Thanksgiving, by the numbers

1 completely blackened pie crust 

2 pumpkin pies {and one pumpkin spice cheesecake}  

3 dogs to annoy each other and beg for food  

4 cups of turkey stock {and an incident of throwing out drippings, which meant a last-minute consultation of the internet to make gravy WITHOUT said drippings} 

5 times more than enough food  

6 hours of cooking, baking and orchestrating  

7 days is the amount of time I need to recuperate from cooking 

8 potatoes {mashed}  

9 chairs crammed around a table for eight
10 strips of bacon to cover a turkey  

12 sticks of butter  

15 made-from-scratch dinner rolls 

22 eggs  

And a fridge full of leftovers.

That was our Thanksgiving in a nutshell. 

Will post more later when I am not so exhausted.