Lock & Load

Main Entry: Lock and Load
Function: Verb

1. Short for locking the magazine/cartridge into the gun and loading the ammunition into the gun's chamber.
2. A term used to show toughness, ambition, and other strong characteristics.

It is time for us to lock and load.

Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and we have a long To Do list that includes creating a solid staffing plan, ordering a variety of ingredients, taking a trip to Wal-mart, baking a test batch of Stuffing Bread, mixing fruit for Stollen, and organizing Special Orders.
We have already started taking orders for the Big Day (the day before Thanksgiving).
Here's a look at our Special Order tally to date:
23 dozen yeast rolls
8 Stollen
23 pies (we're offering Apple, Cherry, Cranberry Walnut, Pecan, and Pumpkin)
2 Coconut Cakes
4 Pumpkin Cheesecakes
and a mismatch of this and that.

In other words, it's time for us to "Get ready!"