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November 27, 2003
Happy Thanksgiving! ...and a movie review
The pies are out of the oven; the rolls are out of the oven; a loaf of bread is in the bread machine with 50 minutes left. So that's enough time to do a quick blog entry and then shower and get ready.
Night before last, I finished the second of the three chenille scarves. This is easy and mindless yet inexplicably entertaining knitting. I will take care of the ends after all three are done.
I think the scarf has more green and less blue than shown in this photo.
The third scarf is already on the needles, but I can't take it with me to Thanksgiving dinner today because the two of the three intended recipients will be there. I might grab some socks instead. This week, I'll get back to Lochinver and hope to have it done within the next 10 days or so.
Last night, we had a family "date" to see a movie and go to dinner. After much debate, we decided to see "Elf." I was dragging my feet because it had gotten such poor reviews. Well, it was really cute and fun! Yes, it was predictable and corny. Watching some really excellent special effects of Santa's reindeer struggling to get that sleigh off the ground really got to me. I was believing in flying reindeer there for a minute. It wasn't a great cinematic experience, I suppose, but the whole family (even the 13-year-old) was entertained. (Watch for references to the "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" TV show, as well as a pretty funny Sasquatch moment.) On the way out, my ever-skeptical 7-year-old wanted to know, "Was that fiction or for real?" I have two kids that aren't quite ready to give up on Santa yet.