I am thankful for:

• Brownies with raspberries and homemade whipped cream
• Eating dessert while I type
• Green bean casserole
• Gravy
• Gravy
• Gravy
• Babies that take naps, even when they really don’t want to
• A pre-cooked turkey
• Leftovers
• The smell of stock simmering on the stove
• Guests (and husbands) that go to the movies, leaving me and my babyface to get the kitchen cleaned up without interference
• A relaxing after-Thanksgiving afternoon

I could do without:

• The fact that babyproof doorknob covers don’t actually work unless you CLOSE the door
• The occurrence of people standing twelve inches away from me while I try to make mashed potatoes
• The fact that my pre-cooked turkey took more than twice as long as expected to heat up, making it late to the table, like every single year (that is why I bought the pre-cooked turkey this year!)
• Mushy stuffing
• Cleaning up the kitchen