Thanksgiving was Thursday but Today was Turkey!

As usual we headed to the school gym for the community feast. The feast was set for 4 pm and I bet there were about 80 folks down there.
Holly and I had signed up to cook a turkey and make mashed potatoes so the morning was spent in the kitchen! Other items for feasting on included lots of turkey, hams, potato salad, stuffing, rolls, corn, black olives, cranberry sauce and all sorts of pies and cakes to go along with the ice cream. It was all delicious.
So we took a break and today we had our household turkey. Denise is in Anchorage and had to work so she could not be at home. Holly spent the a good part of the day in the kitchen working along - Becca stepped in and made the mashed potatoes. We tried a new dish today - Cranberry Jello Salad (courtesy of Virginia Degnan), and it was a hit!
We had a dinner guest with us, Morgan Edmundson.
The food was delicious!

Three months have gone by ... Oh my

Peas .... It is really hard to believe that it is almost Thanksgiving (in 2 days). The first quarter of school ended half a quarter ago. Meaning we are at mid-quarter of the 2nd quarter already. We are only 1 month away from the Christmas program!! Oh my. Before we know it we will be on vacation!!
Peas .... Peas ... Peas ...so what is up with that. I have never liked peas. I have students who know I do not like peas. I do not know exactly why I do not like them. I think it has something to do with the texture and the taste. But I know this - I have never enjoyed eating peas. Getting me to eat my peas as a child was torture for my parents. Unbelievable as it sounds, I remember some tears being shed (on my part) and sitting at the dining table long after everyone else had permission to be excused. Yes, as a child we had to ask permission to be excused from the table before we could depart from the dining room.
Back to the peas .... Have I matured? I think I have for I have now found peas that I like to eat!! Simply amazing to think it has only taken me 49 years to get to this point. I like them so much I have even stocked up on them.
Not exactly made for a sit down dinner but boy are they good to munch on ... now to make up for lost time!!