A good Christmas!

I think everyone had a good Christmas here. Hannah had been asking for a pillow pet since early November. I actually bought the wrong one and a week before Christmas was scrambling to get the right one, a ladybug. Thankfully Kroger had one left. She also got several other toys and books but her favorite is the pillow pet. Trey enjoyed opening gifts too. He really likes the puzzles his Aunt Beppy got him. He also enjoys the fire house Santa brought him. I have two favorite gifts. The large painting DJ bought me for the new house. He picked it out all by himself. I love it. And the cleaning service gift certificate my MIL bought me. I just hope we can continue it. But not likely. It will be nice to have someone else clean even if it is just once. Hope everyone else had a great Christmas too.

First Christmas Turkey

On Wednesday we had Christmas at my house. My mom and brothers came with their significant others and their kids (Brandon is the only one with kids.) It was kinda of a last minute plan. I had to clean the house in a matter of days and prepare some kind of dinner. I have never cooked a turkey and so I thought this would be a good time to try. If anything went wrong we could always get KFC or Pizza Hut! I decided this on Monday. I have not bought my turkey yet and I was supposed to have it ready for Wednesday night. Now for the ones who have cooked a turkey are probably thinking that I am crazy and don't have enough time to thaw the turkey. Well you are right! I had the turkey almost completely thawed when I put it in the oven. I cooked it according to the recipe and it was beautiful! Until we cut into one of the legs. The breast and other leg was cooked thru, but that one side must have not thawed completely! So now I know not to wait till two days before to cook/thaw a turkey. The cooked portions were really yummy though!


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