Why does time always speed up around the holidays? These are the times when I would love each day to last a life time. We make so many memories around the holidays and I feel like we rush through them. It really bothers me. Here is a quick recap to catch us all up. Catherine started attending Eagle Ridge, which is a school for homeschooled children, I know...it sounds redundant. She is able to take different extra curricular classes during the day and brings me all sorts of fabulous projects that she has made. For example, this month's theme was Eric Carle (the kids author), they read books by him, sang songs about his books, made pictures like his on the computer using a paint program, and made art that looks like his artwork. It was amazing how many things they integrated centered around that theme. This month is snow fun. Cat loves going to school and it is amazing how independent she has become in only 3 short weeks. Sarah, has also turned into a different little girl when we are alone, she turns back into herself when we pick Cat up.
We hosted Thanksgiving at our house this year. It was nice to have a couple of Brady's siblings over. Anna, Rick, Caleb and Emma came, along with Amanda and her three munchkins. The other Phoenix families had other plans this year, which was just fine. We ate and ate and ate. I made 4 desserts that I was very proud of. I made a Meyer Lemon and Cranberry bundt cake; a chocolate cherry loaf; cheesecake filled, pumpkin cupcakes with brown sugar frosting; and Reese's Peanut Butter cookies. Delicious! I also prepared the turkey and I spatchcocked it this year. Spatchcocked, I hear you ask? It is when you cut the backbone out of the turkey and then butterfly the breast and appendeges. You cook it on a huge cookie sheet so it cooks really fast. I cooked my 24 pound turkey in 2 hours at 450 and it registered above temp when I used the thermometer. Quick and efficient, my kind of bird. Brady did the surgery, but any butcher would do it for you. Try it, you'll never go back. Other than that, I am still plugging away with my half marathon training. I ran my first 5 mile run this last Saturday and I didn't die, so there is hope. Hope that everyone is having a great almost December. Don't expect my Christmas cards tomorrow, they are not done yet...I know, I ALWAYS have my cards out on Dec. 1st, this year has just done me in! I am losing my touch!
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