making good progress!

I feel like we're making great progress, even if we're not right on schedule. Of course, Keith  decided to add a few things to the list.

 

Thanksgiving to do list :

• clean/condition the cabinets in the kitchen and bathrooms (this stuff is amazing. My cabinets look so much better and the house smells nice and citrusy)
• Pull recipes for my go-to Thanksgiving recipes (chocolate chunk pecan pie and my apple pecan dressing)
• make shopping lists for Sprouts and Wal Mart
• determine menu with family (we do potluck style meals)
  
• go shopping at Sprouts and Wal Mart
  
• deep clean kitchen and bathrooms
  
• vacuum
  
• clean windows
• clean bottom of oven so it doesn't smoke during the Alton Brown turkey roasting method
• clear out/organize fridge to make room for ridiculous quantities of food
• tidy up front yard vegetation (aka: make it look like we don't live in a jungle)
• clean carpets (thanks to a Bissell carpet cleaner borrowed from some friends)
• make brine for turkey
• chop veggies for dressing
• make cornbread for dressing
  
• toast and cube bread for dressing
  
• chop pecans and apples for dressing (okay, so the dressing is a little labor intensive, Keith and I think it's amazing and totally worth it)
• meet with A/C repairmen for the 84th time since July
  
• change out front door handle and locks (Keith)
• change out guest bath toilet seat (Keith)
• hang hand towel ring in guest bath (Keith)
• change out smoke detector in the hallway (Keith)--no, not in preparation for my cooking; it's just a task we've procrastinated on
• mow, if the yard dries out in time (Keith)

do Tuesday

• dust
• sweep front porch
• clean porch light
  
• make pie crusts
• bake pies

do Wednesday

• sautee veggies for dressing 
• mix dressing
• prep and brine turkey
• enjoy the day
• do all of the other things I inevitably procrastinated on earlier in the week
• go to bed at a reasonable hour on Thanksgiving Eve for quite possibly the first time in our marriage
  

do Thanksgiving day

• roast Turkey
• bake dressing
• eat
• play games
• eat 
• play games
• eat
• go to bed late, but happy