New monitor on desk--it's huge, but the screen is perfect and it's just one instead of two side-by-side with the need to move stuff to one side or the other. I can have many windows open on this. And my larger monitor that was still working fine has now been handed down to my son.
Emptied my pocketbook, to the extent that this basically takes care of christmas for me.
Turkey was in water this evening, back in fridge now. Brine tomorrow. Picked up one, maybe two extra dinner guests for Thanksgiving. One would have been home alone as her kids had other commitments (she was planning to spend a quiet holiday, but jumped quickly at the offer to come over here!) and another who hasn't had the usual invitation to dine with his kids and ex. We're the backup in case they don't come through. That's okay! You know how Thanksgiving dinners are--there is always enough food to stretch to more diners. The trick is to have enough chairs!