Thursday, November 28, 2024

Thanksgiving Preparations

Wednesday was sunny with the afternoon highs in the low 70s.  M was here in the morning to tend to the garden, but, first, he cleaned the blades of the ceiling fan in the family room and moved the houseplants from their place in front of the dining room windows to the front of the fireplace in the living room.  

I had called in Dancer's medication refill to the pharmacy in the morning, expecting it to be ready sometime next week, but, a couple of hours later, the pharmacist called to say his medication was ready for pick up.  So, after M left and I made some egg salad sandwiches for a quick breakfast, I drove to the pharmacy and picked up the medication.  I avoided the doughnut shop, this time around! When I came back home, I warmed up the leftover pasta and shared it with daughter for a late lunch.

In the afternoon, I spoke with aunt C for a while and then, had the robot vacuum cleaner vacuum the family room, again (it didn't do a good enough job, on Tuesday).  Later, after evening tea, daughter peeled the potatoes and prepped the green beans for me.  I went ahead and made the mashed potatoes and sauteed the green beans.  I will reheat them, along with the can of baked beans, on Thursday, after I've baked the turkey and the ham.  

After a dinner of leftover pizza, I cleaned both bathrooms.  

Today, I am thankful for:

- A sunny day
- M's help with the garden and special household tasks
- Dancer's medication being available and so quickly
- A safe drive to the pharmacy and back
- Being able to have daughter home for Thanksgiving

My joyful activity of the day was getting almost everything on my list done!

On the agenda for tomorrow:

- Bake the turkey and the ham

- Make the gravy

- Warm up the mashed potatoes, green beans, and baked beans

- Mop the kitchen floor after all the cooking is done

- Enjoy Thanksgiving!

Guests are expected to arrive around 1:30 p.m.

I wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving.

20 comments:

  1. Bless wishing you & yours a very Happy Thanksgiving.

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    1. Thank you, Mary-Lou.
      Hope you and Mr. Man are in good health.

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  2. Happy Thanksgiving, Bless! We have most of the food prepared for today, but the kitchen looks like a bomb went off. Clean up is the first order of business. :)

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    1. Happy Thanksgiving to you, too, June. Kitchen clean up is on the agenda over here, too! I just finished mopping the floor!

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  3. Happy Thanksgiving! Love FD xx

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  4. Well, of course you had to avoid the doughnut shop, you were saving yourself for the Thanksgiving feast! 🦃 🥧.
    Have a happy day!

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    1. Thank you, Bushlady. Yes, I had to save myself for the Thanksgiving feast! :D

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  5. Such a busy and productive day, Bless :) We don't have thanksgiving in my country, but will be thinking of you xxxx

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    1. Thank you, Ratnamurti. It was a busy and tiring day, but, the Thanksgiving meal went well and afterwards, I enjoyed a long nap!

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  6. I hope you and daughter have been having a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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    1. Thank you, Celie. We did and I hope that you had a happy Thanksgiving, too.

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  7. I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving. Sounds like you had a lot to be thankful for. Hope you enjoyed the time spent with daughter.

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    1. Thank you, Sharon. I did have a lovely Thanksgiving and yes, I did have a lot to be thankful for. I'm enjoying every day spent with daughter, now that she is home. :)

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  8. That's some quick turnaround for Dancer's medication. X

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    1. It really was, wasn't it? I didn't expect it!

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  9. I know I am late to the game here but I do enjoy reading about your preparations for Thanksgiving.
    It is good you were able to make things ahead. That always helps.
    And that your daughter was there to do what she could manage to do but mainly for you to enjoy the holiday together :)

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    1. Thank you, Debra. It was a joy to have my daughter home to celebrate with me. :)

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