Thanksgiving update

Better late than never...

Well, I only set off the smoke alarms once while cooking my Thanksgiving dinner so I'll consider it a success! Actually it was for the recipe below and the veggies weren't even burnt, just a little dark on the bottoms. They were so yummy! Thanks Martha, seriously I am going to make them a bunch this winter because it's a really healthy recipe too. You all should really try it. I have a whole bunch of butternut squash from my garden and that was my favorite. Avree's little baby Spencer was right in the middle of his nap when all the alarms in my house went off! Poor little guy was probably scared to death! I also found another Martha recipe for the turkey that turned out yummy. I made some herb butter (just mix butter and fresh herbs) and rubbed it underneath the skin of the turkey (side note: it was pretty dang disgusting to reach my whole arm up inside the skin, but not as disgusting as sticking my hand up the turkey's butt and cleaning it out. In the middle of getting it all ready I had the thought, "wow I can't believe what I'm actually doing right now.") But... it really made the turkey really yummy and browned it nicely. I forgot to charge my camera batteries so Avree took a bunch of pictures for me, I'll post a few when she gets them to me (don't let the suspense kill you). I have the coolest family, it was great spending time with all of them, especially in my own house! It's the first time I haven't had to travel at least 6 hours for a Thanksgiving in the past 8 years. It was a whole lot smaller than I'm used to-- only 8 adults, but it was one of my favorites yet. And the best part-- we had SIX pies for only 8 of us. Yeah, that's right! My mom makes the best pies ever!