One week

Until Thanksgiving. One week to get the boxes out of the general living area and our home in order. I should be doing that anyways, I know, but inviting my family to have Thanksgiving at my house has really lit a fire under me! Grace helped me put the napkins nicely into napkin rings this morning as our "project" after her schoolwork was completed. She did a great job, and I showed her how pretty they will look with a sample setting. I purchased a tablecloth, placemats, cloth napkins and napkin rings at a huge discount back at the same time I got my anniversary ring. I just need a plastic cover, because my children can be messier than I'd prefer on a fancy tablecloth.

On another note, what has happened to my salad bowls???? I have one left from a set of 8. I have other bowls, of course, but my Pfzaltzgraff April bowls are down to one. It's a good thing I'm not going to make the butternut squash soup, or I'd be breaking the budget!!! :) And forks--again, I'm down to 4 of my matching set, so I had to buy cheapo forks at Target the other day. Who is this kitchen monster and what is he doing to my matching sets?????? Grrrr

I've pulled out my fancy serving dishes, and gave the rotisserie a test run on a 4lb chicken fryer Monday. It turned out delicious and moist. I just hope the 15lb turkey will turn out as nice! If not, I think we'll have enough side dishes that we can still fill up my family. My mom is bringing a serving platter for the turkey, as I don't have one. We're still working on our final menu, but I'm planning on:
Turkey
Gravy
sweet potatoes (healthier than mashed potatoes, and so good, but I still want the next item on the list)
mashed potatoes (still deciding, but if we're going to have gravy, why not?)
Green Bean casserole
Broccoli
Crescent rolls
And of course, dessert. Which i will have to go into later, because Grace poked her eye and then walked into a wall coming to show me her eye. Mommy to the rescue!
Stuffing (LOVE stovetop!!!)