Thanksmas

Well, Thanksgiving isn't a recognized holiday here in Indonesia (surprise, surprise) and most everyone leaves town over Christmas so many of us were expecting to miss that big turkey dinner this year...Then our friend, Steve, had the great idea of celebrating "Thanksmas" together.

We hosted at our house so I even got an excuse to break out my good dishes. I'd found a nice recipe to cook a 17lb turkey in only 2-1/2 hrs, and we all added some yummy side dishes. Tia and I even made rolls with Grandma Burke's recipe and yes, of course we had black olives. :-)


The 6 kids were entertained swimming in the pool and making their own gingerbread houses while we adults had a relaxing visit. It was fun!