THANKSGIVING WILL BE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR. Our actual meal will be on Friday as I coordinate it to coincide along with MY energy level. I have my turkey in the freezer which will be placed in fridge to thaw for three days before I bake it in a baking bag. LOVE these baking helpers.
I'll stuff the turkey with an apple like I have before. Baked turkey. Dressing will be a side dish instead of actual stuffing in the turkey. Mashed potatoes and gravy. Maybe sweet potatoes. Baked carrots. Corn. Mac 'n cheese. That's a lot of carbs right there. Better add some greens. Need to fix a relish tray. 5 Bean Salad...Combination salad. Green bean casserole and maybe organic green beans as well. Cranberry sauce. Cottage cheese and apple sauce. Waldorf salad. Pumpkin pie with whipped cream. Iced tea, water and coffee. That's my menu. YUMMERS.
I am running behind due to a busy schedule. When I prepare the menu in my head, it helps me a great deal. Sam's will bake my pies for me. I bought the whipped cream already along with eggnog.
Some family is coming to my place for THANKSGIVING. Bedrooms will have to have tidied rooms. My Kitchen needs a thorough cleaning. Bathrooms cleaned as well along with clean towels ready to go.
I'll go shopping on Tuesday and organize the fridge so I can stack baking dishes neatly to accommodate the large feast. A special place on the counter top will house the dishes that will be used for our feast.
Over the week-end, I am thankful to be alive. I am thankful that I was not in an automobile crash on Friday night.
After driving for nearly 12 hours, I was tired. As I was approaching the back end of a semi-trailer truck that was stopped on the highway, my car wasn't slowing down as quickly as it needed to be...I hit the brakes hard and about lost control of my car which meant I swerved into a lane to the right of where I was and as I swerved into this lane another truck was there which meant I swerved again to the furthest lane over. After the excitement of nearly being in an accident, I was badly shaken and drove to the exit ramp.
Driving 12 hour days isn't going to happen again for me unless it's an emergency. These extra long drives are a thing of the past. I accept it.
This Thanksgiving I will plan to be HOME, baking and cooking a feast.
Amen and amen,
~d
2 comments:
That was quite the close call! Hope you are getting along OK after your brother's death, taking it a day at a time. One of my brothers passed this past Spring (I was his caregiver a long time). Lots of sad moments/days since then, but things have been much better the past couple months. We will always miss them while we are still here, so it's an adjustment that takes time. I hope you and yours have a nice Thanksgiving. Bess
Thank you Bess for the kind words. I'm so very sorry about your loss. It still is sinking in that my brother has died. May you have a blessed Thanksgiving!
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