lagging a bit behind.....

ok, so.....i am still a tad jet-lagged.....which made lecturing this evening problematic.....i ended up calling it a day an hour in....because i was starting to ramble......and so i will squeeze the material left uncovered (immunity and infectious diseases) until after thanksgiving....i feel as though i should be going to bed right about now.....but sadly i am still waking up at 4:45 am or so....and find it difficult to get back to sleep.....i know from past experience that this all wears off in a matter of days....hopefully i can get myself straightened out for the weekend.....when i hope to get myself organized for major food preparation......i have volunteered to bring the stuffing, the creamed spinach, the german-style red cabbage, and a relish tray......the cabbage i will buy jarred, because aunt nellie makes it better than i ever will....and i will also buy kroger's creamed spinach, and allow ti to thaw by thursday morning in time to transfer the packets to a nice serving dish.....don't tell......but the stuffing i will make on my own.....and so i will peruse a few cookbooks, and try to decide on white bread or cornbread or both......sausage or no,,,,,pecans or walnuts.....the only ingredients i know for certain are onions and celery...which is why i like dressing in the first place...for the savory ingredients......we are going to cincinnati for just the day.....and i so appreciate getting to sleep in my own bed for the entire 4 days i will have off.....no Christmas shopping to speak of this year...what with the trip we just took and the trip we are funding....the only person to shop for has too much stuff already.....and i am tempted to take her shopping for the salvation army food bank as part of her gift.....ah well....enough of this typing...i am fading fast......and it is not even 8 pm.....