Those of you who know me know that I’m a huge fan of Black Friday. I go out every year, usually with Holly, and spend lots of money on Christmas gifts. Usually, I end up buying way more than I intend and then feel guilt at having spent so much money. But I’m a sucker for a sale so I eventually justify my guilt away using the logic that saved a ton of money. I try not to think about the fact that I would never have spent the money in the first place if I hadn’t come across the sale price. In the end, I go way overboard on presents and the living room looks like a Toys R Us on Christmas morning.
I just wanted to take a minute from my dinner preparations to wish everybody a very happy Thanksgiving. May your day be full of moist turkey, flavorful stuffing, warm rolls, decadent pies, and a thankful heart.
I love Thanksgiving dinner. A few years ago, I started doing the cooking and now I seem to do it every year. I don’t especially like spending three days cooking for a meal that lasts maybe thirty minutes tops but I love having leftovers for the week and a half after Thanksgiving Day.
I’ve used a few recipes over the years but for the last three or four, I’ve stuck with the same basic menu because it’s got something for everybody and everything for me. Our feast consists of the following:
- sausage stuffed mushrooms
- deviled eggs
- French-cut green beans with almonds and fried onions
- ranch mashed potatoes with bacon
- baked sweet potatoes stuffed with marshmallow and pecan strudel
- savory mushroom stuffing
- regular stuffing
- potato crescent rolls
- German chocolate pie
- pecan pie
- pumpkin pie
Tags: bacon, baked sweet potatoes, butternut squash, cornbread, crescent rolls, feast, food, French-cut, fried onions, german chocolate pie, green beans with almonds, grocery, Hannah, Holly, Kids, leftovers, lucky charms, marshmallow, menu, pecan pie, pumpkin, pumpkin pie, salmon pate, sausage stuffed mushrooms, savory mushroom, shopping carts, Thanksgiving, thanksgiving dinner
Hannah, Holidays | Jeremiah, November 22, 2008 3:26 pm | 
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Over the past month or so, everybody in the family has been battling one form of illness or another. It all started with everyone suffering from bad stomach cramping. It then evolved into a mutant virus that might be confused with the stomach flu.
Emma was the first to begin exhibiting flu-like symptoms. She ended up missing two days of school and, even now, is still not functioning at 100%. Holly also got hit by this bug causing her to miss three days of work. I think that she is now finally over it after a week of suffering. I’ve been experiencing some symptoms including stomach discomfort and a fever but, so far, I’ve managed to avoid too much downtime. Alex has been able to avoid the majority of the contagions very effectively. Hannah, on the other hand, has not.
Tags: Alex, antibiotics, ear drum, ear infection, Emma, Family, flu like symptoms, Hannah, high fever, Holly, illness, Jeremiah, mutant virus, outbreak, School, stomach cramping, stomach discomfort, tonsils, Work
Alex, Emma, Family, Holidays, Holly, Jeremiah | Jeremiah, November 17, 2008 10:58 am | Comments (0)
Since today is Veteran’s Day, I wanted to take a minute to thank all of those who have served, and are currently serving our country as a member of the armed forces. The job that you do is very important and very appreciated. Thank you.
So Halloween this year was pretty good. We started our festivities early in the week with some pumpkin carving. We had five huge pumpkins but a lack of time so only three of them ended up getting carved. Holly decided that it would be fun to do Shrek and I unleashed my inner geek (what’s new?) and did Mario of Super Mario Bros. fame. Emma decided to do an original creation which turned out pretty good. Like every other year, there were lots of dads commenting on how cool our pumpkins were as their kids took our candy.
This year will be known in my mind as the year of the recycled costume idea. Emma decided that she wanted to be a devil, Alex wanted to be a tiger, and Hannah wanted to be a clown. Whether it is dumb luck or just coincidence, we have each of these costumes in the appropriate sizes in our costume box. Everybody was happy and we saved money. You can’t ask for more than that - especially if said costumes yield free candy.
Tags: Alex, candy, clown, costume idea, costumes, devil, Emma, geek, Halloween, Hannah, Holly, Jeremiah, Kids, Mario, neighborhood, peanut butter, peanut butter cups, pumpkin, shrek, super mario bros, tiger, tootsie rolls, trick or treating
Alex, Emma, Family, Hannah, Holidays, Holly, Jeremiah | Jeremiah, November 2, 2008 7:24 pm | Comments (0)
Holly is out with the kids, roaming the neighborhood, asking strangers for candy. I’m on door duty. I’m sick of running up and down the stairs and it’s only 7:00! I anticipate that I’ll have more content to post in a few hours but, in case I don’t get to it tonight, I wanted to wish everybody a happy Halloween.
Remember, if you decided to play a Halloween prank on somebody and try and scare them so bad that they we themselves, be careful. You might get punched in the face.
I know that we’re still a few days from Halloween, but with the presidential election and trick or treating in the air, I thought that it would be fun to post this comic that I stumbled upon. The thing that makes it so funny is the fact that it’s true.
If you’re lucky, Comrade Obama will only take half of your candy. He’ll be sure to get the half that has the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups though.
As a kid, whenever anybody would ask me what my favorite holiday was, the answer was obviously Christmas. After all, what kid doesn’t like Christmas? Free toys, lots of candy stuffed into clothing designed for feet, and did I mention free toys?
Now that I’m a bit older, I still love Christmas (I think it’s the free toys thing), but I’ve developed a deep appreciation for other holidays. Thanksgiving is awesome but the Fourth of July holds a special place in my heart. There’s something about seeing an American flag flying as a wing of F-16s fly overhead that makes me extremely grateful to live in this wonderful country. Add to the the fact that we’ve developed some really fun family traditions, and you have a day that we all look forward to each year.
Tags: Alex, candy, Family, family traditions, fourth of july, Friends, Fruit Heights, holiday, Holly, Jeremiah, Kaysville, parades
Alex, Emma, Family, Friends, Hannah, Holidays, Holly, Jeremiah | Jeremiah, July 4, 2008 11:34 pm | Comments (0)
I’m not big on the New Year’s holiday. I never have been. Celebrating arbitrary calendar events has never really been my thing. That being said, I wanted to wish all of our readers a healthy and happy new year full of much success.
As for your resolutions, hopefully they won’t be forgotten about within the first two weeks. If they survive through the month, consider yourself very successful.
