Yes, it’s been a tough year (especially for daddy), but we know we still have much to be thankful for. Despite our challenges, we are blessed with a good family, home, jobs, friends, and an abundance of other blessings that are too great to count in one blog entry. We also are blessed with the hope of a better tomorrow, and that things are improving even now. Life is a journey of ups and downs. Yes, we’ve seen valleys, but we also see those mountaintops on the horizon, and that’s where we’re headed. So if you too have had challenges, then know that nothing lasts forever and we will rise. Yes, we will! We’re on our way! Faith never fails. Hope never dies. Love endures.
I hope each and every one of you has a safe and Happy Thanksgiving. May your human flocks stuff you full of love and goodies that keeps your tummies from buzzing and your hearts overflowing with the love and joy that is in our nature. And remember: Christmas is next! Oh boy! Trees and stockings and gifts and SANTA! Joy upon joy!
That’s all today. In closing, I'd like to share a fun little "birdy Thanksgiving tale" below that mommy found online. Take care, and have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Holidays!
Luv,
Chloe
How to cook Thanksgiving dinner when you live with a parrot.
- Get up early in the morning & have a cup of coffee. It's going to be a
long day, so place your Parrot on a perch nearby to keep you company
while you prepare the meal.
- Remove Parrot from kitchen counter and return him to perch.
- Prepare stuffing and remove Parrot from edge of stuffing bowl. Return
parrot to perch.
- Stuff turkey & place it in the roasting pan. Remove Parrot from edge
of pan and return him to perch. Have another cup of coffee to steady
your nerves.
- Remove Parrot's head from turkey cavity and return him to perch.
Re-stuff the turkey.
- Prepare relish tray, and remember to make twice as much so that you'll
have a regular size serving after the Parrot has eaten his fill.
- Remove parrot from kitchen counter and return him to perch.
- Prepare cranberry sauce. Discard berries "accidentally& quot; flung to the
floor by Parrot.
- Peel potatoes. Remove Parrot from edge of potato bowl and return him
to perch.
- Arrange sweet potatoes in a pan & cover with brown sugar & mini
marshmallows.
- Remove Parrot from edge of pan and return him to perch. Replace
missing marshmallows.
- Brew another pot of coffee. While it is brewing, clean up the torn
filter and pry coffee bean from Parrot's beak. Have another cup of
coffee & remove Parrot from kitchen counter and return him to perch.
***When time to serve the meal:
- Place roasted turkey on a large platter, and cover beak marks with
strategically placed sprigs of parsley.
- Put mashed potatoes into serving bowl and rewhip at last minute to
conceal beak marks and claw prints.
- Place pan of sweet potatoes on sideboard, forget presentation as
there's no way to hide the areas of missing marshmallows.
- Put rolls in decorative basket. Remove Parrot from side of basket and
return him to perch.
- Remove beaked rolls and serve what's left.
- Set a stick of butter out on the counter to soften - think better and
return it to the refrigerator.
- Wipe down counter to remove mashed potato claw tracks.
- Remove Parrot from kitchen counter and return him to perch.
- Cut the pie into serving slices. Wipe whipped cream off Parrot's beak
and place large dollops of remaining whipped cream on pie slices.
- Whole slices are then served to guests, beaked-out portions should be
reserved for host & hostess.
- Place Parrot inside cage & lock the door.
- Sit down to a nice relaxing dinner with your family - accompanied by
plaintive cries of "WANT DINNER!" from the other room.
****Ingredients:
Turkey
Stuffing
Sweet Potatoes
Mashed Potatoes with Gravy
Green Beans
Cranberry Sauce
Hot rolls and Butter
Relish tray
Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream
Hot Coffee
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