I'm Back.....

Hope everyone had a wonderful

Thanksgiving with their family!

I finally feel like I am recovered.

I still have my boot on but hopefully,

I can shed it when I go to the

doctor for my follow-up next Friday.

On top of recovering from

surgery I also got sick earlier

this week and I don't know but

between the two I felt like my bum

was kicked! I started feeling

better on Wednesday fortunately,

just in time to start the holiday cooking.

This year I stayed home considering I

can't drive I thought it was a wise move.

We had a very nice quiet Thanksgiving

with just us. Still a lot of cooking

though, Turkey, stuffing, mash potatoes,

sweet potatoes, green bean casserole (only

way my boys will eat green beans), rolls,

pumpkin pie and for the first time ever

I made a pecan pie.

not too shabby and tasted pretty

good as well - you just never know

when you try a recipe for the first time

Here is part of the spread one of

the great things about my guys

is they don't over indulge just

because it is Thanksgiving and they

like what they like so it keeps the

number of items fairly easy.

The turkey turned out pretty good

stayed moist which is sometimes a challenge.

My husband likes to carve the turkey and

put the carved meat only on the platter.

Hence the photo is the roasting pan.

I also was able to get a lot of stitching

done yesterday. I woke up at 5:00 yes

in the morning and stitched for about

3 hours before anyone else got up.

Then I continued throughout the

day since I had to be near the

kitchen to check on the turkey

and make the rest of the food.

The boys seemed to enjoy!

I tried to take a photo of all of them

looking at the camera at the same

time - finally gave up before

icicles formed on their food.

My little guy though shows no

inhibitions at all. He loves the

turkey leg and if you notice he has a

small band-aid on his thumb from

helping dad peel the potatoes.

Looks like I have my own

little Henry VIII in the

making!