How to get ready for Thanksgiving:

I am cooking only turkey and mash. Still, its a lot of work to host (maybe cuz i have a baby now).

1. Bring up MJ table, chairs, and buffet table from basement.
2. Grandma helped me get cups, plates, utensils, soda, beer, napkins
3. Cousin brought over lbs of mushrooms, potatos, sweet potatoes, salad
4. Clean house (esp bathrooms!)
5. Set up pack n play, swing and other items for the kids
6. Put on tablecloths over everything so tables dont get ruined
7. Bought a refrigerator to put in the garage to help with space (we wanted to do this anyway...but thanksgiving just gave us a push)
8. take out all serving platters, gravy boats, basters etc.
9. Make sure there is milk, coffee
10. Bake cookies
11. Clean turkey (yuck!)
12. Wake up at 5 AM to cook it!!!!
13. Peel 15 lbs of potatoes. Myself.
14. Move heater downstairs so Mahjong people dont complain about my drafty house.
15. bring cooler in from deck and clean it
16. buy 3 bags of ice to put out for soda and beer
17. Clean out refrigerator to make room for all the food and dessert coming. I threw out a lot of expired stuff. oops!

I am sure theres more, but thats the gist. All this while watching the baby on my own. Jae is working late this week.

bUt you know what, it is ALL WORTH IT to spend time with the family and eat our annual big feast! YUM!

Happy Thanksgiving!