Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a great Thanksgiving this year. It started out with some funny mishaps for everyone. Holly and Shane got a flat tire; Jody and Kevin had a dead battery; Lesle’s pumpkin pie took an inordinate amount of time to set up; etc. For me and Nate, the catastrophes were all in the cooking department. We were in charge of the turkey and mashed potatoes and gravy. We so wanted everything to be just right that we did a trial run with a roasted chicken a couple of weeks ago . . . that meal turned out just delicious. On Thursday, we struggled a little with mushy potatoes, oniony gravy, and a turkey that just wouldn’t brown. Nate worked his magic and by the time we were ready to eat, everything was fabulous. Some year we will have it down to a science.

Once everyone got here, it was a big party. After a delicious dinner, there were all kinds of activities going on . . . ping-pong, football, PlayStation, movie watching, ad looking, sewing, etc. The kids were having such a great time with their cousins that we decided to let them have a little slumber party. Having nine kids in the house and absolutely no desire to cook inspired us to start a new Thanksgiving tradition of cold cereal for dinner. Genius!

It was a fun, full, busy day. I was exhausted by the time I went to bed, but exhausted in a good way. My favorite part of Thanksgiving with my family is that we split up all of the leftovers so we get to have Thanksgiving dinner for two (or three) days in a row. Yum! I’m already looking forward to having a turkey sandwich and some frog eye salad for lunch. Maybe even some apple pie to top it off . . . mmm.