Bye, Bye Turkey Day...

I'm telling you, if I see another slice of turkey or ham, I'm going to lose it! It was nice while it lasted, but I've had enough. Let's see, we had turkey and ham on Thanksgiving Day, of course. Then, we ate it for breafast and dinner the next day. You CAN have too much of a good thing, and I'm way past that point. Chris is taking us out for dinner tonight at our favorite Mexican restaurant and I can't wait! The very thought of eating chips and salsa makes my mouth water!

So, we had a good Thanksgiving...hope all of you did, as well. We had my brother-in-law (Sandy)and mother-in-law (Diane) here, along with their two dachshunds. We met them at an outlet mall on Wed. afternoon on their way into town. They wanted to get a little shopping done. Chris was not big on the idea as he IS NOT into shopping in the slightest! After a couple of hours of walking in store after store with them, Chris, the girls, and I decided to call it a day and head on home. Sandy and Diane stayed another couple of hours at the mall, which was fine because it allowed me some extra time to get a few more things done.

Here I am, the happy little cook (yeah, right!). No, in all honesty, I did enjoy preparing the Thanksgiving meal. See the smile on my face...happy, happy, happy!!!

The girls and I surrounded by all the food I cooked BY MYSELF!! Yes, you heard me correctly! The menu included turkey, ham, homemade sourdough bread, green beans, mashed potato casserole, homemade mac~n~cheese, cornbread and squash dressing (to die for, if I must say so myself!), festive cranberry relish, blackberry cobbler, and Black-Bottom Pecan Cheesecake Pie. I'm telling you people, I completely outdid myself!! Chris and the girls with his mom and brother...I think I had just taken a big bite when I heard Chris say, "Cheese!" We're all stuffing our faces...After the meal we had, we decided it was a good idea to go for a walk... I love the scenery...The girls playing the Wii...they're very competitive!Abby challenging my mother-in-law to a cow race...Chris getting ready to do his thang in a game of bowling...I so whipped up on him!!!
My in-laws left to go home about an hour ago. We had a nice visit with them, but I'm glad to have my house back. Now, I can clean myself into a frenzy! Nothing makes me happier than pulling out my Hoover and giving the house a good going-over. I just like to have everything in order. Of course, I need to make it snappy...chips and salsa are calling my name!!!