A Big Ham, a Fat Cat and a Lot of Quality Family Time

Next generation Garfield fans.

There’s just never enough time to do all we really want to do when we visit family over the holidays.

Yet, as for our primary objective — a Thanksgiving feast: Mission Accomplished.

The turkey never thawed in time, so we subbed in a spiral honey ham and served that up with: Sim’s famous bourbon sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, marinated carrots, my experimental citrus infused cranberry sauce and rolls.

To drink: Hot buttered spiced cider.

For dessert: Hoosier sugar cream pie, pumpkin pie and pumpkin cream.

For good measure: We served up the big meal on my Grandmother’s crystal.

For entertainment: We dusted off the projector and viewed Kodachrome slides from 1980 until my son was born; watched Tangled (rave reviews all around); watched Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (my first time); visited the Fairmount Historical Museum where the kids especially enjoyed the Garfield (Jim Davis) room; watched Rear Window with the family; then headed to Columbus for a trip to Zaharakos and some shopping.

Of course the best part is always time with family, especially when we’re all working together to pull together a meal for which we are all thankful.