Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving

Hi - I went to visit family for Thanksgiving. We left first thing last Tuesday & came back late Saturday.

Very long car ride (about 600 miles one way) - not fun.

I hadn't seen them (except one of my sister's who visited over the summer) in over a year.

Here's some pics I took last time I was visiting.

Happy Thanksgiving/Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Happy Thanksgiving - y'all. I just got finished making this pumpkin pie. We literally made this from scratch. Right after Halloween Walmart was getting rid of all the left over pumpkins. They had a bunch for free! So we grabbed some.

My husband said he always wanted to make pumpkin pie from scratch. So we used this recipe that I pinned to Pinterest (click link to go to recipe)

Source: momswhothink.com via Susan on Pinterest

It's a bit of work, because you have to do a bunch of stuff to get the pumpkin puree part. My husband did all that over the weekend. Then my daughter and I made the actual pie this afternoon. This looks like it's going to be great. I can't wait to try this tomorrow!


Here's a picture of my pie, I just took out of the oven. We'll add some whip cream or vanilla ice cream to it tomorrow.

Hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving

Here is my contribution to Thanksgiving:



An apple pie that I made Wednesday night. Hope everyone has an awesome Thanksgiving! Happy Turkey Day!

Thursday Thirteen #31

I feel like Thanksgiving nowadays is an over looked holiday. I like Thanksgiving, it was my Father's favorite holiday too.


Here's thirteen things I like about Thanksgiving: (traditional things my family always has)

1. Turkey
2. Stuffing
3. Mashed Potatoes
4. Squash
5. My mom's pecan rolls
6. clam dip
7. gravy
8. green beans
9. mixed nuts (the kind you need a nut cracker to open)
10. brownies
11. apple pies
12. ice cream
13. And of course spending time with family

Go to Thursday Thirteen to play along too!

Pillsbury Ready To Bake Thanksgiving Sugar Cookies Review/Giveaway - Closed

Everyone in my family loves sugar cookies, so they were excited when I received a coupon for free Thanksgiving shaped sugar cookies.

We went right out and bought them. The kids really loved the cute fun Turkey-shaped cookies. And they are so easy to make. Just place the cookies on your baking sheet, pop them into the oven, and within minutes you’ll have delicious home-baked treats to share.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope everyone that celebrates Thanksgiving has a Happy one! Enjoy your day no matter what you are doing. If you're going to football games, celebrating with friends and family, or just staying home, hope it's a good one.

I will be going down my mother's house today. To spend the day with my mom, two sisters, brother-in-laws, etc. And I plan on eating whatever I want! No holds-barred! Today's a day were you should just have fun & enjoy! After all the eating, I'm probably going to need some alli! Happy Thanksgiving!