Sticks head out rabbit hole...
I've put a quarter in the meter and my sanity has returned. Thanks to all who guest posted--you're all fantabulous and you're welcome back any time!
This Thanksgiving was my very first "Let me cook EVERYTHING event." I've spent years building up my cooking cred and even so there were many that doubted my mad skillz. Fortunately, the only mishaps were me burning myself when taking the second rack out of the oven to put the turkey in and then neglecting to put the rolls on a high enough rack that the bottoms didn't get too brown.
When we arrived in Suffolk, the new/old house my mom and grandma have moved into (a fixer-upper Victorian) reeked of paint. Apparently, my mother decided that that was a fabulous time to start painting the dining room red. Note the flush in my mother's face as she notes that my camera is about to seize an image. Note also that my mother is a shirt thief and I don't recall giving her that sweatshirt. The half-pint is my only niece (that I'm aware of). Oddly enough, she calls me "Tiffany" and refers to Scott as "Uncle Scott." Hmm.
I can't stand paint fumes, so Scott and I and my half-brother took a walk to downtown so that Scott could take some pictures. I'm sure they'll be appearing on his website shortly.
When did my hair turn that color? Ech.
My sister's newest rugrat made his debut. He looks just like his pop. Scott experienced the sensation of BabyFart for the first time. Bombastic, eh?
Dinner went as expected. My mother proclaimed her shock at the fact that my turkey ain't dry. There was too much food as always. Covert alcohol consumption. Yada yada. We ran out of memory on the digital camera on day one, so there are no pictures of me demanding in a very Martha-esque fashion that people "Get out of the damn kitchen!" I'll see if anyone else has any, though. Christmas will be here this year. Scary. Better break out the papier mache wreath now.
Posted by Tiffany at November 27, 2004 08:05 PM