Saturday, December 21, 2024

From busy to relaxed

I was kept busy with work yesterday, so I skipped blogging. Payroll, taxes and the last day of the work year, so lots to get done, before having 2 weeks off. Though I was able to get the 2 "big ticket" items, payroll and the tax filing, done in the morning, so the rest of the day wasn't too stressful. My boss sent my bonus check over via UPS and that's supposed to get here Monday.

DD and SIL plan to leave their house at like 4am tomorrow so they should be here around noon (they lose an hour when they cross the state border), which will be really nice and will feel like we have the whole day with them. They are staying until Thursday. No white Christmas this year. Not even any snow on the ground, what we've gotten kept melting.  DD was supposed to have to work from here on Monday, but one of her coworkers decided not to take it off, so dd was able to now take it off. She was really happy about that. Now she can just totally relax. I think we'll make more cookies on Monday.

On Thursday I had taken my Christmas treats down to the neighbor at the end of the street. Had a nice chat with her for a bit. After I got back she texted me "those ritz cracker cookies are amazing!"  Everyone sure seems to like them, even dh. Then our retired friend stopped by for a visit yesterday, so I gave him some to take. Plus I am out of the shortbread cookies. Those are my favorite, I think. They just melt in your mouth. The recipe only makes like 2 dozen small cookies, so might have to double the batch next time.

DH said he'd like our big turkey dinner on Christmas Eve instead of Christmas Day and then just have leftovers Christmas Day. That sounds like a good idea, but wish he would have suggested it a day earlier, LOL. I just took the 17# turkey out of the freezer yesterday afternoon. I don't think it will be thawed by Tuesday morning. What's a quick way to get it thawed the rest of the way Tuesday morning?

Well, I still have lots to do before the kids get here tomorrow. Clean, vacuum, wrap ALL my presents, a couple loads of laundry.... My plan for dinner tomorrow is spaghetti. If we do turkey dinner Tuesday, then I will do the homemade 4 cheese and bacon mac and cheese and a pizza (can you say carbs?!) on Monday. I was trying to figure out what to make for Monday anyway. Hopefully, I can get the turkey all the way thawed by Tuesday morning.


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  1. Oh no way the turkey will be thawed by Tuesday lol. Mine rarely get completely thawed in the fridge. I usually finish them off in a sink full of water. I have also let them sit on the counter all nite with a towel over them, but that’s really considered a no-no with food safety police. My mom thawed every turkey she ever cooked on the counter.
    Have a good visit with your dd, and Merry Christmas if I don’t post again before then!

    Diane

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    1. I know - in my 60 years I have thawed lots of things on the counter...and lived LOL. I'm thinking filling the sink with water and letting it sit in there Tuesday morning until it's finished thawing. Merry Christmas to you to!!

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  2. Taking it out now and putting in the sink to get it started to thaw might help

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  3. Put it on the counter today, back in fridge tonight, rinse and repeat, but don’t rat me out to the food safety police. And, if it is still not fully thawed on Tuesday, you can cook it, just add to the cooking time.
    Granted, if it were me, and my DH pulled that, I would send him into town to get a fresh turkey, but your “heading to town” is even more cruel and unusual than ours!
    Most importantly, ENJOY. Merry Christmas. Here’s to a great holiday!
    Meg B.

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  4. My mother always put ours (fully wrapped) in the freshly cleaned sink with ice cold water that she changed frequently. I also think Butterball came out with a way to cook a turkey from frozen this year.

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