Well Thanksgiving is one week away.  We are hosting the feast/celebration at our new home.  Now I’m starting to panic.  When I agreed to do this, I thought “This will be fun”.  I actually brought it up, no one asked me to volunteer, I’m the one who suggested it.  It has been a long time since I cooked a turkey.  I really wish that I had the day before off for some preparation.  So I will be doing a lot of cooking and prep this weekend. 

Usually my sister hosts Thanksgiving, but this year she and her husband are going to Israel for a wedding.  Then, my other sister’s youngest daughter is in her first year of college in Oregon so, they are going to spend Thanksgiving with her and one of my brothers in Idaho.  So that means we will be short at least 5 people for the traditional party.  But my Mom will come and another brother and his wife and I don’t know if my cranky eldest brother will show, and we will have all the nieces and nephews as well as my kids so it will be fun.  Kind of a changing of the guard.  The “kids” who are all in their twenties except for M (17) will out number the adults.  It feels different.  I guess I’m getting old.  Ah well, it happens to the best of us.

 I still have not put together a menu and I don’t know how many people are showing up.  Need to work on a few details.  M has invited all her cousins over to help on Saturday.  Making place cards and helping me cook (I hope).  The house will probably feel a bit like a circus, but hey circuses are fun.

Let’s see, a Thanksgiving menu…..

Turkey, stuffing (vegetarian), cranberry sauce, bourbon sweet potatoes, green beans almondine, brussel spouts, pumpkin muffins(vegan), a vegan main dish (my niece will make), mashed potatoes (vegan), pumpkin pie, pecan pie, apple pie, pumpkin brownies (vegan). 

I think that should do it along with some nibblys before hand and plenty of wine, beer and apple cider.

I think everyone who blogs and is celebrating Thanksgiving should post a photo of their Thanksgiving dinner.  Look for my photo the weekend after.