I kept meaning to get over here and post, but events overwhelmed me.  Too much work and not enough down time.  Now the holidays are fast approaching.  I can hardly believe Thanksgiving is nearly here!  Where did the time go?!?!

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year – bar none!  All that is expected is food.  I can do that.  If you don’t have to work, it’s the perfect long weekend.  Of course those who work retail very likely loathe Black Friday.  (I never go out if I can help it). But Thanksgiving itself is a real holiday in my world.

Back to that food.  I used to do a turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, green veggie, rolls, 3 pies, etc.  That’s a bit of overkill with only my husband and myself to feed.  This year the turkey dinner will be done at Christmas when the kids will be visiting.   My kids have always loved my turkey and dressing.  It is something that surprised me because I fully expected them to hate it (kids tend to dislike most everything their parents think they should like).   Yet love it they do.  Especially the dressing part.  Thank heaven or they would have starved.  heh.

The best part was always our dog.  After year one – she was ready for Thanksgiving for the next 16 years.  She LOVED the giblets.  I’d cook them up on the stovetop, chop them and let her have that part.  She would wait all day, sitting in the kitchen watching me bake the pies, boil the sweet potatoes, and all the other 1001 things that go into Thanksgiving dinner.  She was so patient.

I still miss her.

Now I need to contemplate what food I should cook for my husband and myself for that extra special holiday.

Hmmm… decisions.

Now off to finish some work before bed.  But I shall return (far sooner than past blogging indicates).  I now have a schedule!  I will be organized. Or not.  We’ll see.