I'm not eating until tomorrow, the girls had dinner at their Dad's today, at my house tomorrow. I made Fatlester's Espresso Brownie Chunk ice cream along with a batch of plain vanilla to go with the blueberry crisp and I finished the cranberry jezebel. Sol's Honey Rolls are baked and the turkey is still in a cooler in the garage, but the sweet potatoes are cooked and ready to get "marshmallowed" tomorrow. The fruit salad is in the refrigerator, the green bean casserole is ready to assemble and the chocolate cupcakes have become turkeys for the kids. Tomorrow I'll roast the turkey, make the mashed potatoes and gravy, construct the salad, bake the blueberry crisp and be thankful. After that trip to the store for the marshmallows that I forgot. I think I have a mental block about those..... Annie

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Like Bee, I am glad to have found GW 10 years ago. It seems like yesterday! My daughter-in-laws father works for Ameren in Illinois and just returned from working on the east coast. I prayed for his safety daily and for those who are victims of Sandy. We are blessed with a wonderful family and our extended family of friends. This holiday season, keep the less fortunate in your thoughts and prayers. My children are in education and they share about so many children and families that need assistance. There are families living in domestic violence shelters that operate on limited budgets. The lost generation, the elderly, with no family or visitors. The Salvation Army, local food pantries, churches, youth facilities - they all need assistance. It is not only money, but also time. Five minutes with an elderly person lifts their spirits. Last Sunday we shared in a Thanksgiving meal at my MILs assisted living home. There was a woman I thought was someone from my childhood. I asked the workers her name and it was my childhood friendly lady. I thought she had passed years earlier. I knocked on her door and we had a delightful chat. She asked no less than 3 times my name and when I told her, she lit up. She shared stories about my mother who died in 1980. Our chat meant as much to me as it did to her. Have a blessed season.

Man on man!!! Looks like we have some cooks here who know how to put their trees to GOOD use and I have yet to try any of these dishes..Anyone want to invite me over? Heck, I would pay for a bottle o something... You know, we use to have this wonderful person here Named Maggie and she use to send me the most awesome some in the mail. I miss her. Brian and Cory knows whom I am talking about..I miss her..Speaking of Cory, Cory, been thinking of you and hoping everything is ok. I am sorry for all you have been through and just know you are in my prayers along with my Mom. Happy Thanksgiving to you Cory.. Everyone, I am so grateful for all of you and thank you for such kind words. Evan, you'd be surprised how much I value you and your company here along with all the new and old friends..By the way, NICE tree..Such a good job with in ground trees. That I know does not come natural. You have to know what you are doing even with in ground ones..Nice sky too.. Josh, have one for me will you? Laura., enjoy your family time together along with all those trees..I can picture that) Dev, same to you and stay warm up there, will ya.. Brian, hello buddy!! So good so see you around and thank you for stopping by. I can picture all the fun you are having in that greenhouse. I can't wait to go bigger once I inherit a few thousand dollars I hope soon.. John, yum is right! Bacon eater, we are thankful that people like you learn so much and do so well) Calamondin, wowowow, very n ice and very orange...Good job. Jersey, same to you too)..Enjoy

John, you sure have an eclectic group there. I hope your Pescatarian and Mike did manage to create some sparks, and I'm sure everything was delicious although I had to pause at the brie cheese gelato, and I'm still thinking about that. I suppose it was good, because many times brie is served with sweet, like that brie and fruit in crust thing... Dcarch, I hope you enjoyed your dinner and are still around to talk about it, romaine is sure getting some bad press lately. Brad, your dinner sounds perfectly festive, although I do like turkey and I'd rather have sweet potatoes than the traditional mashed white ones. I also LOVE creamed onions, yum. Although your group was small, it's always nice to have family together. Momj47, I'd forgotten about that picture, and it still made me smile. Happy Thanksgiving! gardengal, I hope you get your Yorkshire puddings soon. And just think, you really can eat them all yourself. (grin) Makes it all worthwhile.... sleevendog, it was cold here too, didn't make record cold, which is 7F, but it made it down to 12F. We spent about an hour outside setting hay and repairing a hay feeder and coaxing the very cold tractor to start, and that was enough. I don't blame you for skipping the parade, a week outside is more than sufficient in this weather. Because our family dinner will be on Saturday we had chickpea flour waffles and a venison stirfry, definitely not the traditional Thanksgiving Day meal but still better than I had anticipated. And tomorrow I cook..... Annie