What
a wonderful weekend we've had. It started out a tad gloomy, but the
weather changed to balmy sunlight, and stayed that way for the duration
of our last long weekend as a family before Winter's cold turns the
corner.
As
some of you know, this was Canadian Thanksgiving, one of my favorite
holidays! For how it gathers family of course, but mainly, FOOD! ;) I
love me some turkey with all the fixings. And I love our tradition. Both
Darling and I's families live far away, so it's always been just Us,
save for once or twice, where we were invited to someone else's place,
or family was visiting. Truth be told, we are generally homebodies, and
to prefer a quieter gathering to a loud, free-for-all bash. I always
wind up eating wayyyyyy too much at those! LOL!
I
spent all day Saturday cooking and prepping the yummy goodies, while
Darling caught up on outside gardening and laundry. (He is a GEM!)
Saturday was this little nugget's 10th Weekversary.
I
don't know if it's just me, but I swear, the hours, days, weeks, are
all a blur. I am doing my best to soak up every moment with these
littles of ours, but frankly, there just aren't enough hours in one day
to drink it all in.
Oh but look at
this wee man, isn't he a gem? He's at such a fun stage right now,
discovering his hands, and his voice. So much coo'ing and smiling. It is
mind-boggling to see these little ones come into their personalities.
Ah,
yes, my homemade stuffing. I refuse to use that MSG laden prepared
stuff. So a few years ago, I bit the bullet, and searched out stuffing
recipes, tweaked it a bit here and there, and came up with the perfect
combination that pleased my family's taste buds.
Me and my babies. Such a warm, raw moment captured by Darling.
I
do complain on occasion that I'd love a bit more Me time, alone, where I
don't feel responsible for anyone else's stomach or needs, just for a
short while... But the moment I get it, all I do is think of them. I
miss them and wonder what they're up to? Wondering if they need
anything, because it always seems that when I'm around, nobody can find
what they're looking for! Ha! Ha!
We
kept it really simple. Wait, "I" kept it really simple! LOL! It's one
thing to be busy in the kitchen all day, and being able to get it all
done. But I am surrounded by tiny assistants, whom we affectionately
refer to as "Insistants", a term coined by Mimi when she was a tiny
thing trying to help me, and declared "But I want to be your
INSISTANT!!! I love it when kids come up with their own expressions.
Turkey,
stuffing, corn, creamy mashed potatoes, gravy, and loads of cranberry
sauce (berries IN, thank you!) A perfect late lunch/early dinner meal.
Which we ate two days in a row! Thanksgiving leftovers ROCK!
Our meal was accompanied with a delicious glass of Fontana Vidal from Riverview Winery
, a deliciously sweet, fruity wine. Dangerously delicious in my
opinion. This Mama is NOT a habitual drinker, but this was going down
way too nicely for someone who hadn't had wine in, wow, about 4 years?
I'm a cheap date! LOL!
Good to the very last crumb!!!
And what Thanksgiving meal would be complete without a piece of pumpkin pie, loaded with coconut whipped cream?
Or as Didi likes to call it "Porcupie"
Add that one to the list of favourite kids' expressions!
Seriously, we had to hide the pie!
Sunday
Pancake Breakfast. Weekday mornings are always such a blur here.
Darling rushing around getting ready for work. Mimi in a complete haze,
trying her best to remember everything she needs for school. And me,
with a needy Didi who wants everything right and now, and a tiny little
man who just wants his boobie breakfast, well... Sometimes I don't even
get to sit down to my first sip of coffee until 10:00am!
But
on weekend mornings, nobody's rushing around. Music is playing, and
Mama's in the kitchen, doing what she loves the most: Cooking! My
Buttermilk Pancakes are always a hit, and I've had to learn to triple my
batch in order to have some left over to freeze as toaster pancakes on
those rushed weekday mornings. This has sort of backfired, because then
the family eats WAY more than their fair share, seeing as there's a big
pile in front of them.
It was an absolutely wonderful long holiday weekend. Lots of activity, lots of work, and lots of LOVE!
And now? Well now we prepare for Halloween!!!
TTFN Darlings!
No comments:
Post a Comment