As I’m sure most of you have noticed, I haven’t blogged in a while. The simple reason for that is I have company visiting for Thanksgiving. A lot of company. Seriously, this house is chock full. And it’s going to get even more crowded tomorrow, as even more family members arrive.
Another reason besides just being busy with company has to do with a little family rule my parents have established in an effort to keep the peace. That ultra liberal brother I mentioned, the one that ultimately led to me creating this blog for fear of his personal reprisals, he’s coming. To prevent any sort of nuclear explosions, my Mother has outlawed any political discussions for the duration of the Thanksgiving holiday. Since I’m normally the one who recounts the daily political news to the rest of the family, I’m going to avoid reading the news while everyone’s here so that I’ll avoid any accidental slip ups out of force of habit. So I’m taking the week off so I can spend some time with the family and prevent any catastrophes. It’s shaping up to be an already stressful week anyway, since my Father’s brother died last week and my ultra liberal brother has taken it upon himself to drop one hell of a bombshell via email shortly before their arrival. Everybody’s already on edge anyway, so I just don’t think politics will help any.
I hope you all might consider stepping away from the news for a little while too. There’s been so much stress lately that I would hate for it to taint anyone’s turkey or anything. So take some time for yourself, shut the world outside, and keep it from poisoning your home over the holidays.
Have a lovely Thanksgiving, everybody! See you in a week or so.