The Thankgiving Meme

Congrats to LSU on their win yesterday. It's been a looooong time since we had a game like that. Hopefully it'll be a long time until we have another one! BTHO Mizzou!

This week on my radio station's morning show, they were talking about "tombstone texts." Your tombstone text is the last text you sent or received. That's what will be on your tombstone. The funniest one was Sandy's: "I got the big one this morning." (His buddy had shot a huge buck or bison or something.)

Ahaha!

My tombstone text is: "Back late tonight." (Kathy was on her way home from France yesterday and texted me from the Chicago airport.)


Sunday Stealing: The Thanksgiving Meme

1. What do you have for breakfast on Thanksgiving?
Something small. Usually cereal.

2. Do you go to a Thanksgiving parade or watch one on TV?
We watch one on TV.

3. Do you serve appetizers, lunch, or snacks during the day?
Limited snacks for football game watching.

4. What are the traditional favorites?
When I cook: kicked-up Pepperidge Farm herb stuffing, traditional green bean casserole, a sweet potato casserole with pecan brown sugar topping (no marshmallow- Icko!), canned jellied cranberry sauce (the best!), rolls with butter, turkey, apple pie. Super traditional.

5. What new recipes will you try this year?
We're going to a hotel dinner with the in-laws, but I will be making a coworker's amazing Almond Joy Balls to have at home.

6. What part of the meal do you never compromise?
The sweet potato casserole is a requirement. I've occasionally switched turkey for ham, switched up the way I make the stuffing, done different breads, but the sweet potato casserole is always present in its native form. It's one of several fantastic recipes I make from my old BFF, Ina. Thanks Ina!

7. Who gets to carve the turkey?
Jeff, because he likes to use the electric knife.

8. Family style around the table or buffet style and everyone sits wherever there’s room?
Ha! We have it set up buffet-style, but we all sit together at the table.

9. How many will be at your table this year?
Should be 6.

10. Once you're at the table, do you say grace or a toast or does everyone go around and say what they're thankful for?
If the in-laws are here, or the past couple of years when we've had Thanksgiving with Scott-n-Julie, we say grace. Some years, someone will have everyone say what they're thankful for and some years, it doesn't come up.

11. Cranberry sauce… yay or nay?
Yay!

12. What time do you eat Thanksgiving Dinner?
Usually between 11 and 2.

13. Three best pies for Thanksgiving dessert?
apple, pumpkin and fudge pecan

14. Do you have dessert right after the main meal or later on?
Usually later.