HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Today is the day!!  Let's stuff ourselves with good food and watch a little football.  It looks like there are games to keep you out of the cook's hair all day long!!   

It's early here as I sit and play games on my phone to the light of the Christmas tree.  It's a no-no I know.  NO Christmas trees until AFTER Thanksgiving.  Here's the thing though ... it reminds me to be thankful for every day and for good friends I've met through all the blogs I read.  You have become my family and I am ever thankful for that.

And so it's time!  Time to dig that turkey out of the fridge and pray that it has defrosted.  I'm surprised to hear so many people are roasting pork this year.  I'm too traditional for that I guess.  I'm all about the turkey leftovers being made into sandwiches, casseroles and other things that completely disguise the taste of turkey.

The first order of the day was to make the stuffing.  I love it, but it doesn't love me.  This year, for the very first time, I'm making my own.  I cut up some of the homemade bread I had left over in the freezer (which doesn't bother me for some weird reason) and baked up a batch of cornbread.  

Once done, I chopped that up and stuck it all in the oven to dry.  No fire alarms were heard, but it's early.  Of course who can make cornbread without having a chunk.  That's weird .. it needs salt.  I guess it will be fine after swimming in that pound of butter and onions.  

Next up ..... bacon.  Who doesn't love THIS!!  The plan was to smother the green beans with this beautiful piggy delicious creation, but alas, I forgot to buy them.  No worries, this will be great in the stuffing.

I did have a burst of energy about 10:00, which led to the hanging of the second drapery rod.  Sadly, I can't find the quilt I wanted to hang.  I know it's somewhere, I just don't know where.  

I talked to St Anthony a lot in this endeavor.  For the life of me I could not find the brackets.  Then the screwdriver disappeared.  It was a sign.  When I finally remembered where to look, and got the rod hung up, it was 1-1/2 inches too high.  Big sigh!!!  Yessirree ... that's my luck.  There was another tiny spot on the wall next to the REAL spot.  I took it all down, made a new hole and hung it back up.  You KNOW that little plastic gizzy is never coming out without making a BIG hole.  No one will notice, right?

I hope that's not an omen of my turkey cooking for today.  Just in case, I took all the batteries out of the smoke detectors.  Maybe eating tacos for Thanksgiving is not such a bad idea after all.

Here's breakfast and lunch.  There's a very nice couple from Bingo who make tamales every year.  NOT the one who made me sick.  These are made in a nice clean kitchen.  They are delicious with a capital D.  They would be better if I had some decent salsa, but just tomatoes will have to do until I get back to the store.  

Where's the pie you ask?  Well .... I bought the wrong size can of pumpkin.  There's enough there to make six pies.  So here's my question of you good cooks out there ... can I freeze pumpkin pie?  

And one question for the men.  My 2005 Chevy Silverado with 130,000 miles on it needs shocks I'm being told.  I guess I should have gotten them at around 80,000 miles.  Any suggestions on what kind?

Lastly, I hope everyone has a fabulous Thanksgiving with their families and friends.  I'm really very thankful for all of you!!!

LET THE FOOTBALL BEGIN!!