Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Delights

On Thanksgiving Day we're thankful for
Our blessings all year through,
For family we dearly love,
For good friends, old and new.

For sun to light and warm our days,
For stars that glow at night,
For trees of green and skies of blue,
And puffy clouds of white.

We're grateful for our eyes that see
The beauty all around,
For arms to hug, and legs to walk,
And ears to hear each sound.

The list of all we're grateful for
Would fill a great big book;
Our thankful hearts find new delights
Everywhere we look!

By Joanna Fuchs

I made a necklace for my Dollie and Me doll.

Here she is, ready for Thanksgiving.

I've included a few of our favorite recipes:

Cornbread Stuffing

1/8 cup butter
1/4 medium onion, chopped
1 medium leek, white part only, finely chopped
1 or 2 green onions, white part and 1 inch green, chopped
1/2 large clove garlic
1 celery stalk, chopped
8 oz cornbread stuffing mix
1/8 cup chopped parsley
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1 can (14 oz) vegetable broth

In the microwave heat butter until melted.  Saute onion, leek, green onions and garlic until golden, add celery.  Microwave until tender.  In baking pan combine dressing mix, vegetables, parsley and pecans.  Pour in the veggie broth.  Mix lightly.  Baked, covered, for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Sweet Potatoes

1-1/2 cups cooked sweet potatoes
1 egg
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup milk

Mix together and pour into baking dish.  Top with topping.

Topping:

1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup pecan pieces

Bake at 300 degrees for about 25 minutes.  Be careful-topping burns easily.

Enjoy!

 

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Cats Haven

Today Paul and I volunteered for the first time at Cats Haven.  Cats Haven is Indianapolis' oldest no-kill cat shelter. The shelter was founded over 20 years ago as a sanctuary for special-needs cats and kittens, as well as senior cats who had outlived their owners. The shelter now cares for nearly 300 cats within its network.  It is currently the only known private non-profit shelter that does Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) in central Indiana. Cats Haven is passionate about helping pet owners keep and care for their animal companions by providing assistance when able, as well as information and resources.

We scooped litter, swept floors, cleaned baseboards and windows (where the little nose prints were) and, of course, snuggled with and loved on the kitties.  Here are some pictures of some of the residents:

 

It was nice to spend time with the kitties.  We plan to go back.

 

Christmas Gift and Hobby Show

Yesterday (Saturday) we went to the 64th annual Christmas Gift and Hobby Show at the state fairgrounds.  It's always a lot of fun.  There's over 180,000 square feet of shopping space, all under one roof! 

There's entertainment and exhibits.  And there's even Santa and an elf with a reindeer.

As is often the case, we found stuff for us but not many Christmas gifts for others.  With that much shopping in one place, it's kinda hard not to find something we like!

We had a good time looking at all the great things there!