The Spring edition of our Pleasingly Perfecto Personal Presents was supposed to be sent at the beginning of April – in time for Easter. This time our theme was “The Living Room.”

Well, we both got a little behind. Although we did pretty well at actually purchasing our gifts, there was much time spent trying to find boxes the right size, and then actually putting the darn things in the mail. And vacation trips and business trips and broken collarbones and house painting and school events. We changed the name of the swap this month to “We Suck at Pleasingly Perfecto Personal Presents.”

Madalyn did a little better than me, and managed to get her gift in the mail first. I finally did, and Madalyn was the first to post about her gift.

I forced myself to finally take photos, so you all can see!

A cute square picture frame (with no photo in it yet – I mean, come on, you can’t expect me to put something in it right away when it took me 2 months longer than it should to get Madalyn’s gift in the mail?), and a set of photo coasters (also not even taken the shrink wrap off yet – what’s the point if I don’t have photos picked out to put in them yet?).

Thanks, Madalyn!!!

Hope everyone’s turkeys and sides turned out great today! Post a comment and let us all know!

3 turkey breasts, all ready to go!

Carrots, celery, and onion in the bottom of the pans, oranges and apples stuffed in the cavities, rosemary butter under the skin, and melted butter, salt and pepper on the top.

Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning.

I’d show you my to-do list, but you’d run away screaming.

You’re thinking I’m almost a whole week off, right?

Nope. It’s “Get your Turkey out of the freezer day!”

Put it in the refrigerator on a tray of some sort (sometimes there might be a small hole in the bag and it will leak all over your fridge!). I use a cookie sheet lined with some paper towels or newspaper.

And then just leave it until you’re ready to cook it (get it out an hour or so before you’re ready to roast, so it can come to room temp). I sometimes flip mine over after a few days. It’s probably not necessary. But it doesn’t hurt.

And also what I already have, so I don’t buy more!

For T-day, and stock:
Celery – 2 bunches
Onions (Have)
Apples (if the girls have eaten them all, which is very likely to happen)
Oranges
Cranberries (Unless Palma is seriously going to show up and bring cranberry sauce, which would be totally awesome!)
Orange Juice
Apple Cider?
Bread (I think at least 4 loaves)
Poultry Seasoning (check how much I have)
Butter (Have)
Green Beans (Have)
Ham (For in the green beans)
Flowers (For table decorations)
Napkins
Aluminum roasting pans (1 or 2 for turkeys, 2 for stuffing)

For day-after breakfast:
Sausage (Have)
Eggs (Have)
Crescent rolls
Shredded cheese (Have)
Coffee (Have, but check that we have enough)
Orange Juice (in prior list)

Also need to plan something for day-after-day-after breakfast. Maybe just bacon & eggs & toast for simplicity. Will need bacon. Have eggs & bread.

I’m sure I’m forgetting something.

Not a complete list, by any means.

Clean up Craft Room (Tonight)
Pack for weekend at Mom & Dad’s (Tonight)
Download any photos on camera and pack up (have to send it to Canon to get fixed – that’s why there have been few pics here the past week or so)
Remember to get one of Dad’s extra cameras to use until mine comes back from Canon
Grocery Store sometime before next Wednesday
Make sure laundry all caught up before Kevin leaves
Kevin leaves for FL and I become a single mom on Wednesday, 11/18
Girls to IL’s on Friday 11/20
Clean up ALL rooms by Saturday 11/21; nothing on the floors
Carpet cleaners come @ 8 AM 11/21
Emily: birthday party @ Gabi’s 5 PM 11/21
Emily: Soccer game @ 7:30 PM 11/21
Make Thanksgiving cleaning to-do list
Make Thanksgiving cooking to-do list
Blog posts every day
Stash clean-up and update on Ravelry by 11/30
Make Christmas wish lists for me, Emily, Sam, Kevin (before Thanksgiving, and maybe Tonight if I have time)

More to come I’m sure….

I think we’re up to 18. A small year! I may have to find more guests. :)