As usual, we are trying to cram too much in too short a time. Molli got up yesterday in time to take Vanessa to her class, then meet Katie and Will for breakfast. Fortunately, I decided to go along to pick up some things at the grocery store (more sugar for baking). So, when Molli's friends were running late, I could take her to the bank and then to meet them at Jittery Joe's. (Will has a funky little beard and looks completely different). Then I went to the grocery store. I didn't have very much to get, but Molli's boss wanted 15 bags of fritos (Scoops) and several other people wanted candy or chips. Nice--the best thing we can export! So, I bought all those, then picked up Vanessa, then called Molli. She was not ready to be picked up, of course, but in fairness, she was doing something good, visiting Harriet at Clarke Central. So we went home to gather up everybody, put away groceries and take a shower. Then we all piled in the car, met Molli, and drove to the Tanger Outlet mall. The Captain wanted shorts and socks, Vanessa shoes, Ray shoes, Molli everything, and I bought a couple pairs of shoes too. Bass was having a big sale. Of course, Vanessa and the Captain only wanted to visit a couple stores and then they were ready to go home. I knew this was going to be a problem. We found a restaurant (Ruby Tuesday--it was ok for a chain) and ate lunch (by now it was 2). After we ate, Molli and I left them there and drove back to the stores. She found the boots Adrian wanted in the second shoe store, jeans for him at Wrangler, a shirt at J. Crew. I told her no, we couldn't go by Banana Republic to look at t-shirts because I knew they would be waiting impatiently. We had been gone an hour. But nobody was too crabby. We got home, had to make the stuffing for the turkey and get it in the oven (all Vanessa). Then Molli worked on repacking her suitcases (and admiring her new purchases) and make some phone calls. After awhile I started on the potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash and green beans. I went outside for a few minutes in the cool of the evening, but it was unbearably humid. Yup! We ate turkey dinner about 8. Then Molli frosted the cake, we watched some TV and ate it. Didn't go to bed until almost midnight and woke up at 6.
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