Thanksgiving Prep!

What is the most significant update of the week, you might ask? Well, my mother is here to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with us. I picked her up on Sunday from O'Hare International Airport. I discovered several things on my journey to the airport. 1) The GPS cannot find the airport, thank goodness I had gotten directions from google. 2) After driving 6-7 hours from Stockton to LA and 6-7 hours back, the 2 hour drive to O'Hare is nothing. 3) I really, really want a small car; driving Matt's Mitsubishi Mirage was sooo nice! 4) O'Hare is one of the MOST confusing airports I have ever had the misfortune of attempting to navigate. But I made it through the ordeal, and brought my mother home safe and sound.

I currently type amidst Thanksgiving preparations. Mommy is taking a turn at stirring the butterscotch pie glop, which is turning out to be a bigger pain in the butt than anticipated. This better be one darn good pie! I also washed and cut the collard greens, so they are ready to be thrown in the pot tomorrow.

What is the Thanksgiving menu at the Waldrons? I'm so glad you asked!

Turkey
Ham
Tofurkey (for the vegetarian)
Collard Greens
Candied Yams
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Pilsbury Grands
Homemade Butterscotch Pie (hopefully)
Martinelli's Apple Cider

I'm really hoping the Butterscotch Pie turns out, now that we've put so much time into it. The recipe I found online did not mention this was going to be a 3 hour process! I also failed to understand that this was a custard pie. Next year, I'm getting butterscotch Jello pudding and dumping it in a pie crust!

Aside from cooking, I've been quite productive during my week off. Today Matt and I rearranged the living room. I also redid the art on the walls so the place looks less like a dorm room and more like a grown up living room...ignoring the lego buildings in the corner of course! I also have been working in the office and doing some major cleaning out and consolidating. I'll probably finish the process Friday. I also wanted to print up some pictures to actually fill our many picture frames, but that proved to be too ambitious for today. I also actually planned to sit down and fill out Thank You Cards from the wedding (yeah, waayyy late) but then this custard fiasco occurred, and Mommy and I have been taking turns stirring. Matt better be grateful for this! Assuming it turns out.

Well, I suppose I should take my turn to stir. Cooking starts tomorrow at 1pm for dinner to be ready by 5pm. This will officially be my first time cooking a full Thanksgiving dinner. Wish me luck!