Thanksgiving update!
Nov. 28th, 2019 11:55 amYesterday I met Susan for breakfast at Bagel Chateau, after which we walked around downtown a little to see what stores have changed since the last time I was paying much attention. She gently mocked me for not knowing the name of the tuxedo rental place and asking what kind of business it was -- but I always just knew it as "the tuxedo rental place on Main Street" so the idea that it even had a name was mildly surprising to me. *wry*
Mom, Dad, Nick and I then went to a matinee showing of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, which I enjoyed. There was some intense mental dissonance at the start when Tom Hanks came on as Mister Rogers, but you get through that after a while.
In the evening we went to Osteria Trevi for dinner. I had veal with eggplant, Mom had a different veal dish, Nick had a fillet mignon with gorgonzola and a red wine reduction, and Dad had fancy lamb chops. (I mention this because Mom is into asking about "what restaurant did we go to at such-and-such occasion, and who ate what?" and I will never on earth remember any of that if I don't write it down.)
Today I have done some Thanksgiving set-up, started a load of laundry, and re-taught Mom's printer and laptop how to speak to each other. I am not remotely an IT person, but that was really just getting into her settings and telling the computer "use THIS device" and then following the printer's own instructions on how to hook it back into the house's internal wi-fi network. So, you know, pretty simple. I also showed Mom how to access the settings menu on her laptop, so hopefully she'll be able to do some of these things on her own in the future. :)
And now I'm going to check on the laundry and take a small walk despite the gray skies and strong winds, because walking is good for both body and soul. :D
Mom, Dad, Nick and I then went to a matinee showing of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, which I enjoyed. There was some intense mental dissonance at the start when Tom Hanks came on as Mister Rogers, but you get through that after a while.
In the evening we went to Osteria Trevi for dinner. I had veal with eggplant, Mom had a different veal dish, Nick had a fillet mignon with gorgonzola and a red wine reduction, and Dad had fancy lamb chops. (I mention this because Mom is into asking about "what restaurant did we go to at such-and-such occasion, and who ate what?" and I will never on earth remember any of that if I don't write it down.)
Today I have done some Thanksgiving set-up, started a load of laundry, and re-taught Mom's printer and laptop how to speak to each other. I am not remotely an IT person, but that was really just getting into her settings and telling the computer "use THIS device" and then following the printer's own instructions on how to hook it back into the house's internal wi-fi network. So, you know, pretty simple. I also showed Mom how to access the settings menu on her laptop, so hopefully she'll be able to do some of these things on her own in the future. :)
And now I'm going to check on the laundry and take a small walk despite the gray skies and strong winds, because walking is good for both body and soul. :D