Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

My father-in-law came up to visit with the grandchildren and he’s enjoying having them crawl all over him and ask, “Can I have a doughnut, Grandpa?” The children are currently on a sugar high, prancing around and singing the theme song from Star Wars. :starwars: While most kids might sing “If You’re Happy and You Know It” or “Row, Row Your Boat,” my darling son is singing John Williams. Ooookay.

Tuesday, I was picking up the children from daycare when I asked casually how their walk went (someone thought it would be fun to take a bunch of three-year-olds, walking in the rain. I’m not sure what dope they were smoking. Yes! Let’s allow children to splash in puddles and then sit around in wet clothing all day! :woot:)

The aide replied that they had decided not to do the walk since they were busy getting ready for tomorrow. “What’s going on tomorrow?” I asked innocently.

“Oh, it’s just our Thanksgiving feast, that’s all.”

“What Thanksgiving feast?”

The aide shoots me a puzzled look. “You’re signed up for it.”

“I am?” (I’m thinking–huh? Who signed me up? What am I supposed to bring?)

“Yes, you’re bringing thirty ears of corn on the cob.”
:confused:

Um, who came up with that one?? The other children are signed up for apple pie, baked potatoes, cranberry salad, and someone put me down for 30 ears of corn? Corn, that I might add, is NOT in season? I asked when I was supposed to bring the corn and was informed that the lunch was at 11:00 a.m. Uh…I’m teaching a class then!

“Oh, that’s okay,” she said. “You can just send it in during the morning and we’ll heat it up.”

In what? A lobster pot?? Even if I did half ears of corn, it would be a huge whomping pot of corn. Yes, let’s drag two toddlers into daycare while toting a pot of boiling corn!

I politely informed her that I would not be sending in corn, since I had no prior notice. I sent in two pumpkin pies, which were devoured by the kids. But all I could think was–who came up with corn??

At our house, we’re pretty traditional. Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, rolls, and cranberry sauce are the staples. For pies, we have lemon meringue, pumpkin, and one other of my choice. This year I made Derby pie (imagine chocolate chip cookie dough laced with bourbon and poured into a pie shell). Mmmm.

What dishes do you make on Thanksgiving that you enjoy sharing with family and friends?