Thanksgiving, Green Bay, 2011

Thanksgiving with the kids came a week early this year, since we are heading to Pensacola next weekend.

Cammie is hunting widow so she brought reinforcement.

 I made them breakfast, bell pepper rings with eggs and pepper jack cheese in the center.

The eggs went well with toast and pepper jelly (thanks, Mr. Parsons!)
It was at this point, we were already full and wondering if Thanksgiving dinner was even going to happen.

After breakfast, work began on the apple pie for lunch .

Cammie, Erica and Jessica did pie crust cutouts for the top of the pie. 
Oh, Martha Stewart, you would approve!

Menu

Thanksgiving Lunch

Deep Fried Turkey

Pecan, Cranberry, Whole Wheat Dressing

Baked in Skins, Sweet Potatoes

Apple Pie

During the Packer game and while the meal was cooking, the girls and I worked on Christmas crafts.

Can't find Erik, we think he went off somewhere to sleep and Don is cleaning up the turkey carcass for lunches later this week.

I am thankful for this family. :)

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Jumping Salmon, TGIF

Originally, I posted the heading Jumping Trout.

The creator (Don) corrected me, Salmon. Kudos to me that  I checked my sources.

The plants he lives in (Curly Willow, Catmint, Irises) are thriving as they get the benefit of a mist sprinkler we have in Rocky's dog run, when Rocky comes to visit.

A picturesque blog for the beginning of a beautiful weekend and the end of a hellish week.

TGIF, and again I say, TGIF.

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First Flowers of the Garden

This week's flowers from the garden.

 Forget-me-nots. Brought these home from the cottage several summers ago.

I am sorry to say, I would have had more blooms, but did not rescue them from the lawnmower.

They have now spread out into the grass.

Lily of the Valley. They grow like a weed at my front door.

One of the first to bloom.

 I think they call these wild geraniums. They smell fresh like a rose.

White Lilac from the bush on the corner of the house. The house smells great!!!

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