Happy Thanksgiving

In the U.S., tomorrow is Thanksgiving.  I am only off work on Thursday, but I am looking forward to it immensely.  I'm planning on having my first Thanksgiving in my house with the cooking and the Macy's Parade and the decorating and the music and the movies.  All I have to do today is make it to 5:00 pm.

Tomorrow's (vegetarian) menu:

Stuffed Squash (substituting ground Boca for the pork)
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_29137,00.html?rsrc=search

Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_29148,00.html?rsrc=search

John Folse's Pumpkin Souffle
http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=1511012&nav=menu57_10_1_9

Cranberry Sauce over Pound Cake
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_17272,00.html?rsrc=search

Things I am thankful for:

my house and all the leaves in the yard
my car and its 220,000 miles
my family and its five generations together last weekend
my friends and their support of me
J and his calmness
my job and all the crazy people here
Hope and her kitty kisses
the internet and lj
my doctors and modern medicine


I wish all of you who celebrate a Happy Thanksgiving.  To those of you who don't, I wish a good Thursday.