Question of the day November 22nd!

[pomtzu]

I do the cooking and DIL helps.

When we sit down at the table, and before we can eat, everyone has to take a turn to speak, and tell what they are thankful for.

Now the menu:

Turkey
Stuffing - stuff the bird plus the crockpot is filled with it too. My son and granddaughter really pig out on it, so I always have to make tons of it so that there will be plenty for leftovers
Mashed potatoes
Sweet potatoes with brown sugar and butter
Corn
Gravy
Cranberry sauce
Broccoli with cheese sauce
Dinner rolls
Sparkling wine
Pies - apple, pumpkin, and mincemeat


We sometimes watch the parades on t.v., and after everyone collapses and rests after the big feast, then we break out the DVD Christmas movies and watch some of them (Chevy Chase is the favorite), or sometimes play board games too.

With the family dwindling or living too far away to be here, it's just myself, son & DIL and the 2 grandkids. This year my grandson's half brother will be joining us - so just the 6 of us..

Black Friday for me is just another day, and as much as I hate crowds, I stay home. My son and DIL always go out bright and early tho. I can remember a couple of years when they were out at 2 a.m. They always go for specific early bird items, and are home way before noon. They have gotten some really fantastic buys over the years. I'm about done with my shopping anyway, and since I'm retired, I can go during the day on weekdays when most people are working and the stores aren't crowded. I only have a few more items to get, and will probably finish up the week after Thanksgiving.

[Taz_Zoee]

We rotate which family we spend the holiday with. This year it's my family. So we will go to my moms brothers who lives in Valley Springs, CA.
The menu consists of:
Two turkeys (one baked one fried)
Mashed Taters
Stuffing
Cranberry Sauce
Corn
Gravy
Ham
Sweet Potatoes
Many more things that I can't even remember.

Dessert consists of:
My brownies
My Aunts famous chocolate cake (usually she frosts it too soon and it slides)
My mom makes cheesecake, coconut pie, lemon pie, chocolate pie and I think she might try these traditionall pastry rolls my grandma used to make.

Oh, before dinner there is the traditional dip. It's a five layer dip: bean dip, sour cream, avocado dip, cheese and lettuce.

After dinner (and while it's being prepared) the men watch football, the kids play outside and everyone else might play a game. This year we have bananagrams, a fun word game.
I'm sure I'll have to hear the question about why Bruce and I aren't married, when are you going to get married, don't you want to get married and have kids? Blah, blah, blah.
But it will still be LOTS of fun! I'm excited!! I just wish I could bring my doggies with me. But they will stay home with their "cousins".

This year will be my first experience with Black Friday. I don't like shopping in general and only go when necessary and get what I need and I'm done. This year my mom asked if I'd go with her, my sister-in-law and my nieces. So I figured I could do it once in my life. They have the game plan set so I'm going with the flow. I hate crowds but I think I'll handle it (I hope).