Pies, Packages and Pups

In no particular order ...

Packages.  One good, one maybe not so good.  I ordered a funny shirt to wear on Thanksgiving.  I'm the queen of splatter when I cook and I ruin so many things with a splat of grease.  Once I'm dressed for an occasion, I use an apron.  This year the apron is too tight (I'll save the boohooing for another time).  Bring on the novelty shirt.  That's my good package.

The other package was bought in a moment of stupidity.  I couldn't find the gingerbread Larabars anywhere and I LOVE them.  A better treat than a bowl of cookies (so I told myself).  This is a big box.  Too many.  I'm the only one who'll eat them.  If I can't exercise control, they are going to the food bank.  Not a smart purchase.  But a tasty one!

Pups.  Love them.  Chip is such a wonderful dog.  I'm going to have a hard time saying good-bye to this one.  He stole my heart.  He's a lot like Parker (my dog-son).  I can't get enough of him.

He is the biggest cuddle bug.

Pies.  My curse.  I hate making apple pies and my family LOVES mine.  No other apple pie comes close.  Believe me, it's nothing special.  It's what they are used to and their favorite dessert.  Why do I hate making them??  Pealing, slicing in the food processor, crust making, assembly and every-single-time I get overflow in the ovens.  I've tried so many things to prevent oven disaster.  Foil, foil covered pans, different pie shells, fewer apples.  Always a mess.  But they are good.  That I'll concede.  I make them for Thanksgiving and Christmas and sometimes for a special occasion. 

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Update from yesterday ...  the treadmill run went well.  It felt HARD, but good.  Zapped my mood away as it often does.  Today is a lift day.  I like to run on Thanksgiving so this times well.

The turkey is really good even though I almost screwed up.  I was too lazy to use my oven thermometer so I timed the cooking and checked it early to see where we stood.  We stood DONE.  And over temperature.  Ugh. My bad.  But the turkey is still moist, tender and flavorful (I got lucky).  Tomorrow's should be even better LOL.  It's carved and waiting to be Food Saved for left-overs.

Today is JAMMED with cooking, prepping and all things in-between. Combine that with cleaning crew and my day is full.  On that note, time to start those pesky pies.

Have an amazing Thanksgiving!  Wishing everyone safe travels, good eating and lots of grateful time too.  Later turkeys.