I am up late. Finished reading the latest Black Dagger Brotherhood book that I picked up yesterday. Not a vampire fan at all but do like these books.
This holiday can be for anyone who wants to be blessed and thankful for the people in their life. I never thing of it as related to the pilgrims. I'm just weird I guess.
I'll be making something with the leftover turkey in the freezer. Maybe turkey salad but it's kind of cold out side (38 today) so I may go with something hot. Probably Hot Brown Sandwiches because I just love them.
This month let us think about what our priorities are concerning Thanksgiving, what we expect from this Holiday and what can we do to discourage disappointments.
I decided a few years ago I would do Thanksgiving to please myself. I wanted it to make a tradition that might be remembered by my family. I also use this day to ask my family to write down the items they would like for Christmas. I ask them to write down 5 things one of which should be outrageous if they would like (have had things like world peace, a lamborghini). I scrap these in my kid's scrapbook albums. I think they will enjoy reading them in the future or their kids will get a kick out of it.
I cut out a lot of things in my menu to make it easier to fix. My house is totally gluten free and I do not eat items made in other people house because of the cross contamination issues (I get ill from just a tiny bit of gluten). No one has missed the extra items I have cut out. I do a lot of prep work so I do not have a lot to do on Thanksgiving Day. It helps cut down the stress.
I think what bothers me the most is the total time it takes to make the meals. Hours of prep and cooking and it takes less than 30 to 40 minutes to devourer it. And them more time to clean up. lol
So what are your expectations of Thanksgiving and what bothers you the most about the day? What can you do to improve this wonderful day?
This holiday can be for anyone who wants to be blessed and thankful for the people in their life. I never thing of it as related to the pilgrims. I'm just weird I guess.
I'll be making something with the leftover turkey in the freezer. Maybe turkey salad but it's kind of cold out side (38 today) so I may go with something hot. Probably Hot Brown Sandwiches because I just love them.
This month let us think about what our priorities are concerning Thanksgiving, what we expect from this Holiday and what can we do to discourage disappointments.
I decided a few years ago I would do Thanksgiving to please myself. I wanted it to make a tradition that might be remembered by my family. I also use this day to ask my family to write down the items they would like for Christmas. I ask them to write down 5 things one of which should be outrageous if they would like (have had things like world peace, a lamborghini). I scrap these in my kid's scrapbook albums. I think they will enjoy reading them in the future or their kids will get a kick out of it.
I cut out a lot of things in my menu to make it easier to fix. My house is totally gluten free and I do not eat items made in other people house because of the cross contamination issues (I get ill from just a tiny bit of gluten). No one has missed the extra items I have cut out. I do a lot of prep work so I do not have a lot to do on Thanksgiving Day. It helps cut down the stress.
I think what bothers me the most is the total time it takes to make the meals. Hours of prep and cooking and it takes less than 30 to 40 minutes to devourer it. And them more time to clean up. lol
So what are your expectations of Thanksgiving and what bothers you the most about the day? What can you do to improve this wonderful day?
Maybe they'll host this year. I can dream! I'd rather just stay home with the 4 of us, but we host my family for Christmas, so that wouldn't really be fair to DH. Maybe I'll just think about crafts I can do with the boys.