Thanksgiving stress?

[hostile]

So that was the storm of the decade? Did I blink and miss it? I could clean my driveway with a push broom.

[OrangeUte]

We were going to try and beat the storm and head to my SIL's home in Grass Valley, CA early this morning. All the kids are packed and excited to see their cousins. My wife is excited to see her sister and go ride horses on their ranch. With the storm, the California Highway Patrol has closed I-80 at the Nevada-California border. All the parking lots/hotels in Reno are full due to the truckers being delayed. The thought of being stuck somewhere in Nevada on I-80 with four kids and a new puppy doesn't sound fun. Looks like we'll be staying in SLC for now.

Man - you should have joined me in lovely battle mountain! Lots of rooms here at the super 8 - and a kick ass continental breakfast, I'm sure.

[Tim]

The best Thanksgiving I can remember was a low-key affair at our house in Hartsville. My dad had died three weeks before, and I couldn't bring myself to go be around the entire extended family. My mom and my sister elected to go, so we stayed at home. Tim came down from Raleigh. It was a lazy day. I made a kick-ass turkey, orange-tarragon stuffing, apple-cider-laced deviled eggs, green beans, sweet potato souffle, squash casserole, pretzel salad, and pumpkin chiffon pie.

The food was great. Tim decided he needed some "moisturizer" so we went moisturizer shopping at Wal-Mart on Thanksgiving in my small town. We totally didn't look gay at all. The next morning, we got up early at did Black Friday in Florence, SC.

No one fought; no drama other than the crap Tim is always slinging, and it was great.

Juxtapose that with Thursday. My in-laws are here. I'm hoping that it'll be a nice time, but with the FIL we're like oil and water; two know-it-alls who won't back down.

You lying son of a bitch... it was hand sanitizer.

[wuapinmon]

You lying son of a bitch... it was hand sanitizer.

If by hand sanitizer you mean aloe vera, lanolin, coenzyme Q10, and "functional" kertain, then sure.

[Tim]

If by hand sanitizer you mean aloe vera, lanolin, coenzyme Q10, and "functional" kertain, then sure.

You jackass! You spelled "keratin" wrong!

Even if I did buy some type of moisturizer, it would've been because I have dry hands. You buy lotion but use it for something else.

[wuapinmon]

You jackass! You spelled "keratin" wrong!

Even if I did buy some type of moisturizer, it would've been because I have dry hands. You buy lotion but use it for something else.

That's right, I do. Calliope was born exactly nine months after you went home!

BAM!

[Tim]

That's right, I do. Calliope was born exactly nine months after you went home!

BAM!

Wait, so you're telling me I left your place early to go back home and as a result you got stuck with a third hellion while at the same time I've traveled the world on someone else's dime, purchased a BMW, and enjoyed a life of leisure? Sounds like you got a bum deal, Wuapinmon.

[wuapinmon]

Wait, so you're telling me I left your place early to go back home and as a result you got stuck with a third hellion while at the same time I've traveled the world on someone else's dime, purchased a BMW, and enjoyed a life of leisure? Sounds like you got a bum deal, Wuapinmon.

I woke up Calliope and told her that you hate her. Her response, "I want chocolate milk." I hope you're happy.