This year we had a quiet Thanksgiving. It was lovely! My mom was on a fun vacation with Mindy in Branson, Missouri this past week and wasn’t sure if she’d be up for making a feast right after getting back, so we all told her to just let us do our own this year. It worked out nicely. (We’ll head over on Sunday to make gingerbread houses, she’s not getting out of that tradition. 😉)
The night before Thanksgiving Meg made us adorable place settings with our names. 😍
Then on Thanksgiving we turned on some music and just enjoyed being together.
I spent the morning cooking with helpers coming in every now and then to check on me. Our Thanksgiving meal was 💯% gluten free and consisted of: Turkey, gravy, stuffing, cranberry chutney, loaded mashed potatoes, candied yams, green bean casserole, corn, peach jam and homemade rolls. Oh, and everyone’s favorite part was the green lime/pineapple slushee to drink. 🤤
I also made these cute mini pumpkin cheesecakes for dessert. Nobody would ever know they were gluten free! (I did buy the kids a Marie Callender’s chocolate satin pie for dessert, because they wanted it… Those little gluten savages couldn’t go just one day without some gluten. 👹 )
When Ivy saw my mini cheesecakes she asked me if I used to drink coffee. I told her that I never have had coffee before and asked her why she thought that. She explained that my cheesecakes looked like the art on top of coffee. 😂 It’s true!!
Meg’s ankle has been acting up again. She started complaining about her ankle aching intermittently at the beginning of November. Within 2 weeks it went from bothering her every couple days, to aching daily and her wanting to wear her boot to relieve some of the pain. It seems to be on and off and slowly getting worse. I have an appointment with her Orthopedic Surgeon on Tuesday after Thanksgiving. It’s hard to get in during the holiday, and of course that’s when it starts acting up. This sweet girl loves to keep her mom and dad in a state of worry.
While I was cooking Miles came up to do some laundry. Out of the corner of my eye I see this…
I don’t know what this kid is out doing half the time.
While I cooked, Ivy insisted on decorating the Christmas tree. She just couldn’t wait until Thanksgiving was over. Morgan sat in with her and took this cute picture. Ivy worked on it all day and went back in the evening to finish up. It was adorable and kept her attention much longer than I thought it would. (We did have a couple ornaments get broken in the process, but Mike lovingly reminded me that it wasn’t a big deal and she was just a girl that was so excited for Christmas. He always sees the big picture.)
Will showing off his new tricks. (Okay this was the day before thanksgiving but it’s getting thrown in here.)
This year I tried the mom’s place crescent rolls. They were good and even flaky, which I didn’t think was possible with gluten free rolls. The gravy was good too! I’ll pass on the stuffing next year. Not a keeper… I’ll find another stuffing to try next year. (Or maybe surprise Miles and make Stove Top despite it having gluten. He loves it and it would make him so happy! I need to remember that next year!)
Happy Thanksgiving!!
