thanksgiving gaffs

Well my thanksgiving isn't until tomorrow. I'm guessing I have got some leeway as I am i a country where thanksgiving isn't even celebrated! Well.. first my Turkey, It is a 8.6 kg (I still haven't gotten used to kilos so could not tell you what that may be inpounds off the top of my head..) bird. let me tell you, refrigerators in this country are NOT made for big Turkeys, or for a LOT of stuff. So it had to go outside in the cooler with ice to defrost. Ok...day one checked it, frozen solid, day two same, day three same , day four, took the ice out, day five still frozen solid.. either weve got a great cooler or mother nature is not cooperating! I had to take it out of the cooler and into the fridge so it can defrost. Makingthe stuffing now and the turey nck is still frozen solid! Right we move onto the green bean casserole, I could not find any canned greenbeans at Tesco.. WHAT!!! I mean they are not unusual., they said they have not carried them in awhile.. I was shocked. I could cook fresh but can't be bothered so I surfed through a variety of supermarkets until i found canned grean beans. Next, french fried onions for the top.. umm no one has them, what am I going to do?? Well I'll just use bacon bits instread.. or as my mom suggested crumbled up potato chips to give thema cvrunch. umm no. As a last ditch attempt I went to an international food store yesterday and found something similar to the onion crispies, in the Indian food section. I can't read the label but it tastes the same. Pies, pumpkin pies... there's no Libbys here people. I had to cook fresh pumpkins, peel and freeze a few weeks ago when they were about. I spent ages seiving pumpkin to make pureee as my blender broke! I made pastry, no frozen ready-to-bake-crusts-in-the-little-foil-tins here folks. My pies came out great.. only one exploded so I have five left woo hoo. (Did I mention I have 27 coming over for dinner).

Thats where I am up to....I'l let you knwo how it all pans out!

Kids are great ... they have been a big help today. Carys has been busy takign out every toy she owns and strewing them roudn the hosue and adam's bedroom floor resembles the beaches of Normandy ala WWII. Never mind the fact that every spare bit of floorspae will have a body sleeping on it tomorrow night. I'll let you know how it all turned out.... if I survive!