Five Tips for a Great Thanksgiving!
by Marcia Ramsland
Thanksgiving is the "official" start of the 5 week holiday season: Thanksgiving,
Christmas, and New Year's. What I like most about it is we get to celebrate
Thanksgiving on Thursday and still have 3 days of vacation after it!
1 - Successfully Host Company. There are two keys to successfully
hosting family and guests during the holidays: 1) Keep them fed and 2) keep them
moving. So plan breakfast, lunch, and dinner and fun activities in between.
2 - Get Ready One Day at a Time. Besides finishing up projects at
the office and getting laundry and cleaning done at home, squeeze in a
Thanksgiving prep task each day to make Thanksgiving day go easier such as:
Monday - Grocery Shop early or late in the day for Thanksgiving food,
napkins, and centerpiece. Clean out the refrigerator one shelf at a time to make
room for Thanksgiving foods.
Tuesday - Make Cranberry Bread or your favorite Apple or Pumpkin Pies
today.
Today clean out the pantry and donate unused foods to charity to be ready to cook on
Thursday.
Wednesday - Do a quick household cleanup, organize the kitchen, set the
table, time your menu for tomorrow on paper (Turkey in at 6:30 a.m., mashed
potatoes peeled at 10 a.m., appetizer preparation at 11 .m., vegetables started at 11:30 a.m., etc.
and eat at 1 p.m.
Thanksgiving Day - Shower and dress for a great day. Turn on the Macy's
Day Parade on TV, serve a light breakfast, and enjoy family and friends. After dinner
go for a walk together, play football, or take a nap. Enjoy a TV special or play
some games at night.
3 - Be Thankful for the Year. Start a tradition between turkey dinner and
dessert of putting two kernels of corn - reminiscent of the first Pilgrim
Thanksgiving - by each person's place and let them finish the sentence, "This
year I am thankful for ..." They drop a kernel in a small basket as they talk
and pass it on. Include any unique highlights of the year for a bonding time
before you serve dessert.
4 - Create Good Memories over Food and Activities.
Splurge and have
French Toast or pancakes for breakfast after Thanksgiving, put the Family Photo
books on the coffee table for a smile, and snap some new family pictures for your
Christmas card or desk.
5 - Get a Head Start on Christmas. With the extra three days, why not
jumpstart your preparations and write out your Gift List plans, update your
Christmas card list,
and check your Christmas decorations to make sure they are ready. Sometimes the
sales this weekend can save you a bundle, too.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving week!
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