Three weeks and two days from now we’ll be heading out of Rhode Island to have some holiday fun. I bought new carry-on luggage to streamline boarding the plane. Smaller and lighter bags of more convenient shapes should do the trick. Banjo Man has a navy blue set.

I’ll let you know in January.

I’ve been assembling little gift bags for Will’s 2nd grade class.

And last but definitely not least, we have moved the couch and set up the tables and chairs for this Thanksgiving’s feast.

I can’t wait to pick out the tablecloths, china and crystal. It’s a happening! Banjo Man and daughter Nancy think my decorating joy is hilarious. I ignore them. This afternoon I will start auditioning tablecloths.

I bought a new I-phone so I can take better pictures at Christmas. It arrives today, so I hope I can figure out how to use it before we land in Texas.

Anybody have any tips for learning an I-phone 15? My present phone is an ancient SE.

Today is Number One Son Ben’s birthday!!!! You all know the story of how I went into labor at a hockey game while on a date with my father and how Ben was born 11 weeks early and almost died several times while spending six weeks in a neonatal care unit.

We have been so lucky to have him.

It’s a bit disconcerting to think that Christmas is only a little over a month away and that Thanksgiving is still a week from happening. But we will be ready!

How are YOU doing?