Private Thanksgiving!

Bad news first: We had no friends or family over for Thanksgiving. Good news: I got to be with Amy and Don all day.

We started the day with Amy being a total Daddy's girl, so he took her with him on his run. I got to take a 45 minute shower and read a magazine in its entirety.

She was attached to me at the hip in the kitchen, wanting to learn everything about cooking and cleaning. It was really wonderful. She helped me pick thyme off the stems. I planned to use fresh thyme in several places, and at one point she dumped the whole batch into one dish, when I wasn't looking! She helped me squeeze fresh orange juice. She helped me put parsnip, fennel and oranges in the turkey cavity. At one point she made her very own egg salad, from start to finish, and then she ate it for lunch. This thrilled her. She was excited to emulate dish washing.

When the meal was served, she wanted nothing to do with it. She mostly supped on yogurt and a chick pea or two. As usual, her appetite kicked in full gear for "Happy Cake".