Krees goes Dutch Kiwi!

TURKEY EMERGENCY!

The good news is: we were able to order a turkey for Thanksgiving this year. We'll be serving dinner on Saturday for my parents who are visiting and coworker-friends who have to work today.

The bad news is: we picked up the turkey today, and the butcher removed the skin! Do we skip the brining? Do we cover it in butter or olive oil and keep it covered in foil? HELP! I'd try to call Lynn Rosetto-Kasper today, but I can't call her 1-800 number from here. (1-800-537-5252 if anyone wants to call for us!)

More reasons to come on "home"

Charles and I are always thinking ahead to what we'll do when our current project and contracts are up. Time and again we go through all the pros and cons of staying, and all the pros and cons of going. Believe me when I say the lists on both sides of the equation are long.

One thing is certain: I am much more hopeful about the near-future state of the U.S. than I was a week ago. Words cannot describe my relief at Barack Obama's election.

And oddly enough, I discovered something that made me a little extra homesick today. Anybody want to buy a lovely little starter home in Ann Arbor and hold onto it for us for a little while?