Drivin' 55

  After a second look at the photos, I decided they didn’t look all that bad.  Oh, could be because I am not in the photos. From across the table, my MIL, daughter and grandson, Jack. Brianna, Kay and Ron waiting for the feast to begin. My boys, Fred in the background, Aaron, my favorite SIL and my baby, Steven   My baby was the first to eat.  He loved my mashed potatoes and thought my homemade bread was good enough to eat with my mother’s silver! Some of the items served on Turkey Day… Jack, please pass the gravy! …and when you tell her to smile… she smiles!

One more successful Thanksgiving under my belt but just between you and I, I am so ready to pass the apron along to the next generation. Don't get me wrong, I'll be happy to claim Christmas Day forever, but Thanksgiving, well, let the next just say that I think I'm done with cooking turkeys. Every year for the past 37 years, my husband never thinks the turkey is done cooking. Doesn't matter if the internal temperature of the bird says 180 degrees or 1800 degrees, if he sees one minuscule dot of red, he wants it back in the oven. I prepared 13 pounds of mashed potatoes, 5 pounds of sweet potatoes souffle, 3 pounds of green bean casserole, an entire casserole dish of dressing plus a 25 pound bird for 9 people! "There's not enough food", he claims. In years past, I cooked for 25 and prepared the same amount of food. Man, I know you love Thanksgiving, but you cannot eat like you used to do! With that said, I am nursing a runny nose, very dry throat (whi...

In life, there are certain things that separate us from one another. There are kind souls who truly feel compassion for others. I have been behind those racing through the toll booth to find out that my toll was paid by a kind person ahead of me. Often, we meet someone who is just unbelievably rude in life or someone that flips us the bird for  turning right.  It truly boggles my mind. However, civility would rush over all if we simply used place cards for dinner parties! Here’s the link I found, thanks to HGTV that I wanted to share you all of you! Thanksgiving Place Cards Although I own Christmas Place cards, I have lived a unruly life at Thanksgiving.  Thank you HGTV for bringing order to my life! Hope you enjoyed the light hearted post today!

You won't find me standing in line at 4:00 AM. Nope... I will be hunkered down at home preparing to make the move next Saturday. But if you are one of those crazy shoppers standing in line I hope you stay warm. OK, Bargin Shoppers!!! Man your wallets!

I Ate Too Much Turkey by Jack Prelutsky I ate too much turkey, I ate too much corn, I ate too much pudding and pie, I'm stuffed up with muffins and much too much stuffin', I'm probably going to die. I piled up my plate and I ate and I ate, but I wish I had known when to stop, for I'm so crammed with yams, sauces, gravies, and jams that my buttons are starting to pop. I'm full of tomatoes and french fried potatoes, my stomach is swollen and sore, but there's still some dessert, so I guess it won't hurt if I eat just a little bit more.

Gobble... Gobble... The native North American bird has spoken. This time of year always brings out the most vexing questions that must be dealt with. Fresh or frozen? Roast? Deep fry? To brine or not to brine? Natural? Organic? 15 pounds? 20 pounds? Shall I venture to the next level and go with a 25 pounder? And then there is the question regarding the stuffing? Or dressing? Corn bread stuffing? Or Grandmother's recipe never fail stuffing? Oh, the decisions.... The answers are easy, really.... How many days of left overs do we want? How do you manage your turkey dilemma?