Educator's Soliloquy: Thanksgiving was a success -- now on to Christmakkkah!

Does Thanksgiving weekend seem like a distant memory to anyone else, or is it just me? It was lovely to have a few days with Honey, uninterrupted by family, unstressed by the need to make (and then consume) a ridiculous amount of food. The weekend actually felt like a retreat and was restful enough that Honey said "I could get used to a four-day weekend." Thankfully, we don't have long to wait -- we're taking a long weekend around Christmas and going away, as we do every year, to enjoy time together and escape the Crazies.

Honey started reading the collection of
Sherlock Holmes I got him for the holidays.

So how did I do on my list of Thanksgiving craft projects and recipes to make an accomplish? As I feared, I did not get as much accomplished with crafts as I had wished. It always takes time to set things up and transition between projects! But I made a dent and quite a few things as "in progress" (with today's date reminding me that I need to wrap it up), I love my new craft room, and even Honey brought a chair in a few times to sit and read in the cozy room as I worked on various holiday gifts.

The list of recipes was a bit easier. And yummy! After all, who doesn't like trying something new -- especially when it comes to holiday foods. The soups were good, Chick-Fil-A knockoffs actually pretty similar to the real thing (now my mouth and thighs can duke it out over who is most important and who my brain should listen to), the granola a bit of a miss (although it made for good chewy banana-oatmeal cookies later in the weekend), and the eggnog cheesecake divine.

Knock-off Chick-Fil-A nuggets & sauce (with some leftover
biscuits & gravy).

Our Thanksgiving Dinner 2011

There's more good food on the way. A dear friend of mine sent a belated birthday gift that arrived the day before Thanksgiving. What did this amazing gift (from a beautiful lady) contain?

YUM!!

So that was the break -- and it was a lovely break! After all, can you really go wrong when you get time to sit and read...or time to look at adorable cuddly pets?