Such a tender mother-daughter Thanksgiving Day moment, “cooking” side by side…mere seconds before Ari abruptly recoiled and screamed, “HOT!!!!!” Rookie mom mistake: fake cooking too close to a very real (and in action) slow cooker. As my punishment, Ari quickly squirmed out of my arms, sobbing “DADDYYYYYYYY!” then ran into John’s arms.
Ari recovered quickly. Things got worse for me. I pouted to John that she so prefers him to me. He just shrugged and said, “Yeah, I don’t know why that is.” Dude, come on!
It occurred to me that Anna In Med School has had some eventful Thanksgivings…
2011, saying goodbye to my childhood home
2012 and the butterball hotline
2013 in Minnesota (coinciding with such a relief!)
It felt good to spend Thanksgiving in our home. Our friends Jon and Jamie (and their sweet one-month-old daughter!) joined us for a low-key celebration. I told John last week that I didn’t have it in me to make a turkey, so I made this roast chicken using the slow cooker and experimented with spaghetti squash fritters and a few other paleo-ish recipes from Well Fed and Against All Grain
Thanksgiving selfie attempts:
In the spirit of the holiday, Ari’s idea of sharing (a.k.a. Give Evie all the things!!! Snack cup, fake food, old junk mail, etc.)…
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones!! xo
anna in med school 
In my defense, I would note that I attempted to describe Ari’s behaviors, not the reasoning or difference in love and affection behind those behaviors – and that I felt she would go through phases where she might appear to favor one parent over another…and yes, i do still feel like an ass.