| Last year was not the best Thanksgiving ever for | | | | leading up to Thanksgiving. This second chart contains |
| me. I didn't have enough seating for everyone, I | | | | all of the things I need to do on each of those days |
| burnt the pumpkin pie and I was not impressed with | | | | so that I'm not pulling my hair out on Thanksgiving. |
| my stuffing. It could have been worse though, my | | | | I made sure that I had all of my recipes out, in |
| great aunt wasn't able to pick apart the dining ware | | | | advance, and made sure that all of the ingredients I |
| as I had just bought brand new from Pier One. Ha! | | | | needed were on my shopping list. I made sure to |
| The one thing that I learned from last year was that | | | | double check this one! |
| I needed a plan. Not just any plan. I needed a | | | | I came up with some ideas for the kids, so that they |
| Thanksgiving plan that would not end in a | | | | weren't bored while the guys hogged the tv for the |
| Thanksgiving horror story. I knew that this year I | | | | football game and added the list of items that I |
| wanted to make sure that I didn't burn any of the | | | | would need to my shopping lists any non food |
| foods, while also creating wonderful food for my | | | | related items went on the other list. |
| family, and I wanted to be able to spend some of | | | | As the count down towards Thanksgiving Day |
| that time with my family enjoying being together. I | | | | approaches, I 'm looking at my charts and calender |
| didn't want to spend another year in the kitchen all | | | | and can feel a wave of relief as I know that this |
| day. | | | | year, I won't be hyperventilating and stuck in the |
| My Thanksgiving Day plan now consists of a few | | | | kitchen the whole time. |
| things. I'm going to run down a few of them here. | | | | I hope that you take my advice and plan ahead. |
| Hopefully, they will give you some insight into how | | | | If you would like to learn more about this |
| you can plan for your Thanksgiving so that you too | | | | Thanksgiving Day planner and the charts that go with |
| can spend it with family and not be a slave to the | | | | it go to [ and get this planner for yourself. It's worth |
| stove. | | | | it! |
| First, I created a large list that detailed what I | | | | In addition, you can also receive a book on how to |
| wanted to accomplish for the day of Thanksgiving. I | | | | wrap up Thanksgiving Day cooking when you've run |
| made sure that I had my shopping lists for foods, | | | | out of time, some great pumpkin pie and turkey |
| dinnerware, entertainment and any cooking | | | | recipes, a complete list of what you should do leading |
| equipment that I would need. | | | | up to Thanksgiving and a complete grocery list for |
| Then, I made a chart for seating arrangements and | | | | the big day. |
| another chart that consisted of the seven days | | | | |