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A Three Dishwasher Day — Make that Four

November 23, 2011 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Carving the Thanksgiving turkey. Photo by Barbara Falconer Newhall
She gets the turkey ready for Uncle David to carve. Photo by Barbara Falconer Newhall

By Barbara, aka Mom

I’ve loaded the dishwasher three times today. Daughter Christina madly baking Thanksgiving turkey, pies, peeling squashes, and cooking up some kind of sauce to go over the goat cheese appetizer.

One more load of dishes after dinner — and I’m done for the night.

Family at Thanksgiving dinner table. Photo by Barbara Falconer Newhall
We’ve polished off the turkey. Now it’s time for the pumpkin pie.

 

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