Quasi-Livebloggong T-Day

I am thankful to you, internet, for being here when I am up and the kids are up and husband is still sleeping no matter how loudly I sigh and groan exasperatedly.

7:16: Up to de-brine the turkey. Looks like he is chilling in iced tea. As I am rinsing him, TOK ask how it can be a real turkey when it doesn't have a head or a face. Ava assumes it must be a pretend Turkey, meant expressly for eating, as opposed to a real one. I do not correct them...I want them to eat. Jace is talking about the Turkey's arms and it is grossing me out.

7::30: Pumping. Both older kids sitting millimeters away, commenting on how funny it looks. A fight breaks out over a pink heart necklace. It is war. The milk may be in a hostage situation.

7:42: TOK and I are heading for a shower. Taking them with me is my only chance of not feeling like a greaseball by the end of the day.

8:57: Time got away from me a bit. Jace is afraid the turkey is going to wink at him. How that can happen, when we've already etablished said turkey has no face I do not know. We are clean, dressed, and the pumpkin pies are in the oven. I put the ingredients in in the wrong order. I always do that. The kids have been kicked out of the kitchen and are eating cold cereal in the living room watching Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. I just accidentally typed Charlie Brawn. What a different show that would have been, huh?

9:03: John is breathing. It is stressing me out. My mom is peeling potatoes...yay. I hate that part. I always cut myself. On days like this it makes me realize my kitchen...nay, my entire house is too small.

9:05: I regret making John rip out a big island counter top when we moved in, all in a bid for space! More space! Now I have space, but nowhere to stick all this food.

9:23: Now I am way behind. I took a break to read Angie's post. Man. It's intense. I'm defnitely not there yet. Today, two years ago, we announced to our families (rather, Ava announced) that we were having a baby...Eli. What a day.

9:46: Jace is eating celery and pretending to be Ming Ming from Wonderpets. She can fly, you know.

10:23: Seth JUST woke up. 15 seconds of grump, and now he is smiley again.

11:16: Turkey is in. Whew! Let's hope it turns out, shall we? I'm sending up a prayer for my faceless turkey. =) Ava said "Is the turkey going to help cook the stuffing?" Yeah, there is no way that they are going to eat this thing.

12:28: Entering the busy stage of the day...have to get the stuffing, green beans, and mashed potatos all going at the same time. Had to send John and the kids to the gas station because I need caffeine. Or alcohol. Either. Off to look for wine.

1:28: OK, it's getting close to time to eat! The kids are very excited...people are arriving...so it's time to sign off. Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Have a great day, eat lots of food!