how i ruined Thanksgiving...

[armedoldhippy]

my first mistake was asking what could be cooked the day before to save time. "pies, deviled eggs, and the cornbread to go into the stuffing" came the answer. so, i made the deviled eggs, and she made the pies. see anything missing? yup, she forgot the cornbread & had to hurry and make it this morning when she already had the oven pre-heating for the bird of honor. how is that MY fault, one might ask? merely by asking, you have admitted that you are still single. i also had the audacity to use the timer after she set it for the turkey. we won't mention that she always ignores the timer, as the bird is never done when it goes off. plus, i had the potatoes ready to peel & boil before she wanted them. and oh the horror! i ALSO had the can of sweet potatoes & the green beans on the counter early! what was i thinking? and i've been hand-washing everything as soon as she was done dirtying it up, and placed it in the dishwasher. ANY cook worth her flour sifter knows that a meal is an utter failure unless you have a sink full of dirty pans and a stove top not visible to the human eye when you are done. i'll be lucky if i'm allowed to eat this year... what a disaster... HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!

 

[MarineOne]

Man I did that once, man the old lady was pissed

 

[exoticrobotic]

I got these for the mrs on repeat.

Occasionally i have one but i make sure she has one every day

She loves them. Not as much as i do

Happy Thanksgiving all.

 

[Rgd]

have a sink full of dirty pans and a stove top not visible to the human eye when you are done.

I am guy ..I love to cook..but guy’s always leave a mess,,its written in the guy rulebook

c’est mon job

 

[Boo]

Something must be very wrong with me, because I cook and clean the dishes as I go through the kitchen… when my wife was alive, she would just sit there and marvel at me, tearing the kitchen up, preparing for the feast. She would always have a joint in her hand and a comment to keep it interesting… I have not cooked turkey since she’s passed but I eat at friends house every year…

 

[Frosty Nuggets]

Does your wife gobble? If so put her in the oven.

 

[Normannen]

my first mistake was asking what could be cooked the day before to save time. "pies, deviled eggs, and the cornbread to go into the stuffing" came the answer. so, i made the deviled eggs, and she made the pies. see anything missing? yup, she forgot the cornbread & had to hurry and make it this morning when she already had the oven pre-heating for the bird of honor. how is that MY fault, one might ask? merely by asking, you have admitted that you are still single. i also had the audacity to use the timer after she set it for the turkey. we won't mention that she always ignores the timer, as the bird is never done when it goes off. plus, i had the potatoes ready to peel & boil before she wanted them. and oh the horror! i ALSO had the can of sweet potatoes & the green beans on the counter early! what was i thinking? and i've been hand-washing everything as soon as she was done dirtying it up, and placed it in the dishwasher. ANY cook worth her flour sifter knows that a meal is an utter failure unless you have a sink full of dirty pans and a stove top not visible to the human eye when you are done. i'll be lucky if i'm allowed to eat this year... what a disaster... HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!

Happy thanksgiving dude

 

[armedoldhippy]

well, i WAS allowed to eat. had to lie on the floor under the table and beg for scraps like our cats, but what the hell. it beat sitting outside with the cold wind whipping my ass. just kidding! had so much food fixed that we actually forgot to serve it all up with the meal! that means, of course, that the deviled eggs will be for lunch & dinner today, lol. i think i'm gonna get my stuff together and go sit in the woods & pretend to deer hunt. that'll make me stop worrying about my wife out on Black Friday with a pocket full of plastic...

 

[D. B. Doober]

Me and Mom watched the parade on TV at 9:00 a.m. had coffee then I went for my walk we went to Walden pond and walked around that that was like a mile and a half it was really scenic it was really nice you should look it up that Thoreau guy stayed there then we came back home and we had Chinese food no dishes it was a good Thanksgiving

 

[Nannymouse]

We do refer to one past holiday feast as "the year of thrice burned gravy".

 

[armedoldhippy]

not once, not twice, but thrice? dang! i'd have give up after the second try... just out of curiosity...was it edible?

 

[Boo]

Does your wife gobble? If so put her in the oven.

I mentioned twice about her not being with us, she passed so no...she doesn't gobble...

 

[D. B. Doober]

I mentioned twice about her not being with us, she passed so no...she doesn't gobble...

Im sorry

 

[exoticrobotic]

think he was posting to OP.

Sorry to hear about your wife.

My wife is still here and she doesn't either.

 

[Boo]

I am not upset with anyone’s post, I was just stating a fact for the records. It’s been many years since she’s passed, and I’ve come to terms with it quite well, considering she was my life… it’s all good fellas…

 

[Frosty Nuggets]

I am not upset with anyone’s post, I was just stating a fact for the records. It’s been many years since she’s passed, and I’ve come to terms with it quite well, considering she was my life… it’s all good fellas…

Sorry to hear that mate, glad you didn't let it consume you.

 

[Boo]

It most likely would have consumed me if it happened overnight, but I had 3 1/2 years of caring for her to deal with it… We both found peace, but that doesn’t stop me from thinking about her every day… how ironic that two years after she passed away from cancer I got it…

 

[armedoldhippy]

It most likely would have consumed me if it happened overnight

it gives you time to come to grips with it. both of my parents went slowly, you could see it coming and learn to deal with the reality versus getting the dreaded phone call that no one was expecting.

 

[armedoldhippy]

gonna get my stuff together and go sit in the woods & pretend to deer hunt.

i actually went! my normal get up and go got up and left when my brother passed away. hunting and fishing just didn't feel right w/out him along. today, it felt right. going again in the morning...

 

[Loc Dog]

Leftover pork loin and rice took about 2 minutes to heat.