Miscellaneous mid-afternoon update

It's stopped snowing.

The squash is baked, the corn muffins (really, "muffins") are made, the cheese is sliced, the carrots are shredded, the table is set...

Oh man, the table. Apparently, it requires four adults and a degree in advanced calculus to get thirteen people to fit into my living room. The original plan was to use our large dining room table plus two folding six-foot tables. Sounds good, right? But there wasn't quite enough room for both of the folding tables before hitting the couch, so maybe we could move the couch against the wall...nope, still not enough room...but if we use only one of the folding tables and then put the leaf in the dining room table..but then the tablecloths won't fit right...well, okay, we could try moving everything against the other wall and putting no one at the head of table...but then the people on the other side can't get out...do we have enough folding chairs...what about turning it lengthwise...watch out for the stereo speakers...

In the end, of course, the original plan was the one that worked. Argh! It's like family therapy, but without the large bill.

But the table is set, and it looks wonderful. Michael and his mother are in the kitchen re-polishing the crystal, and when I'm done here I'll unload the dishwasher and work on slicing some more cheese. Now we just have to figure out where to put the centerpiece. Oh, and figuring out the seating arrangement. And we have to start warming the onion soup, as well as the seitan, and I need to load the gougèes onto a baking tray to be re-warmed...I should probably take a shower at some point...what am I wearing again...?

Man, I love this holiday.