HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Of course, our store was closed today, but that didn't mean there was no work to do! Poor Greg had to work at County Market from 6 a.m. (open) to 2 p.m. (close) today. He had a rough day, to be sure. Once he closed, he drove home to watch the end of the Packer game and then drove the 40 miles to my parents house to meet up with me and the kids.
The kids and I left around 11 a.m. to go to mom and dad's house as mom needed some help with dinner (not much!), and I had some work to do on their computer (install a new sound card and "GoToMyPC" so I can access her computer when she has problems). We also had to go through all the ads for shopping Friday morning.
Mom had just about everything ready for dinner, so there wasn't much to do that way and we did end up having a FABULOUS meal consisting of a beautifully cooked and browned turkey, stuffing, sweet/sour cabbage, sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, gravy, 7 layer salad, dinner rolls and of course, pumpkin pie! Mom makes everything from scratch, including the raisin stuffing, which of course, is my favorite part of the meal! As usual, mom stole the tail and none of us got to have any!
I think that's the whole reason she won't let me have Thanksgiving -- she wants the turkey tail! :D
Greg made it to mom's house about 3:30 and my brother and his wife, Annie, showed up about 4. They had already eaten at Annie's family, so they just came over to visit (although Johnny did manage to choke down some of mom's food!) :lol:
We had a lot of fun visiting, and I must say, my kids did a great job helping to clean everything up! We've discovered that the best thing in the world to do is to place a foil pan inside the turkey pan and there's next to no clean-up from the cooking of the big bird! The rest cleans up rather quickly when you have a bunch of folks helping out and we were able to get everything done by 7:30.
Aaron and Abby stayed with my parents so they could go out hunting in the morning. Greg followed me and Erica rode with me and we a nice talk talk on the 40 mile drive home. At 13, she's at that awkward stage of not quite being a kid, and not quite being an adult, although she thinks she knows everything and should be able to do anything she wants!
We were fortunate on the drive home that no deer jumped out in front of us! Of course, Greg and Erica ate their pumpkin pie when they got home. I was too tired . . . . I checked the forums and my mail and went to bed!
Hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving and was able to spend time with the folks they want to! If you were stuck with family/folks you don't particularly care for, well, sorry to hear that! BUT, it's better than being all alone or relying on a soup kitchen to feed you!
God Bless!
Julie
The kids and I left around 11 a.m. to go to mom and dad's house as mom needed some help with dinner (not much!), and I had some work to do on their computer (install a new sound card and "GoToMyPC" so I can access her computer when she has problems). We also had to go through all the ads for shopping Friday morning.
Mom had just about everything ready for dinner, so there wasn't much to do that way and we did end up having a FABULOUS meal consisting of a beautifully cooked and browned turkey, stuffing, sweet/sour cabbage, sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, gravy, 7 layer salad, dinner rolls and of course, pumpkin pie! Mom makes everything from scratch, including the raisin stuffing, which of course, is my favorite part of the meal! As usual, mom stole the tail and none of us got to have any!
I think that's the whole reason she won't let me have Thanksgiving -- she wants the turkey tail! :DGreg made it to mom's house about 3:30 and my brother and his wife, Annie, showed up about 4. They had already eaten at Annie's family, so they just came over to visit (although Johnny did manage to choke down some of mom's food!) :lol:
We had a lot of fun visiting, and I must say, my kids did a great job helping to clean everything up! We've discovered that the best thing in the world to do is to place a foil pan inside the turkey pan and there's next to no clean-up from the cooking of the big bird! The rest cleans up rather quickly when you have a bunch of folks helping out and we were able to get everything done by 7:30.
Aaron and Abby stayed with my parents so they could go out hunting in the morning. Greg followed me and Erica rode with me and we a nice talk talk on the 40 mile drive home. At 13, she's at that awkward stage of not quite being a kid, and not quite being an adult, although she thinks she knows everything and should be able to do anything she wants!
We were fortunate on the drive home that no deer jumped out in front of us! Of course, Greg and Erica ate their pumpkin pie when they got home. I was too tired . . . . I checked the forums and my mail and went to bed!
Hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving and was able to spend time with the folks they want to! If you were stuck with family/folks you don't particularly care for, well, sorry to hear that! BUT, it's better than being all alone or relying on a soup kitchen to feed you!
God Bless!
Julie
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