Thanksgiving Prep

My to-do list today is insane.

• get the monsters to school
• run by the bank
• take the dog to the groomer’s
• run by Wal-Mart for thyme and a few decorative items
• unload and reload dishwasher
• throw a load of sheets in the washer
• change the filter in the heater
• make pie crust for 2 pies:  while making the crust, I realized I’d bought Eagle Brand (sweetened condensed milk) instead of Carnation (evaporated milk), so add:
• trip to the store to buy Carnation evaporated milk
• pick up the dog from the groomer’s
• pick up the monsters (early dismissal)
• continue making the pumpkin filling and bake the pies
• get Flarp out of Middle Monster’s hair
• wash Middle Monster’s hair to get out the rest
• referee my monsters and their two friends from school
• keep starving kids from eating each other as snacks
• throw sheets in the dryer
• peel 10 pounds of potatoes for Granny’s “heavy potatoes” including sour cream and real butter to be twice baked tomorrow
• dice celery, onion and saute for stuffing
• dice 13 cups of bread for stuffing
• make fudge
• make 2 loaves of chocolate Amish Friendship bread
• what’s for dinner again? (chinese takeout)
• make second kind of stuffing (cornbread)
• bake ham for the turkey haters
• strip our bed and wash another load of sheets
• fold 2 loads of laundry from last night (Princess Monster helped!)
• clean dorm-sized fridge in garage for overflow (That Man did this for me)
• WRITE!