A steaming plate of all the yumminess. My dad made some really good dressing that had artichokes, spinach and brie. I could only have a bite – I hate being allergic to cheese.

Eden’s hair was so cute and curly, this picture really doesn’t do her justice. It’s so hard to take photos of moving children.

This was not my smartest moment. I let the kids drink their apple cider out of real glass glasses. It was probably the highlight of their day until they had pie.

Speaking of pie, here is my mile high apple pie, which was only half a mile high because I used 7 apples instead of the 14 the recipes called for. Can you imagine double the apples in this pie?

And although this has nothing to do with anything, here’s my new hair color.

before

“It’s funny, he can’t play with his toys for more than two minutes but he can do something naughty for hours.”

“Yeah, playing with his legos – eh, but playing in the toilet! Yay!
Coloring on the coloring book – eh, but drawing on the cabinets with a sharpie! Yay!
Reading books – eh, but playing with mommies makeup! Yay!
Playing with his cars – eh, but dumping toys down the heater vent! Yay!”

The turkey is roasting away, filling the house with an intoxicating aroma. The stock for the gravy is simmering on the stove, and the bread is starting to rise. I wanted to take a minute away from my preparation to say how thankful I am for life today. God has truly blessed me with many wonderful things, including people who love me.

I am so thankful today for my friends, on the internet and in real life (and so thankful that some of my internet friends are my real life friends too!) You have all impacted my life in ways I cannot say. I have cherished every minute of my “internet life”, every friendship I have formed, every lesson I have learned. I think I have become a better person because of it, and for that I am abundantly, forever thankful.

Have a very happy Thanksgiving.

Today I am going to get most of my baking done. I’m going to make Marthas Mile High Apple Pie. And I think I’m also going to make some cranberry-cornmeal cookies. I’ll also get the refrigerator rolls started.

Today I also have to clean and prep the turkey. This is my absolute LEAST favorite part of Thanksgiving cooking. Next time I cook a turkey, I vow to buy an already thawed one. Eewww, it just grosses me out to deal with raw poultry. But I think the thought of pumpkin pie and apple pie will keep me going. Mmmmmm…..

Monday
Portobello Mushroom Burgers

Tuesday
Manicotti – Jim wouldn’t make it last week

Wednesday
Bourbon Chicken

Thursday
THANKSGIVING!!!

The rest of the week
leftovers!

This is the hat I taught this weekend. It only took me one hour. The yarn is Rowan Biggy Print.

And my leg warmers are finally done. The pattern is from Last Minute Knitted Gifts in the 2 to 4 hour section. What a load of crap! Each one took me at least 5 hours.

Honor just spent 30 minutes crying because the banana that he had half eaten wasn’t big anymore. Two year olds can be so unreasonable. After that he decided that he wanted a “sammich” with “matos” and knowing that he wouldn’t eat the bread, I just gave him the meat. When he finally stopped crying long enough to taste his meat, he accidentally tore it. And that sent him into a new wave of hysterics.

It took me five minutes to convince him that having his meat in a nice little roll was cool. Then he discovered that it was really fun to unroll. Guess how many times I rolled up that piece of turkey?

Today is going to be a great day, I can feel it.

Diet Dr. Pepper really DOES taste more like regular Dr. Pepper.

Congratulations to my friend Kari who just found our that she’s having a boy!