Update: Proof She Tries!!!

KATIE COOKS!!
(OK, KATIE PEELS SQUASH)

OK, so I didn't think that I actually was able to take this photo - I thought that since the batteries died mid shot that I wouldn't actually have it. Well, low and behold - I out recharged the batteries and there is was today: a picture of Katie working on the roasted butternut squash we had for Thanksgiving II: The Major Letdown, the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

Why, do you ask would we have a 2nd Thanksgiving? And why would I call it "The Major Letdown"? Don't go immeadiately thinking it was the food. Come on, I can cook.

Well. to put it mildly - Rich had to work a double on Thanksgiving patrolling Beth Israel Deconess Medical Center and didn't get a real Thanksgiving (although the hospital did give him 2 free turkey dinners in the cafe; one for each shift he worked - not that hospital turkey counts). So, since Gerard and Janine had given me a 14 pound fresh turkey (never frozen) the night before Thanksgiving as a "thank you" for working with them, I decided to recreate Thanksgiving for him at our house with my family and some friends. Well, to keep this mild, basically I cooked ALL DAY and he came home in a crappy pants mood and ate dinner in the living room watching football and I entertained my family and friends (Katie, Bridget and Scott came to help celebrate) and it made me upset and it made things akward and it was sort of a major bummer since all I wanted to do was have a nice Thanksgiving dinner. (The leftovers of which are in the turkey soup I mentioned in my first post).

For all of you who want to know if my realtionship is ok, yes - it has since been discussed (loudly in my case) and it better not happen again! In fairness to Rich though - he came home to 8 people in the house that he didn't know were coming over.... So, I have to work on that.... :)

So anyways, there is the proof people; Katie can peel squash AND order take out. She is going to be a mini Martha yet! (Or if all else fails she will have me, or the money to hire a live in personal chef... now that would be cool!!)