The Day After

Well, once again we survived Thanksgiving. A great time was had by all. Too much food but it sure was good. My berry pie and pumpkin pie turned out fine... after dinner at Terri and Doug's we headed to Jean and Howard's for more pie. Jean made a different version of Pumpkin pie with no milk and using a gluten free bread mix for crust. It was yummy! And legal for her to eat. Got to see the quilt she's making for their daughter and son-in-law...she's been working on it about as long as I worked on McKenna's quilt!

Today was a lazy day. I did get to the store for milk and a few other things but mostly stayed in, out of the drizzle and wind, and worked on the twins' qlts. Have all the animals outlined on one quilt and hope to work on the other one tonight. I'm really tired and trying to get rid of a headache. Maybe I'll take a short nap and then feel better. Gene is making supper...

Back at the computer to finish this post. Pictures above are Doug carving the turkey and daughter Rochelle stirring gravy. Gene was watching... Pumpkin pie - did a little alteration to the photo to cover up the "bad" crust. I'm not sure this version of pumpkin pie is worth all the extra effort but the flavor was great and much more complex than regular pumpkin pie and it was very very smooth... like custard...

That's it for now. We truly are thankful for the wonderful friends we shared the day with. We are blessed!!

Quilting, Cooking, Interviewing

Yahoo!! I finished McKenna's quilt and shipped it off to her on Tuesday. However, we thought it would be del'd on Friday when David and Carol are still visiting but UPS is not delivering ground packages on Friday....so it won't arrive til Monday Dec 1 and they are leaving for home that day. Oh well, I guess it's more important that the quilt is done and on it's way!

Now I start quilting the twins' quilts...trying to get them ready to ship on MOnday, Tuesday latest for the first birthday party. However, my arms and wrists are so tired and sore from working on McKenna's quilt that I may not make that deadline either. How would I have gotten this done if I'd been working! One good thing about getting laid off.

We are going to Doug and Terri's for dinner tomorrow. What a nice surprise that was to be invited to their home. I made Deb's Burgundy Berry pie and it's all I can do to not cut into it tonight...love that pie (cranberry/blueberry) and also made a pumpkin pie using the recipe in Cook's Illustrated that is supposed to be the best pumpkin pie ever. Well, I got it done and there was so much extra filling...not sure why but I baked the remainder as custard. Yummy!!!!!! The pies are done, made some Jell-O and now am exhausted. I also basted both quilts today. A good night's sleep will be welcome.

Weather here has been nice. Sunny although chilly...no rain. Keep looking at the weather in Las Vegas and it's cold there. Into the 20's at night... looks like I may be able to take my old down coat to NM with me and actaully wear it once in awhile.

So off to see if i can get a bit of quilting done tonight. Planning on watching the Barbara Walters' special at 10 pm.... her interview with the Obamas. What a great couple and what a job ahead of them.

On Monday I have an interview with a search firm....or rather an employment agency. Not sure what they call themselves these days. I had sent my resume to them to apply for a job listed on their website but that one has been filled. However the gal was interested in my resume and called me. That really did feel good... to feel that I have some value to someone after this month of being laid off. Anyway, I did tell her that we are planning on moving in May and I probably should look for a contract or temp job but if something fantastic opened up, I would seriously consider taking it and working longer. It's such a hard decision. Anyway, the good thing is that someone actually took the time to read my resume and call me.

Happy Thanksgiving one and all!