From our home to yours, Closet Trends wishes you all a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Here are a few tips to keep you on track at home and in the kitchen that we discovered at www.familyfun.go.com

ONE WEEK OUT:

• Tidy up the house.
• Put clean towels in the bathroom.
• Make a final shopping list--Remember ice, cream for the coffee and nuts for nibbling in the living room.

THANKSGIVING WEEK - MONDAY:

• Defrost your turkey (if it's frozen).
• Remember that you have to allow 24 hours for every 5 pounds if you're going to defrost a turkey in the refrigerator. That means a 15-pound turkey will take three full days, so get started on Monday.

SUGGESTION: If you miss that deadline, you can defrost the bird faster in a sinkful of cold water, allowing about half an hour for each pound of turkey and changing the water occasionally. (It will still take 7 1/2 hours for that 15-pounder, so do it after work on Wednesday, then refrigerate it.)

THANKSGIVING WEEK - TUESDAY:

• Do your final food shopping.
• Make a cooking schedule for Thanksgiving Day.
• If guests are invited for 5 P.M., count backward from a 6 P.M. dinner, writing down the time everything goes into the oven or the microwave. Don't forget the dishes that will have to be reheated.

THANKSGIVING WEEK - WEDNESDAY:

• Set the table.
• Clear out the coat closet for guest coats.
• Clean the guest bathroom. If possible, make it off-limits to the family.
• Take the gravy out of the freezer and put it in the refrigerator so it can defrost.

THANKSGIVING DAY:

You'll be so caught up that you'll be looking around for things to do. Have a great Thanksgiving and enjoy your family and friends!