I quit turkeys. This sucker was only 13 lbs and took 4.5 hrs to finish!!!! All the veggies were ready early of course and they got cold so we had to microwave everything. Plus dh was slicing the turkey and cut through the aluminum pan. Turkey drippings all over the kitchen.
Taste d good though.
I decided today there should be an app for this- input the time you want to eat- everything you need to cook and the number of ovens you have- then it tells you what to cook when. We also had a lurkey turkey who took waaay too long!
Post by dianecourt on Nov 26, 2015 21:32:58 GMT -5
I just think Michael and the turkey have sad/mad expressions on their faces, which isn't cool when the rest of the table looks so nice! Plus, there's like super-Barbie in the background!
Our T-Day was quite nice, except Alzheimer's is a shitty disease. My aunt can look at pictures taken 60 years ago and recall who is in them, but then she also forgets things which happened 20 minutes ago. She was super worried when she forgot Lucy's name for the 10th time, so I told her to call her whatever she liked! I love her super much.
Not drama but Thanksgiving while having a diverticulitis attack is just so freaking sad. After 2 1/2 days of nothing but broth and jello and jolly ranchers, I managed a piece of turkey (no gravy or skin), two bites of mashed potatoes and some steamed green beans. I wrapped up so many leftovers in hopes that I can eat it later this weekend.
No drama. Coincidentally, I avoided both hosting and dealing with own mother this weekend because are are moving in three weeks.
Instead I went to my favorite cousin's and watched her deal with HER mother, (my mother's sister). It was so pleasant. Our kids are BFF and knocked themselves out playing. I made the stuffing and corn pudding and rolls, she made a kickass turkey and the mashed potatoes. Lots of wine. I got to hang with my uncle, who is like a second father to me. I'm currently eating a bowl of stuffing for "dessert."
I don't know whether to be worried about my Dad's health or just kinda freaked out. He drives past the nursing home where my great gma, gma, and grandpa all lived their last days since it is on the way home from his work.
He told me today that he was driving past recently and felt their spirits coming into the vehicle with him and leaving the nursing home behind. I asked him if it was a negative or positive feeling and he said it was more of a negative vibe.
My Dad is not one to ever experience anything like that, its not like him at all to be anything but reasonable and rational.
I get it, but he needs to stop pouting and be a good sport on the holiday. They are most likely going to lose the rest of the season (mayyyybe a win over Washington) so suck it up, Mr. Pandorica.
Well the good news is now there's only two other division teams to be for a playoff spot. My DH is near devastated after having that carrot being waved back in front of him and then it immediately being snatched right back with what happened to Romo today.
He also said he woke himself and my mom up screaming from a nightmare recently. It is a busy and stressful time at work for him so that could explain the bad nightmare. I hope he is OK.
Post by W.T.Faulkner on Nov 26, 2015 22:12:33 GMT -5
I hadn't eaten anything yet and my dad handed me a Southern Tier Pumking (highly recommend if you like pumpkin beer; it's the Yankee Candle of beers) and after I pretty much chugged it he told me it was 9%.
Post by themysteriouswife on Nov 26, 2015 22:15:45 GMT -5
My dad is a dick. We have always had a shaky relationship. My kids only matter when there is a woman involved. We saw him Tue. for dinner. He had some random with him. He asked Allie what she wanted from Santa. She told him a bike. He never once consulted me. He left and went to buy the mother fucking bike with the woman. Santa was bringing a bike and I already bought it. I told him to take it back. I swear if he gives it to her tomorrow I will need bail money.
I hadn't eaten anything yet and my dad handed me a Southern Tier Pumking (highly recommend if you like pumpkin beer; it's the Yankee Candle of beers) and after I pretty much chugged it he told me it was 9%.
BUZZEDGIVING.
I *almost* bought this at Binny's yesterday but scoffed at $9 per bottle. Apparently, I need to go back tomorrow.
My SIL has brought salad to Thanksgiving the 11 years I've known her. She's a vegetarian and it's good, and 3 of the 6 of us eat it. I swear I told her a few weeks ago when discussing Thanksgiving to bring the same thing she has always brought (FIL's wife confirmed this later).
She walked in empty handed. Who shows up to Thanksgiving with nothing? I didn't think to confirm because of the history. FIL's wife missed it. When SIL said she didn't bring anything, I just said "Oh, I guess there won't be salad then". I hope I didn't make a face. My filter was lacking today.
Man, I made it almost the whole day with none. Then my h went into a different room to talk to bil and my SILs started arguing about the white elephant thing we always do- apparently no one has any money so mil wants to play with stuff people already have are around the house (ugh please no I don't want your crap, and my ILs are not funny, so playing sight stuff we have will be lame) sil 1 was accusing sil 2 of using her daughters to get more gifts for herself (by convincing them to take the thing she wants and then they give it to her at the end of the night). It was so awkward and it took mh 1000 years to come back and save me. I told him to try to get his mom to skip adult gifts altogether. I hate white elephant so bad.
I quit turkeys. This sucker was only 13 lbs and took 4.5 hrs to finish!!!! All the veggies were ready early of course and they got cold so we had to microwave everything. Plus dh was slicing the turkey and cut through the aluminum pan. Turkey drippings all over the kitchen.
Taste d good though.
I decided today there should be an app for this- input the time you want to eat- everything you need to cook and the number of ovens you have- then it tells you what to cook when. We also had a lurkey turkey who took waaay too long!
Great idea. Also is your name derived from evanovich books? I love those stories. I used to read them on my train commute to work years ago and would be cracking up. People must have thought I was insane.
My only drama was MIL related. I ordered everything from Whole Foods, but the turkey still needed to be warmed. I was upstairs in the den with my SIL, and her sister, playing with my 1.5 y/old niece. H came up at noon and told me to start the turkey. I said I'd be down later to do it- this was intentional, I wanted to eat at 3:00, the turkey needs 2 hours, and H KNEW this.
Of course, when I came down at 12:45, MIL had started the turkey and had the stuffing (also from whole foods) baking so we could eat at 2, which, obviously, is when she wanted to eat. I was pissed but said nothing.
Then we had to deal with seating, and the guys - my H, my brother, and my cousin- all wanted to watch football during dinner, and didn't want to move furniture, so they kept trying to tell me we should eat in two groups- one at the dining table, one off their laps in the living room. Then no one would leave he room so I could scream at them without an audience, so I had to settle for dragging H out to discuss. As I did so, his mother - of course- made this "ohhhohhh" noise, clearly to signal her disapproval or insightful realization that I was angry. Which caused me to snap "there's no ohhhohhh, I'm allowed to have a private moment with my husband."
Anyway. H finally came around and got the boys to suck it up and execute my vision for the table.
Then MIL took credit for the turkey, which was delicious but which WHOLE FOODS brined and cooked, not her. Again, all she did was put it in the oven, which I had intended to do myself, and ensure we would eat an hour early.
Finalky, we finished dinner, went outside to sit around the fire pit and smoke weed and eat pies, and the rest of the night was pretty good. MIL did insist on cleaning the kitchen, and being a martyr about it, but that was on her because she knew I had our cleaning lady coming early today to handle it.
We survived. The meal and family stuff went well. My cousin's 6 year old daughter only broke two of DD's toys (at least one deliberately) and stole one of her birthday presents. But that was better than usual. Yay?
We survived. My cousin's 6 year old daughter only broke two of DD's toys (at least one deliberately) and stole one of her birthday presents. But that was better than usual. Yay?
We survived. My cousin's 6 year old daughter only broke two of DD's toys (at least one deliberately) and stole one of her birthday presents. But that was better than usual. Yay?
What?! I guess I'm lucky--the kids that come to my house I just have to worry about them throwing balls at the TV and running over the baby.