Let's Talk Turkey

Okay, so let's talk turkey. And ham. And mashed potatoes.

This is what's currently on our kitchen white board...

Along side a list of chores, our pet penguin (courtesy of our sweet nephew Cason) regular grocery items and Hayden's work schedule, you'll find our Thanksgiving menu.

It's got 19 things listed. And there's only 7 of us eating together this year.

Suuuueeee-wwweeeee! (that's my pig call)

We made the list this past Sunday after we ate lunch. I was really surprised at the amount of items called out, especially since we had just finished eating. I thought it would be kinda like when you go grocery shopping on a full stomach. You usually stick to the list and don't fill the cart with junk. But apparently that trick doesn't work in our family. Full or empty stomachs, we like our turkey dinner.

Now if you look real close, you'll see a couple of non-traditional dishes listed. Like Taryn's suggestion, she wants egg rolls on Thanksgiving. HOMEMADE egg rolls. She also requested a 10,000 calorie-per-spoonful gingerbread pumpkin parfait that Paula Deen makes which will probably kill us.

Jesse requested corn on the cob, which he said he would also make. Lord, I love my son-in-law.

Kaitlin said she wanted sweet potato fries and then after she heard her husband say he would make the corn, she said she would make the fries. Did I mention I love my son-in-law?

Maybe I can throw the frozen egg rolls in with the fries.

Hayden said he wanted leftovers. Yep, doesn't care what kind of leftovers, he just wants leftovers. Then he went back to his Ipad.

And Mark? Well, he didn't have a specific food that he wanted, he just had a suggestion about the whole meal.

 "Let's not use anything from a can this year!"

Bring on the parfait.