Yeah... I lied...
I didn't bake, or shop or cook the past 5 days...
Send me to my room, take away my privileges, don't let me go to the dance...
I lied a big fat whopper of a lie...
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We went camping at the beach instead!!!
And oh.... it was GLORIOUS!!!
The weather was PERFECT!
Not a cloud in the sky... clear as crystal, warm 75 degree days and chilly nights...
The boys surfed, road their bikes for miles, built sand castles, played catch...
I read, napped, played baseball, smiled, laughed and relaxed...
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I did cook for 3 solid days prior to our trip... so I wouldn't have to cook while there...
but warming up is so much easier than cooking while on vacation!
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As always, we encountered some really "interesting" people while there...
and William lost YET ANOTHER CELL PHONE!!!
Somewhere, in the wide pacific ocean, a dolphin is able to call his Mama in Australia... free of charge...courtesy of William's cell.
Ugh... that kid.
I swear I'm gonna buy him a Firefly phone... and call it a day.
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I read the new Kate Jacobs novel... "Knit Two" the sequel to "The Friday Night Knitting Club".
It was great... I love the characters... it should be a TV show... or at least a mini series on Lifetime... I'm just about to get started on my John Grisham "The Associate".
Bill read it while we were camping...
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This week must have been the week for same sex couples to camp...
we felt like the odd ones out.
I didn't notice a thing until my little one, Johnny, mentioned that we seemed to be the only family with a Dad with us...LOL!
They all had the nicest rigs too... we looked a little like the Beverly Hillbillies in our older model motorhome...
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So... we got home today... to an ENTIRE THANKSGIVING meal prepared and ready to go for us!!!
My Mama made us our meal!!! Wasn't that sweet?
We have soooo much leftover Turkey!
I thought we were going to have to spend our day unloading the motorhome and washing clothes and making "whatever is left in the kitchen" as our meal... and to my surprise...
we had Turkey, stuffing, veggies, dessert and cranberry sauce... ALL DONE UPON OUR ARRIVAL!!!
Wow... when they made my Mama, they broke the mold... huh?
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Tomorrow, I start my holiday baking...
I'm going to make
Biscotti, pizzelles, petit four, creme puff shells and cannoli filling...
Then, I need to get started on the meal for my Holiday Giveaway show on Tuesday...
Gonna make Lasagna rollups, fresh bread, salad, and dessert from my Mama's bounty...
A weekend spent in my kitchen... to me... that's a slice of heaven...
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So... yeah... I lied...
Sue me...
You're forgiven! That camping trip sounds like heaven. And so do the upcoming menus...I think I gained five pounds just reading what you were going to cook!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun Thanksgiving it sounds like you had. Full of memories! I'm not much of a camper. Although, I've never been able to camp with a motorhome. Jim loves to camp, but he likes to camp in a TENT! I'll go, but two days is my maximum for sleeping on the ground!
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