Weekly Wrap Up - Thanksgiving Week

Olivia had her first day of training at her new horse farm last Friday evening.  She worked three hours and enjoyed working with the barn manager.  She even saw a few folks she knows who were there for riding lessons with their kids.  The owner was out of town, and left no instructions as to when Olivia was to return, and didn't answer messages from Olivia or the barn manager.  We're not at all impressed with this place (the owner specifically), so until she learns communication skills and common courtesy, she's down a workhand.  

Monday was a pretty nice, cold morning.  Olivia went to her regular job and spent 6 hours stacking firewood for the owners.  They paid her really well, and she got quite the workout.  They are also recommending her to another horse person for extra hours as well.  A good work ethic opens doors.  Lindsey worked on her school work and I worked on doing some touch up painting in the kitchen.   I also worked on laundry and bills, job security, right?

Tuesday was deep cleaning day.  Both girls worked on their lessons and then worked on cleaning their rooms.  Lindsey had lantern tour practice in the evening, followed by jiu-jitsu class.

Wednesday morning I ran to the grocery store to pick up a few last minute items.  The rest of the day was spent working out the cooking schedule and getting things out of the freezer for thawing.  Lindsey had a normal school day, and Olivia worked on her German.    

Thursday was of course Thanksgiving.   I hosted dinner at our house this year.  I mixed up my own concoction of herbs to make a turkey rub, and it was DELISH.  Dinner was really good, fellowship with the family was great!  With everything that was going on I forgot to take any photos.  I guess that's good in a way...no proof of how many people were in our house (governor strikes again).

Friday morning we took Olivia to look at a truck.  The truck actually overheated during our test drive, so that was a clear sign that this was not the one for her.   She worked the afternoon shift at the horse farm, and then we all worked on decorating the house for Christmas.  We'd planned to go to an outdoor Christmas Market...it got cancelled (another governors edict).   We'll be dining on leftovers today, and then going to visit another little town that is hosting an after dark downtown Christmas shopping event.  Don't tell our governor...ahem.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, however you chose to celebrate it this year!  Have a great weekend!