss the ball, you're out and have to sit down. I opted out, since I'm not the best at catching balls. Some of the kids were really got at that one! It was down to two boys and the other teacher when enough kids went home that we gave up and returned to the cafeteria for the rest of the session.
When I got home, I watched Match Game '76. Wish Soupy Sales had come back. He's not the greatest player on the planet, but he could be really funny. Betty White got really offended by a hurt-an-animal question in the last episode, to the point where she protested.
Finished the night with a shower and The Nutcracker and the Mouse King at Kanopy. This is the most unique production of this show I've seen that didn't get into The Hard Nut turf. I believe it was filmed in the Netherlands, so the story is set on the night before Saint Nicholas Day in the early 1800's, instead of Christmas Day in the vaguely late 1800's. We even see Old Saint Nick himself at one point. For some reason, Herr Drosselmeyer has created a magical movie projector, and the dream takes Clara into the projector itself. The Nutcracker doesn't turn into the prince right away, but fights the Mouse King a second time in the projector, and it's insinuated that he's eaten by the family's cat. We have Greek dancers instead of Spanish, Clara's brother Fritz turns up in the second half of the dream as the Mouse King's prisoner, and Clara and her Prince replace the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier.
Worked on The WENN Nutcracker Suite while I watched. Mr. Eldridge emerges at this point, wearing a black cape and top hat. The Nutcracker keeps staring and tugging at Betty like he knows her, but can't place her. Annie just wants to move along. Mr. Eldridge says the Sugar Plum Fairy Hilary and Cavalier Jeff will be able to help the Nutcracker and get Betty to her right size in the Snowflake Woods. Mr. Eldridge leads them there through the mouse hole in Betty's kitchen.
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