The Gun Has Sounded

and we are off to the races ;)
Cathy's Mom, at age 75, has given up the idea that she is 30 and can still put on the Family Holiday Dinners; it happened on October 24th, when Cathy asked her about Christmas, and she said, she couldn't keep doing it, perhaps we could all go out to a nice restaurant, and not have the preparation or clean up; that went over like a lead balloon;
So now it is here at the house; Cathy is in charge of the meal, though we will do our 31 lb Turkey, and and perhaps some other bird ;) as well as Christmas Eve, Christmas Breakfast, and Christmas Dinners Desserts ;-) English Traditions; which we were told, not everyone likes, so while we will try to accommodate, Cathy will buy whatever other's want ;)
Thomas is still in Halloween Mode, so hard to get him to talk recipes, and menus; but I am hopeful that we will have a sit down the first week of November; in the meantime, I'll make lists here, and see what happens when the lists meet reality ;)