We are spending Thanksgiving weekend with Paul's folks in Plano. Our Thanksgiving feast was fit for a king and it is wonderful spending some time with this side of the family. My in-laws are the connsumate hosts and boy, can they cook! The "horn of plenty" was filled to overflowing this year!
The bird was roasted in a new-fangled infrared cooker and it was so delicious. I really, really love turkey and have resolved to be eating it more often in the future. I didn't bring my camera so you will have to try to imagine what the cooker looks like; it kind of looks like a stock-pot sized space capsule with a propane tank attached.
Yesterday was my black Friday shopping day. Boy, howdy. For various reasons, I couldn't sleep Thursday night. I went to bed at 10:00 because I was tired - triptophan dontcha know -- and I went right to sleep, but by midnight I was sleeping fitfully and after 1:00, I gave up. I wound up doing the very thing I swore I wouldn't -- shopping in the middle of the night. At least I waited until Thanksgiving was over. I shopped until about 6:00 then declared myself finished. Since I was little behind the crowds for most stores, I only encountered long lines and crazed shoppers twice. I sure did miss my shopping companions though! I think Mom was sleeping in at home in Idaho and sister hit the Idaho pavement early with her new beau. I bet she missed shopping in Texas where I was able to leave my jacket in the car!
Littles and Bigs alike have been good guests so far. If we can just keep 'em out of "mist - chef" (as Tink says) one more day, we'll call the weekend a success. Then we'll get home and back to diet and exercise. Happy Thanksgiving, dear reader!PS - being the most disorganized Mom ever means I left my camera at home. Sorry. Please enjoy this lovely stock photo instead.
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