Been busy,....

Ah the holidays...been busy although not as busy as some...

Thanksgiving came and went and I made a very yummy turkey that was moist for all of 5 minutes.  I thought all turkeys had the little thermometer on them that popped up when they were done for the n00bs like me out there that dont cook a whole lot of turkeys.  I'm pretty sure my turkey was over cooked because 1. it didnt have the little red thermometer on it and 2. because I'm not quite sure how to use a meat thermometer.  Then again my meat thermometer might be messed up because I'm using it to make sure my oven heats up to the right temp as it's old and dying....time for a new one...hint hint Santa!!  But boy was my turkey pretty...all golden brown and fall off the bone sigh too bad it had to dry out all quick like.  I also made 2 pumpkin pies from scratch, cornbread stuffing and scalloped potatoes...yum!!  In making scalloped potatoes (also from scratch) I ended up breaking my slicer...boy I can't win can I...another item for the old Christmas list.  All in all Thanksgiving dinner turned out really good and Zoe got her playground all set up and thoroughly enjoys it.

Got our little 32" Christmas tree all set up well out of reach of the 17 month old and almost out of reach for me.  Now Zoe wants the Christmas tree lights on all the time...sigh. 

Hope everyone enjoys the holiday season.  Cheers!!!