Random Thread on Thanksgiving

[Tom Earp]

Work 1/2 day at store. Bookem gets off duty at 2:30 then over to their place.

Debbie "ALWAYS" overcooks so CARE package for the kid and Wicket (Dog Sitting for 10 days). He is from their Yorkies so hope they get along!

With My only relative, (Brother) who I dont see much being gone and Dad death, The First Thanksgiving, Thank Goodness for Close Friends.

[AchtungBaby80]

Hey, KillarneyRose, why not put the in-laws in one room, and then your family in another? That way you don't have to put up with their a$$es.

And I'd make a backup dessert, too, and let MIL have her own damn pie.

I'm horrible.

[honeychile]

There are several countdowns for Thanksgiving, with or without checklists:

1) Checklist, with grocery list
2) For the last minute cook!
3)Goes with the one above

And here's a way to get your cyanide. Shall we go for a Bulk Discount?

[KSigkid]

We're spending Thanksgiving with my wife's family; last year was with my family, we go on and off every year. With the distance between places, there's no way we'd be able to hit both spots. I love my in-laws, so I don't mind at all. It should be a good weekend.

[adpiucf]

2 days off and spending meal time at a friend's home, as my family is in another state.

[AOIIBrandi]

4 day weekend for me. We will go out to a fancy dinner on Thanksgiving as no one else has Friday off then to the Hockey game. Mr. AOIIBrandi has to work on Friday so I get to go shopping

[JennRN]

Okay, get ready for the holiday rant.....first of all, Mr.RN tells me his parents are coming up to visit us for Thanksgiving-which is fine, I love them! Then we think they're not coming. So, I go ahead and schedule some work days for the week of Thanksgiving-Wed., Fri., and Sat. 12 hour shifts, mind you. Then we find out they are going to come in to town after all! Which is still fine with me; I'm off on actual Thanksgiving, and I love cooking, and they can either entertain themselves or the husband can entertain them while I'm at work. All is well.

Then, about 4 weeks ago, MIL talks to her sister in VA, and they think, wouldn't it be great if we all drove up to VA for the holidays?? No, it wouldn't. I work Wed, and would probably get out of the hospital around 8-then a 4 hour drive to VA, and a 4 hour drive back the next day, and I work the next 2 days after that? I don't think so-I flat out told the Mr. that it wasn't happening, and he informed his parents. Life is again well.

Then, last night, MIL calls and says, well since we aren't coming to VA, MIL's sister and her husband are coming to Raleigh for the holidays ( they have kids here and will be staying with them), and they've decided that everyone and their dog should go out to dinner on Wednesday night. That's fine, but they will be going without me. See, I'll get out of the hospital between 7:30-7:45 pm; then I catch a bus to the park and ride lot, which means I leave Chapel Hill at 8, which means I get to Raleigh 45 minutes later. Then, I have to start work on stuff to be cooked the next day. And I doubt that 11 people want to wait until 9pm for me to get home and change to eat dinner, you know? So, Mr.RN tells his mom this, and she immediately starts in on how much the sister wants to see us, and can't this work, and what exactly do I have to get started on for the next day's dinner, and would Friday night work better? Again, no, because I doubt people want to eat at 9 pm, and even then I have to work Saturday morning. So, she's whining, and he's repeating this to her over and over until I'm about to grab the damn phone out of his hand and tell her myself exactly what's going on. Needless to say, I am not going-and I'm fine with it-and my lovely MIL will be getting a sweet reminder about my work schedule when she gets into town.

It just drives me crazy-don't make last minute plans!! I plan my schedule for work 6 weeks in advance, and unfortunately this is one week were no one is going to be flexibile about changing shifts with you!!

I'm sorry this is so long-I'm just ready to wring MIL and her sisters neck-I mean, how damn many times do I need to spell out my schedule for you??

[peanutttu]

I'll be hosting Thanksgiving at my house, rather apt. for the first time. My mom is flying in tomorrow, she is the only one coming in from out of town. My brother and sister-n-law will be coming in Thursday. My b/f's family lives here locally. I think right now we are up to 12 people. 9 adults and 3 kids. Thank goodness it is supposed to be like 77 degrees on Thursday so the kiddos can play outside. Friday will be spent shopping, playing board games and just hanging out. Saturday we are supposed to hit up Holiday in the Park @ Six Flags. I've never been so hopefully it will be fun!

[Buttonz]

Wenesday night I'll be doing what I've done the past two years, Brooklyn COllege Hillel's Feed the Homeless Dinner. I'l lget to meet all my new sisters also, so that should be tons of fun.

As for Thanksgiving day...unless something changes, I'll be spending it alone.

[Tom Earp]

Two Things!!!
1. Congratulatins for Helping Homeless for a Feed Bag at Thanksgiving!

2. Many Times depending where You are at, You can Oder a Full Set of Turkey and Stuff! Just go pick it up and Stove it!

Oh,

3. Have Local Grocery do it and go pick up!

Hopefully, You will be with Friends!

[WCUgirl]

This is our year to spend T-Giving up here and Christmas down in FL, but my parents have decided to come up here. My dad came up Friday and he and Mr. AXiD670 went into the woods to go hunting. Mom flies in tomorrow night and Dad and the mister will come out of the woods sometime tomorrow or Wednesday?

Thursday morning we'll all do the the brunch buffet w/ my husband's grandmother at The Ballantyne Resort. Then, the hunters will go back into the woods. I'm not sure if Mom and I will cook something for ourselves for that night or not.

Friday and Saturday will be spent at the mall.

[AOIIalum]

Okay, AOIIalum's Thanksgiving checklist update!

Cleaning:
Indoor pantry (done!)
Outdoor pantry (sigh, I wish)
Kitchen cabinets (done!)
Kitchen drawers (done!)
Sweep kitchen (a never ending task around here!)
Mop kitchen floor (yeah, right, that's funny)
Hall closet (done!)
My office (done!)
Sideboard (done!)
DS #2 room (done!)
DS #3 room (60% done)
DS #1 room (that's his problem )
Sleeper/sofa (needs pulling out and vacuuming dog hair out of it before Wednesday!)
Sleeper/sofa linens (clean and ready)
Extra pillows and blankets (all accounted for)
Downstairs bath (33% done, finish Wed. afternoon so it's sparkling for our guests)

Cooking/Food:
Recipe and ingredient check (done!)
Grocery shopping (done!)
Last minute Grocery list started (yep)
Turkey defrosting (done!)
China unpacked and clean (well, I know where it is)
silver unpacked and polished (again, I know where it is)
misc. casseroles, dishes and platters lined up (in process)
extra table brought upstairs (done!)
extra chairs brought upstairs (I'm not sure we have any surviving folding chairs anymore, darn it!)
linens washed (done!)

Whew! Am I forgetting anything important?

Edited to update progress!

[Tom Earp]

Jeeze, quit this isth. Go out and buy all of Good Stuff ready to go! Maybe Frozen and is easy to prepare. God Danng, it still tasted Great!!!!

That is Why Mom used to be so tired and didnt enjoy Thanks Giving and Christmas!

When Went to Store after The Ordering, I Made it! Hell, It was Easy!!!!

Sorry, But Holidays Do Suck!

[ShaedyKD]

After my mom and I went to practically every grocery store in 4 cities, I finally found Marie Callendar's Cherry Cobbler. Not quite as delicious as her strawberry pie with fresh whipped cream straight from the restaurant, but that's not Thanksgiving pie anyways. I heart Marie Callendar!

[AGDee]

I decided to forego making a pumpkin pie for just myself and my mom and bought two slices of Edward's chocolate cream pie instead. Sometime during Desperate Housewives, they jumped out of the freezer and onto a tv tray in the living right in front of me! A fork appeared and while I watched TV, it disappeared...

What to do about dessert for Thursday now???