Thanksgiving cont. wish me luck

O.K. i've totally screwed up the order. This is my brined bird, almost ready for the oven. I stuff him with fresh herbs(rosemary, thyme, sage and Italian parsley) and oranges. He sits up on a bead of onions. I stuff butter between the skin and add chicken broth and white wine to the pan for basting. It was yummy.

boy we are totally out of order. In this pix the finished cookies are drying. Arent they fun? We made them on wed. before the caos started. Did I mention that we were (40) strong this year. Thank goodness I didnt cook the whole meal. This is the cookie decorating aftermath.

O.K. I got pix but as usual....backwards. just start reading my posts from the bottom up. Anyway these are the finished gingerbread turkey and acorn cookies made by me and beautifully decorated by the kids.

I had lots of helpers this year. Here they are busy decorating. I colored the royal icing festive fall colors and laid out all the sprinkles. Griffin, Maddie Joe, Tommy and Rivers took over. It was messy but fun. Now to put it all away and start on Christmas.....ugg, i'll keep you poasted.