This is it, the day before, the rush, the sprint to the finish line.
I don't know about you all, but I am already tired and ready to eat and be done with this. What a terrible thing to say out loud, right? But honestly, I love the holidays but as I get older, the less energy I have and the more tired I get, without even talking about the pains and aches that seem to radiate through the entire body. Good grief! 😂
Anyway, today is go day, so I am currently sitting on my bed, with my second cup of coffee while Kaia snores next to me, snuggled under her blanket, and Elliott is also fast asleep under his blanket. I have a video on the TV, listening to a prophet and writing down my list of to do's for today. The more I add, the more I cringe, knowing that I have to get through all of this in the next 24 hours. It will get done though and by the time bedtime rolls around, I will have a smile on my face and look back at the crazy busy day in preparation for another busy one tomorrow.
So, here is what is on my list for today:
- Pull out pie crusts from freezer
- Pull out puff pastry from freezer for Brie and my Custard Tart
- Make Pumpkin, Pecan and Apple pie fillings
- Make dinner rolls
- Boil eggs for deviled eggs
- Clean turkeys and prepared brine to get them in there overnight
- Make green bean casserole, pop in fridge and bake tomorrow
- Make sweet potato casserole, pop in fridge and bake tomorrow
- Make homemade stuffing
- Carpet clean in between all this. That needs doing so it's nice and fresh for tomorrow.
- Insert leaves in table and start setting it for tomorrow.
- Make sure guest bathroom is clean.
- Make ham and cheese sliders for dinner.
1 comment:
so much work! do you have to do all of it? maybe less is more! I think we have such high expectations of ourselves yet others don't notice if we skip a few things! I would get some bicarb and sprink on that carpet, then vacuum it will be fresh and lovely and you can clean it another day. Im a rubbish cook, we don't have Thanksgiving in the UK but it seems like doing Christmas twice! ...we do a spread on Christmas eve and it involves almost no cooking, an oven cooked ham, salad, new potatoes, coleslaw, peas pudding (a Northern UK traditional stodge of boiled and mashed chick peas). Lazy but lovely! I hope you enjoy thanksgiving aches and pains free, without worrying about whether you met the standards you set yourself and that your family/guests help you clear up after!! Betty :)
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