ikslo Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Slache said: Can I have the stuffing recipe if you liked it? I make it every year. It’s this basic recipe: https://www.marthastewart.com/863002/smoked-oyster-and-bacon-stuffing I cook the bacon first (I use more than the recipe, and make sure it is fresh, thick bacon from the grocer, not packaged), then cook the onions and celery in the bacon fat. Then I cook up fresh oysters, chopped. One pan. I don’t use whole smoked oysters. I use some of the oyster juices in place of some of the stock. ETA: I start it as soon as I put the turkey in, and refrigerate assembled until the turkey comes out, at which point I just pop it in the oven for half an hour while I finish all the other last minute things. ETA2: I prep the bread and cut the onions/celery/parsley the day before. I have a large restaurant style soup pot I put the croutons in, and then I just add all the ingredients to that as I prep them on Thanksgiving. Allows me plenty of space to mix all the ingredients together. Edited November 27, 2020 by ikslo 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 15 hours ago, KrissiK said: We had dinner at my parents’ house. It was traditional fare. Had a nice afternoon. Got our Christmas card picture taken. I’m not thrilled, the sun wasn’t at a great angle, but whatever. I’ll never pretend to be Ansel Adams. Now I am having a snack of leftovers and a sliver of pecan pie. I got to see a bunch of Ansel Adams' art the other day! 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 I did not have pie for breakfast. But I did walk 1.5 miles and my blistered toe survived! 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Five hours??? Priorities, people. Priorities!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 18 minutes ago, KrissiK said: Five hours??? Priorities, people. Priorities!! I'm so sorry! I was getting the Advent Calendar together and dealing with frustratingly stupid decorative doodads that wouldn't stay in place and I swear if one more person comes in to ask me when Advent starts I'm going to throw a major tantrum. (NO Slache! I saw that look in your eyes!) On a happier note, I have my proper Christmas smelling tree set up on the front porch. I made some little Advent treat bags for dd22 to take back and share with her roommates. Dh is cooking spaghetti for dinner. I found all the Advent song packets that were not packed away in the box I expected them to be in. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 (edited) In case you need some Holiday inspiration. I think this is my favorite - I don't know who James is, and I wonder about the casual venue - a school, maybe? But the performance is breathtaking. "A Child is Born in Bethlehem" arranged by Ørjan Matre. Edited November 28, 2020 by Susan in TN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 hour ago, KrissiK said: Five hours??? Priorities, people. Priorities!! I was napping. And now I'm shopping... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 2 hours ago, KrissiK said: Five hours??? Priorities, people. Priorities!! I did Some of the Things. Living room curtains are clean. I made soup for dinner. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Now that I am not homeschooling my kids, I am homeschooling my puppy. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Susan in TN said: In case you need some Holiday inspiration. I think this is my favorite - I don't know who James is, and I wonder about the casual venue - a school, maybe? But the performance is breathtaking. "A Child is Born in Bethlehem" arranged by Ørjan Matre. I needed that, Susan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 4 hours ago, KrissiK said: Five hours??? Priorities, people. Priorities!! I was decorating. 3 hours ago, Junie said: I was napping. And now I'm shopping... What am I getting!? 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 15 minutes ago, Slache said: I was decorating. What am I getting!? I don’t think that I am going to decorate. Half of my living room and 3/4 of my dining room are taken up with kitchen stuff. Trying to cram decorations in there would probably send me over the edge. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 17 minutes ago, Slache said: I was decorating. What am I getting!? So much happiness! How is your house so clean? We are almost done decorating and it looks like a hurricane came through. How are the beignets? They look delicious! Especially with the goop. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: I don’t think that I am going to decorate. Half of my living room and 3/4 of my dining room are taken up with kitchen stuff. Trying to cram decorations in there would probably send me over the edge. You can come here for Christmas. 1 minute ago, Susan in TN said: So much happiness! How is your house so clean? We are almost done decorating and it looks like a hurricane came through. How are the beignets? They look delicious! Especially with the goop. The life changing magic of tidying up. Wonderful. Not fluffy enough by user error (didn't let it rise overnight). Tasted like stuffed elephant ears. 10/10. Would eat again. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 What am I getting you? 17 minutes ago, Slache said: The life changing magic of tidying up. Well, I would hate to clutter up your house... 😉 I would get you a nap if I could, though. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 I swore off the internet yesterday, so late Happy Thanksgiving! We had turkey, cornbread dressing, green beans, cranberry sauce, mac & cheese (Pioneer Woman's first recipe), dinner rolls. Gymnast was in charge of desserts: rice crispy treats, cookies, pumpkin pie. We ate dinner while watching the original Miracle on 34th street. Only then may Christmasy things begin. There are no Christmas movies or music until after Thanksgiving. I made up that rule and strictly enforce. They turned on the lights yesterday too. Today, I worked a bit on classes, we took a walk in the river, and I worked more on classes while we watched more Christmas movies. We really like Christmas Inheritance. Tomorrow (Saturday), we'll put up the tree and decorate while listening to Cinnamon Bear. I'm so sappy. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Early morning swim taxi. Now what...? Coffee? Back to bed? Work on my plan to take over the world? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Good Morning! Happy Saturday! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Another Lynn said: Early morning swim taxi. Now what...? Coffee? Back to bed? Work on my plan to take over the world? Second round of swim taxi. Now I'm tired and it's kinda late for going back to bed. Maybe I'll start laundry and wait til tomorrow to take over the world. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Slash, lovely pictures. ❤️ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Good morning! Didn’t sleep very well. My arm and hip were aching for some reason. Too much pie, I suppose. Right now I’m sitting on the sofa holding the Golden Angel sideways. Dh knocked it over and the wing broke so I’m waiting for the glue to dry. Dd22 goes back to school today for a couple weeks. I NEED to get laundry done. Hopefully we will be able to go to the church after lunch and help decorate for Advent and then puppy has a training class after that. Coffee! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Susan in TN said: Good morning! Didn’t sleep very well. My arm and hip were aching for some reason. Too much pie, I suppose. Right now I’m sitting on the sofa holding the Golden Angel sideways. Dh knocked it over and the wing broke so I’m waiting for the glue to dry. Dd22 goes back to school today for a couple weeks. I NEED to get laundry done. Hopefully we will be able to go to the church after lunch and help decorate for Advent and then puppy has a training class after that. Coffee! ...that reminds me of a Hallmark movie.... 🤣 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Good Morning!!!! COFFEE!!!!~D Saturday!!!! The girls are going to my aunt’s house to decorate cookies this morning. I suppose I will take down autumn decor and put up some Christmas stuff. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, Another Lynn said: ...that reminds me of a Hallmark movie.... 🤣 I think I am on overload..... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 I am hiding at my computer while dh and the girls assemble the Christmas tree. (Using the word "assemble" with "Christmas tree" seems wrong, but that is in fact what they are doing.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Tomorrow is the First Sunday in Advent. Willy Nilly!! I am not prepared. It’s like the Christmas season kind of jumped the gun this year, but now it’s really Advent and I am not prepared. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 They found me. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 I put the lights on the tree, put away some of the regular knick-knacks to make room for Christmas decorations, and helped dh determine which decorations are not being put up this year. (Dd18 does the lion's share of the decorating here and she's still at college.) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Afternoon. Working on the grocery list and trying to finish it up by three so I can write for a while. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 I have issued a Royal Decree. We shall henceforth only deep clean the kids rooms when we have a week off. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 We helped decorate the church for Advent. It's all purtified, though it's really a lovely old place year-round. Then dds14&11 and I went to Chester's training session. He learned "place" and the trainer guy got him to climb onto an upside-down plastic bin. He was afraid of going on it the first few times and it looked like the scene in Elf when Buddy is going up the escalator. 😁 Is 6:00 too early to go to bed? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Baby made me drag out the decorations, but now the house is decorated. It looks good. Tree is not up, though. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Hello, We are back home and I am super looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight. Tomorrow we have Thanksgiving Part 2, dinner with my mom and oldest dd. I think we'll probably put up our tree next weekend. There's still a bunch of tools and boxes in the dining nook where our tree is going to go. The inspector is coming Friday and once he's done, dh can put all that crap somewhere else and we'll have a space for the tree. Dh is super strict on no Christmas music until after Thanksgiving (years of working retail has me completely on board with that one), and no tree/decorations until after Thanksgiving (I'm okay with that too), but he started watching those smarmy Christmas Hallmark movies back in October! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I’m making pizza for dinner. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) Five golden rings..... 🎵🎶🎶🎶And a partridge in a pear tree!!❤️ Edited November 29, 2020 by KrissiK 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 More shopping done. (Just in time -- the sale ends in 30 minutes.) Christmas tree decorated. More lemon meringue pie. It's been an ok day. We have weather coming (hopefully soon!) and it's making me kind of achy and grumpy. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) I think our Christmas lights are blinking "Shop at Wal-Mart" in Morse code. Booya. Edited November 29, 2020 by Slache 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Good Morning! Just half a cup of coffee left. Some of us are going to church and some of us are streaming. I am staying home to stream because cat woke me up at 3am and then snoring and other things kept me up after that. 😩 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 "O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker." Psalms 95:6 KJV 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Zooming to the iglesia and then facebooking church. I slept fairly well, but I really didn't want to get up this morning. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Morning. Grocery shopping is ongoing (DH takes care of that) and it's raining and cold. Staying in as much as possible today until it's time for art and writing. I'm at 142,000 words for the NaNoWriMo. I hope to be at 150,000 by Monday. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Morning. Thanksgiving Part 2 today, along with working on classes and setting up school. So, the usual. But, I'm getting classes completely planned for at least the next 3 weeks so then I don't have to think about it anymore until Christmas break. (at least that's the plan, we'll see). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Good Morning!!!! COFFEE!!~D Sunday!!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 St Nick's Day is next Saturday. We should have the stockings and all gifts by then. We're going to open stockings and make Christmas cookies. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Good morning! A Blessed 1st Sunday of Advent to you all! Coffee! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Does anyone here do hormonal birth control in your 30s and 40s? I've not done it in a decade because I was afraid of causing a miscarriage but now that I know that won't happen I'm considering it for the pain and exhaustion related to my cycle. It's bad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I forgot to say: Good Morning (and Afternoon)! Happy Sunday! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 The family's exploding kittens and Alex's transformers are here. I'm going to wrap them because we need more gifts under the tree. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Slache said: Does anyone here do hormonal birth control in your 30s and 40s? I've not done it in a decade because I was afraid of causing a miscarriage but now that I know that won't happen I'm considering it for the pain and exhaustion related to my cycle. It's bad. I did one short stint mid thirties, but didn't like the side effects and stopped. But if I were in your shoes, I would totally try it. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I’m watching Sportsball. Got some bills paid. We watched church online this morning. Our church opened up in October and now we’ve had some positive cases tied to the choir. I’m kind of surprised they decided to do in-person this morning, but we decided to stay home. All the Bible studies, youth groups, etc. have been cancelled for the week. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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