Hi all.  Cloudy and dreary out today but I am not going to spend too much time out of the house, so that is okay.  I have to run out in a bit, to the dr. to get  my B-12 shot and that is it.  Howard&#39;s wonderful chili is on the menu for tonight so I will be getting started on that as soon as I get home.  I will be working on Thanksgiving prep today once the chili is simmering.  Just have to make some cornbread so I can put the stuffing together tomorrow and chop all the onions and celery that will be used in the stuffing and the green rice casserole.  Tomorrow, I will peel and dice all the potatoes for the mashed potates (will keep them in the fridge in water overnight), put together the stuffing and the casseroles, bake the pies and bake the ham.  I don&#39;t have double ovens so can&#39;t bake the ham and turkey at the same time.  When we had our house built, the builder wanted an exhorbant amount for what they termed a gourmet kitchen, which included double wall ovens.  Greg said that we could have that done after we moved in for a lot less...here it is 9 years later and I still don&#39;t have them.  I got an email from Jackie this morning at 7:00 our time, which would be 5:00 Florida time, so I guess she and Tony were up early to begin their adventure...safe travels to them.    Hope all of you have a wonderful day, week and holiday.