about the purple lights! They sound lovely. I've wanted to do them myself & will someday.
I expect I would have loved to join you at your computer table also. Even though I eat meat; there are times it turns my stomach to look at it done in certain ways. And if I think about it much. Turducken is not one I wish to examine.
Isn't that the nicest thing about families who are close? They understand & do not fault you for your preferences. But then, look who raised those very kids? You. What else would one expect of children raised by you? I suspect they would not blink if they were at my house & I did such. They have too much understanding & judge not. If you ever wonder if you did things right when raising them ---- DON'T.
So you've had your kids for your birthday & on through Thanksgiving & a rose bloomed in the rain for you on your special day. It was a good week.