Thank heavens for Daylight Savings Time, because it helped me make a great Thanksgiving dinner (if I do say so myself). Got up at 7:30 a.m., which was really 6:30 a.m., to prep the turkey before putting it in the oven this morning; we were due at Dan and Beryle's between noon and 1 p.m. I made the pumpkin cocoa cake last night, plus the cornbread and stuffing, so all I had to do this morning after the turkey was to prep the salad and make the gravy after the turkey came out. I was worried that a 9-lb. bird wouldn't be enough, but we had leftovers! Also leftover cornbread and stuffing! It's true what Drew says, I always make too much food even when I don't think I make enough. Anyway...David and Anne took great care of Rachel while I bustled around and Drew went out to the farmer's market. David, great guy that he is, loaded some math (!) games on his smartphone and Rachel apparently mastered all of them. She also did a lot of cuddling with David and helped Anne bring a chair in from outside where Anne had been sitting -- like me, Anne grabs at any chance to be outside when it ISN'T RAINING. I have to get used to the idea that there are lots of sunny days here.
We got to Dan and Beryle's at 1. David and Anne ran to the grocery store to get apple cider -- perfect with the dinner -- and we all made a toast before eating. Everyone loved the dinner, including Rachel who couldn't say enough about the turkey and the cake. We sat around and talked about the government shutdown, about the places Beryle has lived, about all kinds of things while it slowly grew dark outside. Rachel was extremely well-behaved, as usual, and gave a big hug to Dan and Beryle as we left. They really seemed to enjoy our presence, and we're hoping that we can do this again next year if Anne and David are in town around the same time as this year.
Then we went home and had an abbreviated version of Family Movie Night. Anne and David spent the night in Rockville; Rachel and Drew and I weren't hungry, so Drew went grocery shopping for the week while Rachel and I watched some "Angelina Ballerina" movies. Just as she was whining about Drew not being around to read a book to her and give her a bath, he arrived home. I cleaned up from the turkey (we brought everything to Dan and Beryle's, including knives to carve the turkey) and was dismayed to see that the lemons I'd put on the bottom of the pan to flavor the chicken broth had eaten through the coating on the pan. ARGGHH...yet another chore to deal with this week...
We will see Anne and David several times this week, and on Tuesday we're all going into the District to play during the day (the kids have off school for Election Day) after I vote and Rachel and I get flu shots. So great to know that Anne & David haven't forgotten us even though we're on the East Coast!
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