<p>pmk, Glad you got a laugh. I never said they didn’t appreciate it. They always tell me it was great. It just seems to go by so quickly. DH does help clear the table and take out the trash. It’s the boys who disappear. DH does not cook but he did work in our yard all day today (and pretty much every weekend…miles of leaves,ugh) with no help fr. me (I was making pies) so I guess it’s a trade off of sorts.</p>
<p>S1 is a Navy officer. We’ve only seen him one other time this yr. We are very thankful that he will be here for T’giving and Christmas this year…even if he doesn’t cook :)</p>
<p>Well our thanksgiving is done. Got a little stressed for a while there when my daughter and her fiancee, who had said they were arriving at 11ish, showed up 3 hours late. Had to take the turkey out before they got here and they were cooking a side dish when they got here (sausage balls in stuffing and deep fries - very good). I had a mini melt down when they called to say they were just now leaving home at 1 pm, but it all worked out in the end!! </p>
<p>Tomorrow will be a relaxing day of leftovers and no cooking. They are forecasting bitter cold for tomorrow - hope the outdoor rink my daughter is working at does open after we changed thanksgiving to today so she could work. Well we sent them home with leftovers, including some slightly dry and overcooked turkey, so I guess they will be ok.</p>
<p>Glad you liked the framboise cranberry sauce. We decided we like the regular cranberry sauce better. But I did like the framboise lambic and it came in a box (I’m a sucker for a boxed set with a pretty free glass) with a bottle of the pomme lambic - I really liked that!! Very refreshing when I was a little overheated from cooking and flustered some delays.</p>
<p>Not dreading Thanksgiving…DS home, so half the nest is re-populated DD will be home from sem.abroad for Xmas. My contributions to Tday dinner under control…</p>
<p>For those that are dreading tomorrow…thoughts are with you…and here is a laugh from the past to help you persevere!</p>
<p>PackMom, Time for a new tradition…now that the Navy has trained your S, it’s time for him to show leadership the dish washing that he and his brother will be doing! </p>
<p>Thanks to your S for serving our country and to your family as well.</p>
<p>pmk, DH chopped the sweet potatoes up for me, S2 set the table and filled the tea glasses. After lunch DH washed all the dishes and cleaned the stove while I was packing up the leftovers. S1 had a late night out with friends he hadn’t seen in a long time and slept right up until lunchtime! It’s OK. He deserves it. He gets up at 4:30 every day for his Navy job (eod).
It’s been a good day.</p>
<p>Packmom, I’m so glad you had a good day! It’s wonderful when our families work together. I would let my son sleep in too if he were getting up at 4:30am.</p>
<p>Thanksgiving at the nursing home worked out all right, which is the best we can hope for these days. Our friend didn’t bring his friend who’s going through a messy divorce, so we had a very nice evening. And here is the best news of all. My H and I have been on a serious weight loss program since September. After eating a typical (you know what that means) Thanksgiving dinner, we both realized that we don’t enjoy high calorie, high sugar, high-carb blowouts anymore. Change eating habits: check! As we planned, we have plenty of delicious leftover turkey to eat and freeze.</p>
<p>My mother ended up not coming home from the nursing home for Thanksgiving, she just wasn’t up for it. Which was sad, since this will most likely be her last Thanksgiving, but in a way a relief - I was dreading trying to keep her comfortable and putting on the dinner at the same time. Our home is not handicapped accessible and she is not able to sit up for long periods of time.</p>
<p>But we brought desserts up to her afterward that she really enjoyed, and I think we’ll just do the same for Christmas, assuming she is still with us. She was happy to see S, who stopped in to see her - she hadn’t seen him since the summer.</p>
DD will be home from sem.abroad for Xmas. My contributions to Tday dinner under control…</p>