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Casper was sick at 11:30, 3:30, and 5:30. Dillo was up and had a temper tantrum because I couldn't find his toy bottle between 1:30 and 2:30. Oh yeah, it's definitely a staying home way. Plus tons and tons of laundry.

So, for two adults, a 5 year old, and a 2 year old, I have a menu of:

-an "all-natural" 10 pound turkey (which is smaller than it sounds), which we may wrap in bacon (veejane is dying to do something odd with meat)
-mashed baby yukon gold potatoes (locally grown)
-Pepperidge Farm stuffing (because I love it)
-beets (Earth Fare)
-haricots verts (Earth Fare)
-salad (local, if it lasts that long)
-canned jellied Ocean Spray cranberry sauce (because I love it)

dessert:
apple pie (I found Romes at the Kroger)
pumpkin cheesecake (pumpkin from an actual pumpkin, locally grown)

So, Wednesday I need to make the pie crusts and the cheesecake, I think. Most everything else is actually pretty easy.

I just need to make it through today; so far the children are in pajamas (actually Dillo just took his off) and refusing to eat their lunches and I have promised they can watch Barbie Rapunzel AGAIN (which will be my opportunity to put a third coat of varnish on the table top). If emergency measures are called for, I'll get out the pup tent and set it up in the dining room.