Damn Raiders (and Networks)

B. and the group of Army recruits he meets with twice a week attended today's Oakland Raiders game.  During the half time 'ceremony', they were re-sworn in.  We stayed glued to the tube (including watching half of the damn game - we don't care about the Raiders one bit) - and guess what?  They didn't show it!  Not even a tiny little part of it.  Filled the time with replays of other games.

Darn it!

I'm sure B. had a great time and at least he'll know we tried.

Tonight we are making potato leek soup with bacon - and some of us will add clams and/or scallops for a sea food chowder kind of soup.  We are putting the soup in bread bowls 'cuz we hope the break will entice the boys to at least try it.  We have leeks from our produce box and it's a soup kind of night - feeling more winter-y every day.  It's been a little stormy and rainy the past few days - lots of wind.

Work tomorrow and then on Tuesday, I am heading to the movies while the cleaning crew is here.  Can hardly wait for the final movie of the Twlight story!  I may even go right back out, buy another ticket and see it twice!!

Wednesday we are heading to San Leandro for dinner with J.'s brother - should be good and fun.  Hoping the traffic won't be too bad...though I am sure it will be.  There's a new huge outlet mall off the freeway in Livermore and from what we've heard, it is wreaking havoc on traffic in both directions pretty much all the time....and with people traveling to places far and wide for Thanksgiving, it will be a freeway zoo.

I've got a couple items shipping for Christmas for me and J. - we are easy!  The boys want cash...so it sounds like another scavenger hunt will ensue.

J. and I made it to WinCo to do the big shop for this week's festivities.  We ate hot dogs at a fairly new place near the mall - and both of us asked for relish on our dog.  Only it wasn't sweet pickle relish - it was the fluorescent green relish from Chicago that is dill pickle relish.  It was ok - but not the same - and as we were leaving, J. inquired if they have sweet relish.  They don't but you can 'bring your own packets' if you want.  Uh...right.  Cross that hot dog place off our list - we miss Caspar's!