Thanksgiving Eve Eve
Hooray! I’ve started my two-day break from work. I really struggled to get through work today, and I was trying to figure out why. I mean, it’s not like I”ll be lying on the couch eating bon bons for the next two days. There’s a lot to do, and the activities vary on the fun meter. Making pies, decorating the Christmas tree=fun. Doing dishes, cleaning the cat boxes=not fun. Helping daughter dye her hair pink=somewhere in between. I think the difference is, for the next two days my time is my own. I’m not on anyone else’s clock, and that feels good. Here are a few things going on around here… I made the dough for all three pie crusts tonight! For the “regular” pumpkin pie and the pecan pie, I used vegan butter and shortening. But for my pie, since I’m trying to avoid those types of oils, I used coconut oil. I’m not quite sure how my pie crust is going to turn out, but whatever it is will be fine. I’m used to my foods being a little weird. Speaking of weird, I had a request for the sugar-free pumpkin pie recipe. Here it is. The first page is for the crust- I made that crust one year and it was not good, so now I make a more traditional crust (although as I said, this year with coconut oil.) The second page is the ingredients for the filling. Honestly, it’s really good! Tomorrow morning my son and I are going to the gym together. I’m looking forward to it, because he’s been taking a weight lifting class this semester. I’m hoping he’ll have some words of wisdom for me. More importantly, I’m grateful that he’s not embarrassed to be seen at the gym with me- the gym is full of muscle-y guys working out together, and it seem a little dorky to go with your mom. But he doesn’t care. Lastly, I’m reading this apparently controversial book: It seems like people love it, hate it, DNF halfway through, or apparently at 96%???? Well, I’m liking it! It’s definitely not a thrilling page-turner, but I’m interested in the characters and want to know what happened to the dad. I’m reading it slower than I would like, because there are so many other things going on now. But barring any unforeseen circumstances, I’ll finish it and report back. Have you read Happiness Falls? What’s your favorite kind of pie? Header photo by Nik on Unsplash