Katie, bar the door!

There is one day every year in which you would not be invited in if you came to visit me.  No exceptions. (Except for deeds of mercy, of course.  If you showed up at my door starving or bleeding or chased by monsters, I would surely let you in). 

That day is the day after Thanksgiving.  While other people are out chasing deals and getting stuck in traffic, I am turning my house upside down and inside out--making a mess and stirring up dust.  Yep, the day after Thanksgiving is the day we decorate for Christmas.  We've been at it most of the day and there's still a lot to do before we can sit in the dark this evening in the warm glow of the Christmas lights, but I had to stop and have a cup of coffee and blog a little bit.

Part of decorating for Christmas is putting away those fall/Thanksgiving decorations.  This year, I still had two large pumpkins on my porch so I decided to make good on my promise to Sam and bake the pumpkin seeds.  One thing led to another and I before I knew it, I found myself roasting one of the pumpkins in the oven to make pumpkin puree.  Probably not a very smart thing to tangle with when you're supposed to be taking down and putting up decorations, but that's the way I do things sometimes.

When it was all done, I had pumpkin guts all over my kitchen (and myself!) but now I also have 13 cups of pureed pumpkin in 1 cup portions ready for the freezer.

Well, my coffee is finished and the dining room table is still covered with decorations so I better get back to work.

(You, too, Tom!!)

Comments

[Dorothy]

So we pick today to drop by unannounced with the giblets for the girls! Hehe!

[Kim from Hiraeth]

BUT--if you'd've been having a 'tea' emergency, I would have put the kettle on! : D