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On Wednesday, I made two cheesecakes and three loaves of bread: Cinnamon streusel, apple and lemon poppy-seed. My daughter baked two pies from scratch: Apple and pumpkin. We already had a good start on our Thanksgiving meal by this point. Wednesday evening we cleaned up the living-room and kitchen, and Zowie took out the trash and vacuumed the hall. The counter was cleared so that I could set food on it the next day, and then I watched television for a while, catching Barbara Walter’s interview with Barack and Michelle Obama. I prepared the turkey, put it into the refrigerator, and set my alarm for 5:00 A.M. I also set most of the ingredients for the foods that I would be making the next day. I popped the turkey into the oven at 5:00 A.M. and went back to bed for a little while. When I got up, I did some more picking up and started the mulled cider. My nephew, Isaiah, had been making ornaments all week to give as gifts at the holidays. When my sister, also a single mother, arrived with her two sons (Zachary and Isaiah), she brought with her some stuffed celery that she had made, stuffing and the chocolate cream pie that Zachary had made. We had a nice visit, and everyone had contributed something to the meal, except for Isaiah who had been busily making ornaments all week. It was great. The cats and kittens here got their turkey as well, and I sent some leftovers home with Sheila, so for their dogs, and some for themselves. There was even a game of BrainQuest played. Our menu looked like this:
The leftover turkey was split up, some went into the refrigerator, some into the freezer for later use. The rest of the leftovers went into the refrigerator and will be eaten today and tomorrow. The meal was excellent, and we enjoyed the time spent with my sister and nephews. Zowie and I went for a walk after all was cleaned and put away, and after our family had left. We simply went to the store for a fountain drink, and talked along the way. We watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Horton Hears a Who when we came back home. And, while she checked email and her MySpace account, I watched Little Women. We listened to Christmas music while I decorated the tree. It was a good day, and I was able to have some time to read from John Adams before going to sleep. This weekend, I will be rearranging the living-room, giving it a good cleaning, and doing the rest of the decorating. I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving celebrations, and I would love to hear from you about them if you want to post your experiences here. Shannon Comments |
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