I really don't want to jinx myself or my events but I'm relatively confident that we're going to have a great Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow here at the apartment. I was really spooked that I'd be unable to produce the items that I had promised for the Thanksgiving Day Feast but I think I'm going to be able to pull it off. Once again for those who don't remember I promised I would bring or make green bean casserole, candy jams and turkey dressing. I spent part of the day running around picking up the items that I would need for this project. No I'm not going to have world class dishes but they'll be significant enough that I think at least well say true Thanksgiving dinner for me. I cleaned up the apartment a little bit and had my caregiver sweep the floors this morning or at least she did it on her own actually. Think the place looks fairly decent. I'm going to grab one of the long tables that we have here at the building and set it up for the food when the kids bring it over. I got a couple boxes of stove top dressing. It's not like the dressing you pull out of the turkey probably a lot safer as far as I'm concerned. I'll put that together in the morning also about the same time I'll put together the candied yams they all seem fairly simple. The dish which intimidates me the most will be the green bean casserole. I've made it before but that was a different time in a different place and I was much younger plus I had Diane backing me up in case I messed up. It's actually kind of hard to mess up any of these dishes I think. The biggest issue is to havI know it seems like a good part of my blog these days are weather reports but that's what's important to me right now. I love this part of the day when it's late or getting late and I'm sequestered in my apartment usually by my bed with the heater going in the other room. It's warm and I feel safe and exhausted from a day outside traveling. I've been sort of intimidated by this day because I had to go to doctor I didn't know who practiced in another building way up town right about 7th East and third South. Fortunately the train went right by there that I didn't totally understand and I got off two blocks before I needed to. I was running late anyway and I was really afraid I was not going to make it there on time but I gave it an effort. I hadn't been feeling well today not that I felt sick I just didn't feel like I wanted to be very far away from a toilet but I went on this trip anyway because I wanted to get this doctor's appointment out of the way. She was an optometrist or is an optometrist. And my appointment was was at 1:10 in the afternoon. I thought sure I had enough time but I got stuck on a project this morning before I headed out of the apartment which I'll write about tomorrow or day after. Like I said all the sudden the morning tended to evaporate as I worked on the project I still had to climb into my jacket I decided I'd wear a heavier jacket than usual since it's pretty cold out there. I finally wrestled myself into it cursing the jacket and myself deciding I would throw this jacket away when I finished with it today. Then I rushed out to catch the bus and the best that I needed was just leaving as I got to the bus stop I had to wait another 20 minutes for the next not sure I was going to be super late but you know what I got there right on time.
I had a bit of trouble located in the building there's been many built in this area since I've been in this community. I had to call and have them talk me through to where the building was and I got there eventually. Of course I didn't see the doc at first I had to go through her minion who took all the information from me and then dilated my eyes which is a whole different trip. She got 90% of the information then she came in for the last 10% but she was nice and we got along quite well I think and then I was finished out the door down the street till I found a Burger King got one of my favorite burgers and finally caught the bus or the train which brought me to the bus but it was just cold and I was getting tired. I should have stopped at the market on the way home and got some things for Thanksgiving that I said I was going to make now I'm not so sure. I am wearing out quickly. Maybe I can do the candy jams or maybe the dressing but either way I'd have to get to the market tomorrow and try to do it by Thursday. I don't know if that's feasible. I've got to stop volunteering for holiday meals..
e them done and ready by the time you have all the other food ready to go. I thought about putting it together tonight or this afternoon but worried that it wouldn't be in very good condition tomorrow after sitting all night in the fridge or whatever. It actually probably would have been the smartest move but like I said I spent a good part of the day just trying to get everything ready for the event. And seriously try not to put any stress on myself too much. I also was able to wash clothes today and get them folded and hung up as well as do my hour on bike. I just got word from one of the kids that they were out of the beautifully large pumpkin pies at Costco which we were kind of banking on dessert wise. Actually I have a apple pie frozen in the freezer that needs to be cooked and I just don't know if we'll have enough time to cook the pie while I'm cooking the other stuff in the other oven. I think I can just do the stove top dressing on top of the stove but the candy jams and the green bean casserole have to be cooked maybe I can throw them all in the oven at the same time I don't know. I don't plan to stay up too late tonight so I can wake up early get things working. I just hope this thing works out..
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