Dentist Update...

I am very happy to report that everything went as planned and I woke up at 2pm on Monday with no pain. The most I have suffered is a headache. No need for the pain pills (yea!!!!) so I am happy about that. Now I just have to watch what I eat for the next few days. Thanksgiving will be interesting to say the least...lol.

It's time for the dentist again...

I am preparing for my dental surgery (removal of 3 teeth) on Monday the 24th. Richard is having to take the entire day off to care for me and Katie while I recover. The dentist I am going to see puts you under general anesthesia and then I will be on Oxycodone for at least the rest of the day and that stuff knocks me out or makes me see pink elephants...lol. I am just glad that the other girls will be in school for the day. Wish me luck that there not be a lot of pain afterwards.

Thanksgiving Dinner

This year we will be having Thanksgiving dinner at our house. I have been planning the menu and I am looking forward to cooking this year.

So far this is what I am planning on the menu:

Spiral cut, brown sugar ham

Mashed potatoes

Green beans

Corn

Stuffing

Sweet potato casserole

Broccoli casserole

Deviled eggs

Cranberry sauce

Croissant rolls

Pumpkin cheesecake

Cherry delite

Cheesecake

It looks like we will probably have 12 people for Thanksgiving dinner. There will be myself and Richard and our 3 girls, Richard's dad Larry and his wife Angie (maybe), Josh, Michele and her 2 boys and her godson Jason. WHOO-WHEE!! That will be a full house.

My Girl Scout Troop

Today at Girl Scouts, we worked on two care packages for the soldiers we adopted and two shoeboxes for Operation Christmas.

As part of their crafts, the girls made Christmas cards to send in the boxes. I also had them make a a craft called a blessing tree where they wrote what they were thankful for on paper leaves and glued them onto a paper tree trunk.

My troop girls were very proud of the help they had done on the care packages and I was very pleased about how they jumped right in to help.

Apple Orchard & Cider Mill

On November 4th, Maddy, Katie and I went to the apple orchard and cider mill with my mommy group. We were given a wagon ride tour of the orchard and we saw the different apple trees and some beautifully colored foliage.










Here Madison is learning how they sort apples by sizes and how they make cider. Did you know that cider uses red and green apples? Adding different colored apples changes the taste of the cider.











After learning about the cider, the kids went outside and got to see a bee hive (no bees) and learn about the use of bees in the apple orchard. Then we went into the garage and had an apple tasting. The apples were very tasty. As part of the tour, we were each able to fill a bag of apples. They tasted soooo much better than store bought.

My very smart child

I just have to brag about my oldest child Ally. She brought home her report card this week and it was ALL A's. She received a 100 in Reading, Science and Social Studies, a 98 in Language and a 96 in Math. She also received a satisfactory in Art, Music and PE. Richard and I are so very proud of her. We knew she could do it.

Thanksgiving

As I was looking up recipies for Thanksgiving, I ran across this information and thought it was interesting.



The Pilgrims' Menu
Foods That May Have Been on the Menu
Seafood: Cod, Eel, Clams, Lobster


Wild Fowl: Wild Turkey, Goose, Duck, Crane, Swan, Partridge, Eagles


Meat: Venison, Seal


Grain: Wheat Flour, Indian Corn


Vegetables: Pumpkin, Peas, Beans, Onions, Lettuce, Radishes, Carrots


Fruit: Plums, Grapes


Nuts: Walnuts, Chestnuts, Acorns


Herbs and Seasonings: Olive Oil, Liverwort, Leeks, Dried Currants, Parsnips



What Was Not on the Menu
Surprisingly, the following foods, all considered staples of the modern Thanksgiving meal, didn't appear on the pilgrims's first feast table:
Ham: There is no evidence that the colonists had butchered a pig by this time, though they had brought pigs with them from England.


Sweet Potatoes/Potatoes: These were not common.


Corn on the Cob: Corn was kept dried out at this time of year.


Cranberry Sauce: The colonists had cranberries but no sugar at this time.


Pumpkin Pie: It's not a recipe that exists at this point, though the pilgrims had recipes for stewed pumpkin.


Chicken/Eggs: We know that the colonists brought hens with them from England, but it's unknown how many they had left at this point or whether the hens were still laying.


Milk: No cows had been aboard the Mayflower, though it's possible that the colonists used goat milk to make cheese.