Gluckliches Erntedankfest!!!

That is German for HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!  

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for men,
For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. ~Psalm 107:8-9

Well, Thanksgiving is upon us and less than a month Christmas will be here.  Man, time sure does fly don’t it?  It just seems like yesterday I was going to my mother’s house for Thanksgiving and here it is again.  I cannot wait until tomorrow.  I am going to get up early so I can watch the Today Show and then the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, while doing that, I will be making my Twice Baked Potato Casserole, Bacon Wrapped Cocktail Wienies, & Pumpkin dip.  I made my Pecan pie cake last night because I knew that with church tonight, I wouldn’t have time.  The recipe is so in depth that it takes forever just to make the batter.  You have got to separate the eggs and then put one egg yolk in at a time.  Then you have to make a foam out of the egg whites and FOLD them in.  It’s one of the hardest cakes I have ever made, but it’s well worth it.  It taste just like a pecan pie.  It’s AMAZING!!  My grandmother had to help me with a couple of things because we never learned anything like that in Home Economics. But it’s good.  Below is a picture of the cake.

Tomorrow, I have got to go to my mother’s at 10 AM.  We don’t eat until 12:30 PM and 1 PM, but I wanted to go over there because I’m sure she is going to need some help.  I have got family coming in from everywhere…Kentucky, Missouri, Memphis…the place is going to be packed full.  Everyone is looking forward to it.  Then I have to leave there and go to my Mamaw Gearlie’s house for Thanksgiving.  I’m going to be so full by the end of the night, I should be able to sleep good.  Thanksgiving food is different in the South than it is in the north.  First, we have our Turkey (which is always a staple across the ocuntry), then we will have Ham, Creamed potatoes (yankees have mashed potatoes.  We don’t like ours with lumps in them), Chicken & Dressing (yankees have stuffing..YUCK!  Thanksgiving isn’t Thanksgiving without Chicken, cornbread, & sage LOL) Cranberry Sauce (Ours come from a can.  It isn’t thanksgiving unless you have the can shaped cranberry sauce.) We have yams, beans, peas, casseroles, rolls, and any dessert you can ever think of.  We, in the South, know how to cook.  My grandmother started teaching me at age 8.  Then in high school I was one of the first boys to ever win the Foods Award in Home Economics.  I love cooking especially this time of the year.  

But I only get to be off only one day this year.  I’ve got to come back to work on Friday.  Even though, I won’t be worth a crap. LOL  I think next year.  I’m going to take off the Wednesday before and the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  

Well, it’s deer season here in Mississippi.  My brother headed out at 4:45 this morning.  We have got about 200+ acres at the house and down in the bottom and behind my Papaw Johnny’s house we have shooting houses.  My brother said that he’s seen several, but hasn’t shot anything.  I think I may go during the second season.  It’s always so hectic around the first season.  I hope our family gets quite a few this year because I love my daddy’s deer jerky.  It’s like a drug, it’s so addictive.  I can eat a whole bag in a matter of minutes.

Well, I have my tree up.  I actually put it up two weeks ago.  I just couldn’t take it any longer.  I had my big tree up and it feel on me and then my mother’s temper came out and I threw it out the door and in the yard.  So, I had to go buy me a new tree and I also bought a new 4ft tree for my bedroom.  I have the one in my bedroom put up, but not in the living room.  I was waiting on this weekend.  It looks really good.  I have a picture of it below.  Just imagine that on a bigger scale and that’s what my living room tree will look like.  I’m also planning to start putting up decorations outside next weekend.  So whenever I get that done, I will also post a picture on here.  

Christmas in Cottonplant starts Friday night.  If you can, please come.  IT’S AMAZING!!  It’s one of the best kept secrets in North Mississippi.  The North Mississippi Daily Journal came out and done an article about us to put in the paper, so make sure to look for it.  I don’t know about being there during the week, but I sure will be there on Friday and Saturday nights.  Here’s the link to the website again…

http://www.mississippichristmas.com/christmasincottonplant.html

Well, that’s about it from me this week.  So much is going on and I don’t think it will be getting any better next month either.  I hope that you and yours has a WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING!!!