Thanksgiving prep

The day started out OK. I had stayed up late (2:30 last night) because of a decafe coffee at 8:00 PM. I slept in until 9:30 but boy was I tired!

Lisa and Allison came to spend the day with us while Albert worked.


As I began the preparations for Thanksgiving, I began to panic internally. Then... it hit the fan... the Turkey pan was not going to fit in our oven! The list of To Dos I had made while my head was spinning yesterday was completely useless. ADD set in and my mind began to spin... it got worse when Mike Sullivan called to let us know some old friends were coming to our homechurch gathering at their house tonight. My head felt like it was going to pop. Except no one else seemed to feel the pressure. We still needed to figure out the tables and how to seat 20-21 people and finish cleaning the Living Room and Dining Room.

Todd and Lisa saw my panic and helped get everyone in motion... thank goodness!

Everyone pitched in... here is Rebekah mopping the kitchen floor. She was using one mop to mop and the other to clean up her dirty foot prints.


Todd, Jerry, and Nathaniel went out to get Peanut Oil so we could deep fry the turkey in Lisa's Turkey Fryer. They also went to get some last minute groceries. Afterwards, Jerry returned to work on his book he was translating to 32-point font.


While the men were out, we got the carpets swept, the tables set up, and table service set. I felt relaxed again except for Rebekah desperately needing a hair cut. After a while Todd took Rebekah out to a Fiesta Hair nearby while I took a nap.


Todd entertains the kids by juggling oranges.