I got back from my book signing event in San Francisco late last night. The staff at Book Passages was awesome and a special shout out to Johanna. Good luck with the upcoming baby.  Erik, you help him or her out, okay?

We did have a scare though. Thursday night, my double oven went kaput. Seeing smoke and smelling burning electrical wiring is never a good sign. I was hoping it was just a transient Erik prank, but no, the situation was terminal. The fried control board was no longer available. Naturally. So during my trip, I had to scour the planet for an oven that could be purchased and installed by Thanksgiving. Yesterday, our fears were allayed when we found one. It’s coming in tomorrow. Talk about down to the wire.

Last year we just went out to a restaurant for Thanksgiving, something that we’ve NEVER done. We were all sad about Erik and too unmotivated to cook. So, to compensate and to honor our vow never to take that sort of (boring and sacrilegious) shortcut, Lukas and I schemed for hours on the menu for the big day. It was to be the best ever Thanksgiving. Everything homemade, including the cranberry sauce. None of that goop you shake out of a tin can like you do with dog food. So, to find out that same evening that we might not be able to put our plans into action brought us both to our knees. Thankfully our prayers worked. Maybe Erik had a hand in it.

Since the anniversary of JFK’s death was Friday, many of you have begged me to put his interview up. For those of you who aren’t aware, I took down all of the interviews of famous people, including him, because of all the hateful comments and emails I received. “Why on Earth do you think JFK would talk to the likes of you!” Most mediums can’t channel celebrities, even Jamie. It wasn’t until Erik brought them to her that she was able to. Since then, she’s been starstruck.

Below is the YouTube (audio only) on the JFK interview. I plan to take it down again Sunday so be sure you squeeze this one in!

Please share how you honor your loved ones on Thanksgiving. “See” you guys tomorrow.