Happy Thanksgiving!
My favorite holiday of the year, Thanksgiving, flew by faster than the food disappeared at the bountiful table, filled with family and friends and savory treats. It started early, 4:00 a.m. By 8:00 a.m., four pies (two pumpkin, one apple, and one chocolate), made entirely from scratch, I might add, had been baked and were cooling on the windowsill in the kitchen. Krus came out to the kitchen and asked Maeg if the goal was to eat the 23 lb. turkey all in one day!
The day sped on as the turkey roasted, stuffing was made, potatoes boiled and mashed, etc., etc. As family and friends arrived, activity in the kitchen reached a fevered pitch (controlled chaos, I assure you), and viola! By 8:00 p.m., we were strolling around the neighborhood, trying to make room for dessert, enjoying the fresh autumn evening air, burping and farting, and just generally enjoying ourselves.
It was a very lovely day. I am most grateful for my family and friends that were able to come. I missed Taylor and Racquel, and thoughts of them popped up in my head many, many times, despite the hectic antics in the kitchen. Grateful for all the help in the kitchen and the unconventional clean up later. (Thanks, Cathy!)
The priceless scene? Watching little Johnny use a pressure washer in the backyard, in the dark, to rinse all the dishes after dinner, as our plumbing/pipes decided to take a very leisurely trip to "You are soooo screwed now", "Go ahead, just try to unclog me", and "You'll never get these pipes unclogged".
Of course, being the handyman extraordinaire, little Johnny handyman did get the sink and pipes unclogged, eventually. The picture above is little Johnny, enjoying the cranberry sauce as a little one. Cranberry sauce has always been his favorite part of the Thanksgiving dinner.
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