GOOD GRAVY MARIE

But first: M and I took the little girls up to spend the night with L at her new digs. Here's hoping they have a wonderful time. Hubby mowed the front lawn (yes, we're still mowing this late in the year).

The gravy: I think it was last Thanksgiving or the year before that I watched a video about making the turkey gravy ahead of time and freezing it for the big dinner. I'm not a fan of making gravy, especially right before Thanksgiving dinner, so this year I decided to make it happen. I gave M the recipe and she knocked it out of the park.

Since Shminco only had 3+ pound packages of turkey parts, we had to double the recipe. We were quite nervous about having it all fit in the same pot. Here the turkey and veggies are in one pot, and the chicken broth is in the other.

Stirring. Stirring. Stirring for hours.

Ready for the freezer. We'll have - I can't stress this enough - plenty of gravy on Thursday, and in the days to come. It's good, too. We couldn't stop sampling it! 

Hooray for gravy!

Other Thanksgiving prep completed includes frozen cranberry juice cubes for the GITTY (Gee I'm Thankful This Year) punch, and placing Mr. 20 Pounder into the fridge to thaw. 

This, along with a trip to Shmome Depot for green paint (more on that later) and Mr. Shmaple Doughnuts, was our Saturday. While paint shopping, we were blessed by the Green Paint Gods and found a gallon of nice "mistake" paint for only $9!  Color us thrilled!