November 21, 2006
We had an early thanksgiving today. I prepared a turkey dinner for us and six missionaries. This was their preparation day and they were scheduled to come to the office for interviews with the President at 1:00 p.m. so we had Thanksgiving lunch. Sisters Castillo and Vera Cruz brought mashed potatoes and green beans and Sisters Pressler and Siringan brought fruit salad. The office elders, Elders Domingo and Olsen brought two small tables and four chairs from the Church. Everything turned out fine – the gravy and the stuffing were especially good and we had fun visiting and eating together. I didn’t have pie pans so I made apple crisp and then served it with vanilla ice cream. The missionaries all had to leave right afterwards as a meeting for them had been planned at one o’clock. They used to just have interviews and go, one companionship at a time, so they had planned to help clean up while the others were being interviewed. Oh well! It didn’t take me too long and I enjoyed some good music while I put the leftovers away and then did the dishes. One of the highlights of the day was the delicious smell that permeated the apartment as the turkey roasted. Ummm.
