Besides Stressing..What is everone doing for Thanksgiving?

[oceans3]

well, here we are again. many of us still here on MH one year later and another turkey day approaches us.
we are going over to the inlaws for noon and then over to my parents for seconds. my sis is a vegetarrian and even "sponsers" a turkey. it's so funny, she gets a photo of it sent and everything just as you would if you sponsered a child from another country.
i am trying very hard not to stress about it all. i dont even neeed to bring anything!

what are you all doing?

[sdp4314]

Thanks for the info.  I figured as much.  I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Shawn

[AndiJ78]

I live in bremerton, it is on the Kitsap peninsula which is across the puget sound from Seattle. And fair warning, the "rainy season" here lasts for 6+ mos, so there is a good chance you will be coming during the tail end of it. "April showers bring May flowers" or in our case simply more rain!!

I am from Spokane, on the other side of the state. We had rain, snow, and sun there. Here it is rain, more rain, and occasional sun.

Andi

[sdp4314]

My future sister in law lives in Kent, Wa and my future brother in law lives in Mt. Vernon.  Are you near either one of those?  I love it up there, but the rain sucks.  How is the weather in April?  We are going up the last 2 weeks in April and I tend to overpack in fear of not being prepared!  LOL

I hope your family gets better soon...and you and the little one can avoid that crud as well!

Happy Thanksgiving!

[AndiJ78]

My in-laws are still planning on putting on Thanksgiving, so we will be there. Of course, I am not letting anyone near CJ. My poor boys, who love their new baby brother to pieces are dying to get better because of the 5 foot rule I have in place!

Oh, and since my lats post, my oldest threw up allover the couch, my dh's pillow (hey like i ma going to let him use mine,lol) and this huge blanket that won't fit in a standard wash machine, so now I have to find a laundromat! Ironically, he looks better now since throwing up. Dh is home from work, one of the contractors severed the power line to his shop and even though the backup generators sounded like they were working hard, they weren't actually supplying his shop with any power so the commander made the call to let the guys go home. Thankfully he gets paid for it w/o having to use any of his leave.

Ahhh, when it rains it pours. Literally and figuratively (as of yesterday we have officially had the wettest month in recorded history for the Seattle area!)

Andi

[oceans3]

oh no andi, everyone is sick? does that mean you would forget tomorrow and plan another day to "celebrate"? or will you just forget it altogether? my husband has had the flu but he has been going into work anyway. men! thats why he hasnt been able to get better.
whatever you do i hope its nice! sometimes when a boomerang is thrown into a plan, those are the most memorable ones.

[AndiJ78]

Let's see, I was not planning on making dinner as my FIL usually handles that for us and given our newest addition, he really doesn't want me worrying about it. But, there is a hitch...both my in-laws and my 4 and 2 year olds are sick. My boys have fevers, my in-laws sound like death warmed over. I am not sure what is going on with Turkey day. I may end up making it afterall or just saying "screw it" and sending dh to the store to buy everyone Turkey TV dinners,lol!

What does it matter anyway, i am going to be stuck in a chair nursing all day (this happens to coincide with my babies first growth spurt!)

Andi

[The Cure]

Ok, you're on.  You do the turkey and I will do the rest.  Luckily with my kids so little I thought they wouldn't know what is really "expected" of the whole dinner, so making what I make will make them happy.  But then of course, my oldest came home from kindergarten yesterday announcing all the things that you're supposed to have at dinner.  Damn public schools....now I have to buy cranberry sauce and ****.  I thought I could get away with just the pumpkin pie.

[SNORCHY]

I am cooking too for my dysfunctional family...me and df...we're the only non-dysfuntional ones (lol) and then his mom who wishes he was marrying someone 10 years younger than me. Additionally, one of my brothers is living with us...he's quasidysfunctional and my other brother who we're springing from rehab for the day so he cam eat turkey (got to remember to lock that damn liquor cabinet!!) I haven't cooked Thanksgiving dinner in years, I think my turkey is still frozen, don't know what the hell I'm doing...should be grand.
Will then be meeting Who in the depression forum...if I can still fit in there after the gluttony I have whole heartedly participated in!

[oceans3]

nahhh...we're ALL going over to joannas house for thanksgiving!
see you there? say noon? we'll bring the wine okay jo?.

[JoAnnaRF]

Well I cook every year. On our first Thanksgiving together, his mom invited us over for dinner, we went and she had decided she wasn't in the mood to cook so we ended up at the ONLY resteraunt opened in that tinya$$ town in North Ga. which was a Tasty Freeze!! That was 18 years ago and it still pi$$es me off to think about it. I have cooked EVER since. It's just us down here, but with 5 kids, and a GREAT love of Thanksgiving dinner, it's a LOT of food. Plus Jesse (Sarah's BF) will be here. I will start cooking today, with help from all of them heheehee and then finish up while the Macy's parade is on. Sarah is very excited, she LOVES my dinner and she says it is her last Holiday Season while living under our roof *sob* Next year she plans to be living on her own (with Jesse) and attending college, but will be home for the Holidays. She is going to his family dinner after eating here tomorrow. They adore her the way we adore him so it's all good.
I have a 23 pound turkey!! I'll make dressing, cranberry sauce, gravy, roasted red potatoes, yams, peas, corn on the cob, yeast rolls, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, and NANNA PUDDIN!! All from scratch. And since I am unable to stand for long periods of time, I will do most of it while perched on a barstool having the chillens fetch things as needed. LOL
On Friday we will go pick out our tree and get it and the house decorated. I LOVE the Holidays, look forward to the cooking, eating and warmth of my beautiful little family. The only thing I dread is the MONEY spent. ARGH!! I hate that part. The rest of it though, I am relishing every moment as they are growing up faster than I was ready for.
Hope everyone has a TERRIFIC day with full bellies! *gobble gobble*
--Jo

[suckonabigtoe]

Hopefully I'll be traveling to Kenai (Alaska) to spend it with his family. If not I'll be with my family eating and laughing so much that I'll pop the baby out. Lol.

[AnnieBrooke]

Will be baking pies and then eating dinner at my mom's, given that I can waddle that far.  Wish I could just stay home, the baby's room is not getting painted if I'm not here to do it.

[sdp4314]

Well if you lived in Texas, I'd invite you to my dysfunctional family thanksgiving.  It would be quite entertaining and the food is outstanding.  Thank goodness my mom has a large liquor cabinet!  LOL

[lucylocket2]

Ughhhh....... I've gotta got to charleston to see granny in law. I am cooking my famous mac n cheese, sweet potato cass., grean beans......... um I think that's all. Mil is takin a frozen pie. Does that sound fair?? I think not. I have to travel hours with two kids and a butt load of food. Hubby driving to top it off. He thinks when he get's on the interstate he's driving nascar or something.

[mslkpage]

Every other year, we spend Thanksgiving with my uncle...he's a monk...no, I'm not kidding.

who_dis, you could come with me. The monks won't judge you.

[The Cure]

I am sort of alone too.  I just moved to my "home" state with my kids to be with family but I guess I have been away too long.  I wasn't invited to any family gatherings so it's just me and my 5, 4, 2 & 1 year old.  Husband is still on the east coast working.  Not the Thanksgiving I had been looking forward to for 17 years.  Maybe I should visit the depression forum also....

[nanis]

Hi,ya'll.I will be stuffing my face at my familys & inlaws.Only to stress about starting my x-mas shopping.


who_dis,Dont worry with you're lean cuisine,you'll be the only one NOT gaining 5 pounds...lol..I'm like an ant I could eat my weight or is it carry? I dunno,just ready to eat,eat,eat.,,nanis

[oceans3]

pbg..that is EXACTLY how i get!! all holidays! i thought i wrote that post!

who dis..i would trade places with you in a heartbeat (eating alone) although i know you are foolin'

pixijal..gee, it sounds as stressful as halloween...LOL! dont you have a turkey to go make or something? heh hee.

thank God my public relations job is over. i used to work retail while in college and always have to work at the crack of dawn the next day. it was crazy. no wonder i have social anxiety disorder now.

i hope everyone has a great day. just keep telling yourself it will be over soon! then we can stress about christmas/holidays
cheers!

[sdp4314]

I will be at my mom's house with the rest of my dysfunctional family.  My mother will be giving me orders, the price of being the daughter, while my brother sits back and laughs at me while I attempt to assist in the food preparation.  I am not a cook!  Of course she'll insist that I wear and apron and ask my for the hundreth time why I am wearing high heeled boots......yada yada yada.  Every year it's the same and I swear that the following year I will be in Europe from Thanksgiving through Christmas.  However, if my fiance had his way, we would be at his deer lease during the holidays. Hmmm....might not be a bad idea, huh?

[pixijal]

I am having Thanksgiving at my house, and really second guessing what the hell I have gotten myself into.  My sister, and her 5 kids, my husband and 2 kids and my parents and single brother....gonna get crazy.  My mom isn't having it, since things get to chaotic, so why am I?  

I also have to do the turkey for the first time, and I am not looking forward to sticking my hand up it's entire body cavity to retrieve some guts in a bag.  Only then to shove stuffing up there and listen to my oven click for 6 hours....

What was I thinking when I signed up for this?  I get soooo stressed out and yell at everyone in the house....I'll be awake until 5 am cleaning the crappers and floors, and wiping down walls that are streaked from toddlers little fingers....

Wow, glad you asked?  Maybe I should just talk to ya all on Friday....HAPPY THANKSGIVING LADIES...

[PGB]

Hey woman!  You need to visit the depression forum again for just a few seconds.  Won't take long.

[sk2006a]

well, it sounds like you brought this one on yourself.  i'm sorry to be so harsh, but i'm just being honest.

[sk2006a]

if you would only allow your significant other to come out of the hidey hole under the trailer, you wouldn't be so alone...maybe just long enough to share some of your stuffing and mashed potatoes.  but, sharing your beer is optional.

[PGB]

We're going to the hubbies' grandmother's with the WHOLE family.  FUN FUN FUN  Gotta love those in-laws!  Keep my ativan handy, my panic attacks usually set in Thanksgiving and Christmas when the whole bunch gets together.  Don't know if it's because there's so darn many of them or because they all pack in that little bitty ol house at one time!haha  JK  I love my in-laws, I love my in-laws, Ilove my in-laws........