It's After Thanksgiving - Bring On The Sale!

I hope that all of my US friends and their families had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day holiday yesterday. My bird roasted up beautifully, although I do have to learn to trust in my oven thermometer a bit more. I had to put it back into the oven for an additional 1/2 hour after realizing that the thermometer was right and I was wrong. LOL But ... after a minor melt-down on DH's part (because all of his side dishes would get cold while I reheated and finished roasting my bird), we got back on even keel and the meal was wonderful. 

Our turkey, despite a small bump in the cooking road, 
turned out beautiful and very tasty. I need to be better 
with my thermometer placement in the thigh. I'll 
work on that over the next year, in time for next year's bird. 

I had made my own side dishes this year, and I'll be doing that again. My gluten-free stuffing was quite tasty and made a very generous portion (I'll have some for days, yet). My homemade cranberry sauce was SOOOOO good. That's a winner. And since it actually took less than 15 minutes to make, it's a total YES in my holiday from this point on. The Primal Harvest brand gravy that I purchased is a 50/50. It tastes wonderful, but I'm not fond of the color or the texture. Still, taste is the thing, so I'm calling that one good. My Carnival Squash was a dud. I won't buy that variety again. Acorn or Butternut would have been a better choice. All in all, though, dinner was wonderful. The kitchen looked like a typhoon had hit it (DH used every pan in the place for his meal), but even that was quickly taken care of and we topped the night off by watching a bit of TV. 

My homemade cranberry sauce is outstanding and 
I'm definitely going to be making that one again. It's 
my true shining star from this year's meal. This year 
was the first year that I really made all of my own 
foods, instead of caving and eating the standard 
store-bought stuff and regretting it afterward. I came 
away from the table quite happy in my choices and food. 

I'm leaving for the shop very early today. DH got our Christmas tree up on Wednesday, but I have to go around the shop and staple our tinsel garland on our shelf tops and the "evergreen" garland around our front cases. I've done it enough times, I can practically do it in my sleep, but it has to be done before we open because today and tomorrow are my busiest sales days of the year. It's our seed bead sale today,. and our pressed glass bead sale tomorrow. Some of my customers only come once a year, and they'll be here to restock their supplies. We're all working today and tomorrow, and will welcome Sunday as a true day of rest. 

Today and tomorrow are the only days we have official 
sales all year. It's the only time that almost everything in 
the store, from artwork through jewelry, and of course, 
beads, are on sale. We're usually VERY busy for these next 
two days, and we count on them for important income. 

So, I'm out of here. I'll try to catch up with everyone's posts over the next few days, but if I've missed something important, please message me and let me know. I'll be back tomorrow, ready to start all of this again - LOL. Have an excellent Friday. Slava Ukraini and חיים למען ישראל.