Thanksgiving, part dos

I know you must be sick of looking at food, especially turkey, but humor me because I'm going to show you one more.

We were supposed to cook our free Shoprite turkey on Friday but it hadn't thawed enough, so we left it for Saturday. Hubby stuck it in the oven at a quarter to 1 and it was all done by 6. My mom lent me her meat thermometer, which made it a lot easier to tell when it was finished.



While hubby made stuffing for himself (Pi and I don't like it) and biscuits, I made the most friggin delicious garlic cheddar potatoes (there goes that modesty again). Its like a heart attack in a bowl.



I was going to make a pumpkin pie for hubby but he said he was in the mood for a mousse pie. I've never made mousse pie before, so I went to allrecipes.com and found this recipe. Super simple and fast to make, even though mine doesn't look as pretty as the one in the picture. If you make it, just start it way before you need it because it needs to chill for a few hours before its done. Hubby topped it with whipped cream and declared it a winner.



In between all that cooking, hooking has been going on. I tested the Sweet Baby Cradle Purse for a woman at Crochetville. She doesn't have the pattern available yet, so I apologize for not being able to link it.



The pattern includes the cradle purse, mattress pad, pillow, and blanket. It folds up into a girl sized purse. I made it red and white for Christmas, hoping I could hide it, but Pi saw it and seized it.



The long weekend has also been awesome for my mom's scrapghan. I'm nearly done with the body. I think I can have it done by tonight, then I'll weave in ends and add a border. The whole shebang should be done by next week which is a HUGE relief.

And the winners are...

Joyce, Bezzie, Jen and Lesa!

You guys are quick. I sat underneath that misspelled sign for about an hour before I noticed it. I told mom she should get her money back for it, but she likes it even with the mistake, LOL. Bezzie, the Hanukkah cup was pretty hilarious. Mom's boss gave it to her last Purim. He's a Jewish pediatrician who gets gifted with a lot of mugs at Purim time.

Bezzie and Lesa, I already have your addys. Joyce and Jen, please email your addy to christinacreations AT gmail DOT com so I can mail your prizes.

Since Christmas is fast approaching, I'm going to send all of you a Christmas ornament.

Thanks for playing!

Post Turkey Day Mini Contest

Thanksgiving was great! Mom cooked a huge dinner and even decorated for the occasion.



There was cake!



Pi insisted on eating my entire name. Just a little creepy, eh?



I also got presents! Who doesn't love presents? The best gift was from Piper...she gave me a card and put a dollar in it for me to spend however I wanted. Too cute!

Now for a mini post Turkey Day contest. Something is wrong in one of the three pictures above. The first person to correctly guess what's wrong will win a prize. I don't know what the prize will be yet, but who cares, its a prize.

The pics are clickable, so you can make them larger. So have fun and get guessing.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Eat and get plump!



(good grief, I'm 28!)

Happy Surprises

I received a happy surprise in the mail today. My friend Janet (the one who went with me to the Lion Brand Studio) sent me an early birthday gift.



Its a gorgeous soft scarf! Thank you so much Janet! You're the best!



My second happy surprise is that I was tagged by Riohnna with the Rock Star Award. Thanks!

"Those that receive the Rock Star award stand out. They work hard and you love knowing them. They are unique and one of a kind bloggers!"



So now, I get to list 8 interesting things about me:

1.- I can wiggle my ears.
2.- I love Ben and Jerry's Half Baked ice cream.
3.- My feet are double jointed.
4.- I love the smell of gasoline
5.- I'm a bit on the anal-retentive side.
6.- I put ketchup on everything.
7.- I wear sweaters until they are so holy you can see right through them.
8.- I check all the doors at least twice to make sure they are locked before going to sleep.


Now, my turn to tag. I shall tag;
I hate tagging anyone specific, so if you're reading this and want to play, go ahead!

Divine Hat, Take 2

I can't believe how fast Thanksgiving is coming up. Is it just me or did this entire year just fly by at lightning speed? My mother always said time would go faster as I got older, but this year passed at a ridiculous speed.

We earned our free turkey from Shoprite and ended up picking a 19.5 pound bird. I'm going to my mom's for Thanksgiving and she doesn't need the turkey for that day, so I'll be cooking it the day after Thanksgiving. With just the 3 of us, that big bad bird is going to be leftovers for a week! I need to look up interesting ways to use up leftover turkey meat.

I made the Divine hat last year and donated it to charity. I used the hook recommended in the pattern and it was too large. Thankfully, I remembered that this time around and used one hook size smaller than called for and Pound of Love in white. It came out just the right size.



I seriously love this pattern. Its so simple and fast but someone who doesn't crochet thinks its really complicated.



My sister came by to play with Piper and I showed it to her. She liked it so much that it found a new home on her pretty little head. :)



Umm, my diet isn't going so well. Between PMSing, stress, and a bit of good news today (a raise), I baked a batch of chocolate chocolate chip cookies. How convenient that all the ingredients were already in the cupboards. Heehee.



This recipe is a keeper! They are super moist, which is a huge plus for me cuz I'm a soft cookies kind of girl. From start to finish, it took less than an hour to make 3 dozen cookies. Yum!

Just like candy corn is a diet food, I believe that cookies are also a diet food in the months of November and December. :) No need to argue with me.

I avoided the hospital!

Oh yeah, go me! I avoided the hospital! Yesterday was the Girl Scouts annual ice skating trip to the Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers and I did NOT sprain, break, or twist anything.

Trust me, this is big. I can skate, but not very well, so I was fully prepared to injure myself...so much so that I shaved my legs, painted my toenails and made sure my legs were well moisturized...just in case emergency personnel was going to have to take a peek.

Pi and I getting ready for the skating fun.


One of the many boats viewable from the rink.


Pi is still just getting the hang of skating and hangs onto the wall for dear life.


This is the sitting area.


I always forget how much I enjoy ice skating until we go on this trip. Since Pi can't skate and neither does hubby, I'm left with no choice but to lace up, hope for good balance, and avoid the children toppling all over the place. My ankles held up better than I'd hoped (I wasn't hoping too big since plain old walking seems to be too complicated for my ankles) and I went home uninjured. A success!

My sister and her boyfriend treated me to go see Twilight last night too, as part of my birthday gift. The movie was ok. It didn't do the book justice but it tried to stay fairly true to the book. The annoying part was 1. screaming and giggling pre-teens and 2. the 40 something year old man behind me who kept screaming disgusting dirty things throughout the whole movie, as if he was a stupid, idiotic teenager. I tried to stay calm but when he muttered something about vampire balls, I turned around and gave him the dirtiest look I could manage. After that he was quiet for a little bit, but not long enough. The worst part is that he had his daughter with him, who couldn't be any older than 12. On the way out of the movie, she muttered something dirty and the dad scolded her for her dirty mouth! Umm, hello doofus! Where do you think she picked up that language?

Oh yeah, High School Musical 3 went well. It was cutesy, like the first 2, and Pi loved it. She was literally dancing in her seat. Seeing her enjoy it as much as she did was worth the torture of having to sit through it.

I know I've made 3 posts with no crochet or any crafts for that matter. I promise the next one with have some crochet in it!