also, a Happy Birthday to Jen

Jen's Birthday was on Thanksgiving, so on Saturday (after we had eaten all the pie) we had a belated party.

I must say, this cake was the prettiest thing I have ever made - and possibly the tastiest too. After everyone was served, the top slid off and fell top side down on the table. It was a good thing the table cloth was chocolate brown. I just scooped it up and put it back in it's place. The great fall did not stop us from devouring the remains.

Happy Thanksgiving

So I know, many of you have moved on to Christmas right now, but here is a little taste of our Thanksgiving. It was DELICIOUS!

This food makes me so happy...
And so do the leftovers.

We also had pie of course, yummy, yummy pie - apple and pumpkin AND we had Dave's specialty - creme brulee. YUM. When I eat Thanksgiving food, I can hardly hold a conversation past "ummm, wow, this is amazing, this is happiness, I love this food, I'm in heave, yum, ohhh, wow".
We were lucky to have visitors - Jen & Cash from Milwaukee and Jenilee, Seth & Savannah from Valhalla. It was loads of fun to reconnect with these med-school buds.
With three women in the kitchen and two men to turn the turkey our feast came together in the most amazing way. Jenilee made - yum - her homemade rolls and Jen diced the carrots and celery (for the stuffing) to perfection.

Now really, have you ever seen something cut so beautifully? I thought they warranted a picture and praise here.

Cash and Savannah were some of Malcolm's first friends. It was supper sweet to see them "play". The kids had their own kid's table, but we soon found that Malcolm was the only one who loves to eat enough to sit and feast (he must get this from his mom). Cash and Savannah took a few bites and were off.

back from a break

So how did you like my unannounced blogging break? Well, I'm back. Malcolm and I took a trip to Utah to visit family. Dave stayed, and when he wasn't at the hospital, he was sanding our floors (bless his heart).

We hoped they could be refinished in the time we were away, but alas, these things seem to take longer than our idea of them. So, with friends coming to stay for Thanksgiving, we rolled out some plastic, taped it down, and called it good enough for now. We moved the furniture back in and I can start to imagine Thanksgiving here (it was hard to think about when the oven wasn't even hooked up).

Taking this picture I was thinking "Thanksgiving = less than a week? HA!"
Well my list of things to do seems to be growing longer by the second. But I don't want to leave until I give everyone who reads this little blog a heads up about my Aunt Paula's new Pengle Pots and Such etsy shop.

She is the artist behind these beautiful pots. If your lucky, you will be able to make them apart of your holiday gifting (or receiving).

This beautiful set of bowls has already been snatched up. So check it out - pengle.etsy.com. I have been lucky enough to be on the receiving end of Paula's beautiful pottery on more than one occasion. My bowls, my scrubby pot, my vases, my square dish - I cherish them all.

Pulling out of the drive way, I saw the mailman and gave a friendly wave. I promptly ran into the fire hydrant and punctured my rear tire. OUCH! So today Malcolm and I are on a quest to get that fixed. Wish us luck.