Randomness

Because of how hectic the holidays are and the fastly approaching due date of my SIL, pet of the week might be pet of the two weeks - lol. I will try to keep up but I have Thanksgiving, a nephew on the way, 3 birthdays, and Christmas. BUSY time for us!

To make it short and sweet everyone is great. A few of the ratties are showing their age but nothing to worry about. My critters are healthy and happy and enjoying the cool weather.

We are celebrating Thanksgiving the Saturday after the actual day. Both hubby and I work, my SIL's both like to see their family on holidays, and we don't have nephew #2 until that weekend so it just makes more sense for us. I am making a few appetizers - deviled eggs, roasted pumpkin seens, a veggie tray, a cheese log, ham roll ups, and maybe a couple others. We will have turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, corn, broccoli bleu, herb carrots, green salad with homemade vinnegrette, glazed pecans, and dried cranberries.. oh, and feta crumbles... umm.. green bean cassarole, rolls, and of course cranberry sauce. For dessert pumpkin pie, chocolate cream pie, brownies, chocolate chip cookies, apple pie, and cheesecake. Everything from scratch, everything homemade. Oh! And also green stuff (which I can't eat as it has pineapple - i think it's called watergate salad), Waldorf salad, and Ambrosia.

For Christmas I am making several types of candy - for sure, fudge, chocolate covered pb balls,chocolate (milk and white) covered pretzles, chocolate butter creams, and divinity. I may also make peppermint bark, toffee, coconut balls, and truffles. We usually do beef for Christmas dinner (Christmas even dinner this year as I work 2-10 on Christmas). Last year we had beef stew.. I'm thinking prime rib, twice baked potatoes, a couple veggie dishes, and various pies and cakes. Not sure on appetizers - we may skip that and have a hearty creamy soup instead for a first course.

I love to cook and bake and candy make. My stuff always tastes much better then it looks though, I really need to work on presentation.