The grocery shopping started yesterday, we will have no less than 16 people for Thanksgiving dinner on Monday and perhaps as many as 26. Yikes...and thank the very good Lord for a husband who loves to cook the big occasion dinners. And all the ladies said..."Amen". He usually bakes no less than 4 homemade pies but this year he's passed the buck to our super pie maker...Christan. Tessa the expert cupcaker shall make us her amazing treats as well. So dessert is covered.
We have a tradition in our family when it comes to buns, we buy the Pillsbury country biscuits and for those 8 packages, 80 buns, we needed two large jars of Cheez whiz. I can assure you there will be very few buns left and after the brussel sprouts are slathered in Cheez Whiz, we may have half a jar left. The buns receive the same slathering.
Vegetables, 10 pounds of potatoes, peeled, cooked and mashed with way too much butter. 10 carrots to two turnips,cooked, mashed, seasoned and of course...way too much butter as well. Well have a salad our two brought by wonderfully willing family and friends.
Stuffing, Gord has to fill the turkey and make two additional bread pans full, stuffing is most important. Especially for Gordon Jr., he only eats buns, turkey and stuffing....not a fan of vegetables.
We always drink, sparkling apple juice, fruit spritzers and mineral water....about 12 bottles combined.
We'll need a large box of Byers Vanilla ice cream for those wonderful pies.
Bread and butter pickles are a must for the buns with turkey, they taste great mixed with Cheez Whiz, I mean what doesn't really. :)
A boat of gravy, our boat is the very large Tupperware mixing container.
And that is our usual meal and a favorite of all because anyone who has every tasted my husbands cooking loves it. He is a huge fan of excess and butter is something he likes to eat with a spoon, so not low calorie in anyway, but delicious.
Today's Question: "Why the high price of gratitude title?"
Well, my brain, that's why.
Gord came home with the buns, and two jars of Cheez Whiz and a small ham, grand total of that receipt...$59.00. Yep, and I didn't even mention the 26-30lb fresh turkey that will be picked up today at a cost of between $36 - $48.
Add all the above mentioned items and I think hosting a Thanksgiving dinner is around $275.00, it would be more but this year a few people are bringing items we'd normally supply. So if we added pies, salad and cupcakes, another $100.00 easy.
So in my world one Thanksgiving dinner equals $375.00. Expensive but worth every single penny. :)
And of course that got me thinking about the high price of so many things we are thankful for:
Our Canadian Military...so costly and most assuredly...priceless.
Our Police Officers, Fireman, Ambulance Drivers, Dr.s, Nurses, etc., high priced and invaluable.
Our homes, the heat, the water, the power, the roof the walls, the furnishings, the pictures, the lawns, etc., very expensive and totally worth it.
Our children....one child costs approximately $50,000.00 to raise, my kids I'm sure were double that and our grandchildren may cost more if Grandma does not learn to say no. They are our most valuable gifts and they shall never have a price because they are irreplaceable, priceless and amazing...and they shall always be.
Pets, mine are horses and the price is very high but the peace they give and the gratitude I have for them...worth it. The dogs and cats are cheap comparatively. ;)
Our vehicles, I've walked a lot lately...I'm thankful for them in spite of their high cost.
My point, every single thing I'm grateful for comes with a high price tag. Not always financial but always a cost.
And so what am I most grateful for...the free gift of salvation I found in Jesus Christ, free for all people...wonderfully true.
Price God paid for us all.... immeasurable!
My Prayer: "Lord I shall be eternally grateful for the high price you paid for me and all who are willing to receive such a remarkable gift. Forever in your debt and ever grateful my debt is paid. Thank you Jesus, you are the source of all that's good in my life and..."every good a perfect gift is from above."
Be Blessed with a Wonderful Day.
We have a tradition in our family when it comes to buns, we buy the Pillsbury country biscuits and for those 8 packages, 80 buns, we needed two large jars of Cheez whiz. I can assure you there will be very few buns left and after the brussel sprouts are slathered in Cheez Whiz, we may have half a jar left. The buns receive the same slathering.
Vegetables, 10 pounds of potatoes, peeled, cooked and mashed with way too much butter. 10 carrots to two turnips,cooked, mashed, seasoned and of course...way too much butter as well. Well have a salad our two brought by wonderfully willing family and friends.
Stuffing, Gord has to fill the turkey and make two additional bread pans full, stuffing is most important. Especially for Gordon Jr., he only eats buns, turkey and stuffing....not a fan of vegetables.
We always drink, sparkling apple juice, fruit spritzers and mineral water....about 12 bottles combined.
We'll need a large box of Byers Vanilla ice cream for those wonderful pies.
Bread and butter pickles are a must for the buns with turkey, they taste great mixed with Cheez Whiz, I mean what doesn't really. :)
A boat of gravy, our boat is the very large Tupperware mixing container.
And that is our usual meal and a favorite of all because anyone who has every tasted my husbands cooking loves it. He is a huge fan of excess and butter is something he likes to eat with a spoon, so not low calorie in anyway, but delicious.
Today's Question: "Why the high price of gratitude title?"
Well, my brain, that's why.
Gord came home with the buns, and two jars of Cheez Whiz and a small ham, grand total of that receipt...$59.00. Yep, and I didn't even mention the 26-30lb fresh turkey that will be picked up today at a cost of between $36 - $48.
Add all the above mentioned items and I think hosting a Thanksgiving dinner is around $275.00, it would be more but this year a few people are bringing items we'd normally supply. So if we added pies, salad and cupcakes, another $100.00 easy.
So in my world one Thanksgiving dinner equals $375.00. Expensive but worth every single penny. :)
And of course that got me thinking about the high price of so many things we are thankful for:
Our Canadian Military...so costly and most assuredly...priceless.
Our Police Officers, Fireman, Ambulance Drivers, Dr.s, Nurses, etc., high priced and invaluable.
Our homes, the heat, the water, the power, the roof the walls, the furnishings, the pictures, the lawns, etc., very expensive and totally worth it.
Our children....one child costs approximately $50,000.00 to raise, my kids I'm sure were double that and our grandchildren may cost more if Grandma does not learn to say no. They are our most valuable gifts and they shall never have a price because they are irreplaceable, priceless and amazing...and they shall always be.
Pets, mine are horses and the price is very high but the peace they give and the gratitude I have for them...worth it. The dogs and cats are cheap comparatively. ;)
Our vehicles, I've walked a lot lately...I'm thankful for them in spite of their high cost.
My point, every single thing I'm grateful for comes with a high price tag. Not always financial but always a cost.
And so what am I most grateful for...the free gift of salvation I found in Jesus Christ, free for all people...wonderfully true.
Price God paid for us all.... immeasurable!
My Prayer: "Lord I shall be eternally grateful for the high price you paid for me and all who are willing to receive such a remarkable gift. Forever in your debt and ever grateful my debt is paid. Thank you Jesus, you are the source of all that's good in my life and..."every good a perfect gift is from above."
Be Blessed with a Wonderful Day.
