In a few hours Halloween will be over..

[mallcat]

Not cooking this year. DH and I are going to a 200 year old inn for dinner. My dad passed away this year, so the holidays are going to be a bit different. When we do cook it's either at my house or my mom's. I only get one day off, and mom is only off in the evening. So, I am not spending my day slaving in the kitchen for people to end up not showing up. My brother will show up, but his girlfriend's excuse last year, was "she had to take a bath". Our kids all have different places to go, so they usually can't make it.

When I do cook, it's pretty traditional -- turkey, stuffing/dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, lima beans, green bean casserole, candied sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie, rolls and usually another kind of dessert. We are not big cranberry sauce fans.

 

[C.Ann]

My brother will show up, but his girlfriend's excuse last year, was "she had to take a bath".

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Almost sounds like she only bathes on the holidays, doesn't it?

Sorry about your dad.. Hope you can still manage to enjoy the day with the rest of your family..

 

[Poohnatic]

Been thinking about this for the past few weeks. My Mom was always big on celebrating holidays, so I had to start thinking what we'll do.

It's all up to stepdad...I will NOT leave him alone for the holidays, but I have to find out:
1. Do I cook dinner and bring it to his place?
2. Do I cook dinner and drive over, pick him up and bring him to my house (45 minutes away)
3. Do I let him pick a restaurant over by him and we take him out?
I'm thinking it will be dinner at a restaurant, as option one and two will probably not appeal right now. It's hard, EVERY holiday has been spent with him and mom the past year.

I'm posing all three choices to him today and letting him know he's not getting any other choices. I think he's going to NY for Christmas now, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.

Suzanne

 

[C.Ann]

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