"Mmmmmmm....Pie....Awwwwrrrrggghhh"

This Thanksgiving I was in charge of one thing,

Pie!

We had to 2 thanksgivings, one with my side of the fam and one with Bert's side of the fam. I was so excited to start baking! I took a full day off of work and all I did was bake bake bake. (Well, I also caught up on my Jon & Kate Plus 8 episodes while enjoying an eggnog latte)

Every baker has a few essential tools that are required while gettin busy (tee hee hee) Here are mine:

1. Music. Something upbeat to keep you going, in my case I chose my favorite Chick Mix with a little Tori, Gwen, Paramore & Shiny Toy Guns.

2. Sanitizer. With 3 animals living in my home, this is a must! Every surface of the kitchen must be sanitized before baking, you never know where little kitty paws have been.

3. Water spray bottle. This is probably the most important tool I use. This sits on the counter while I cook so the kitties won't even think about climbing up on the counter. If I see a kitty even eyeing the counter he gets a squirt!



4. No dogs! With a dog this huge, you've gotta send his big black tush out the door!







5. And my favorite of them all, a cutsie apron!






So, after gathering your tools, doing the deed (cooking! Get your mind outta the gutter people), and voila!

Now the hardest part...transferring the pies from your kitchen to your Thanksgiving location. This is where the hubster comes in handy, even if he thinks his only job should be your taste tester!

We finally made it to both our Thanksgiving destinations, unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of my side of the family because I was too busy stuffing my face and then falling asleep after someone rolled my fat butt out of the kitchen while still cradling my pumpkin pie.

But I did get pictures of Bert's side of the fam so I will now overload you with those!









And the most tragic event of the evening:



Getting a hole in my sock. Bah!