GOBBLE GOBBLE!!!

Happy Happy .... it's TURKEY DAY here in Central California.  I'm all over the turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy.  I could pretty much do without everything else, but decorum requires a vegetable.  I have a choice between cheesy broccoli, bacon smothered peas or carrots swimming in maple syrup.  Or maybe I'll forget to cook those "good for you" things. 

The day started off on a good note with a little sun.  My Christmas light timer did its thing and turned off right on schedule.  It's so nice when those really cheap electrical controllers actually work.

After breakfast, my kid went right back to sleep.  Oh to sleep like a dog!!  In three seconds he's out like those Christmas lights.

My intention was to spend today cooking up a storm, but instead, I have accepted an invitation to my friends house.  You'll have to wait to hear about all the disasters that seem to accompany MY big Thanksgiving dinner.  I'll be cooking it up tomorrow instead.

In the meantime, I did whip up a batch of cornbread, stolen from Jonathan.  His bird biscuits are 90% cornbread from a box mix.  I baked this on a sheet tray, cut it up and am waiting for it to dry out.  The bad part is every time I walk by, I grab a piece.  You know, just to see how it's doing in the drying phase.  By tomorrow, there probably won't be any left!  It's SO GOOD!!

I finally grabbed a section of smoked ribs from the freezer for lunch.  It amazes me how good they still are, even when microwaved.  By the way, when did you get your first microwave?  I think mine was a 1969 model that weighed in at around 100 pounds. No kidding, that thing was HEAVY!  Mostly I just used it to reheat stuff.

Occasionally I would grind up perfectly good canned ham, mix it with barbecue sauce and pile it up on hamburger buns, to be wrapped up and frozen.  When it was time for lunch, I would nuke them for a couple minutes and VOILA!  Ham sandwiches.  That actually sounds TERRIBLE now, but they were delicious back then!  

I did try a couple hot dogs, which exploded nicely, causing an hours cleanup on aisle one.  Now I doubt I could live without one because there would be WAY too many pots and pans on the counter from reheating stuff, that would never get washed.  

The weather was so nice, I went out to check the van.  I plugged the solar charger back in before turning on the inverter and 12 volt power.  Sure enough, my solar panels, despite the rain and clouds, have kept the batteries at 100%.  That's a plus!!  

I know you can plug the charger in to the cigarette lighter and set it on the dash, but only if the lighter is hot all the time.  It appears that mine only works when the engine is on.

Dinner was a healthy chunk-o-salmon, not so much for me, but for the Kid.  All of a sudden, Mr. Cooper is gaining weight faster than he should.  Apparently we share the same problem.  Surprisingly, he ate his little portion with gusto.  I'm trying to get him off the dry dog food since it seems to cause so much itching and scratching.  It's like trying to take ice cream and cookies away from me!!!

Evening brought a big surprise when I went to gather up my trash cans at the curb.  WOW!  Where in the world did they get these trees?  I think my neighbors have four spread across their yard.  THIS one now lives in MY yard!  I love it!

Of course my phone camera doesn't do it justice, so I may have to get out my REAL camera.  This is just the beginning of their masterpiece.  I love the green wreaths up top!  On the left there's a creche scene that's just beautiful.  I'll try to get pictures of that too.  What a show stopper this is!

That was it ... a nice quiet day at home with this bundle of joy!  Leave me alone Mom, I'm SLEEPING!

Here's wishing you a wonderful happy food-filled day with your family on this Turkey Day.  I'm so very thankful for all my friends who read this crazy, sometimes boring blog, and give me a lot of much needed advice to keep me going.  I appreciate each and every one of you!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ONE AND ALL!

GOBBLE GOBBLE!