Thanksgiving Excess

Thanksgiving is a day to be thankful for all you have and of course to overindulge in the yummies that have been prepared. We had deep fried turkey again this year. Most people give you a strange look when you say this. I know my parents did the first time they heard about it, but it's quite good. You just have to be careful when you do it. So that you aren't stupid and burn your house down. So yes this is something you should be doing outside. You are dealing with propane, fire and grease. And for the love of God people defrost your turkey before you fry it! Dropping a frozen turkey into grease that's at least 350 degrees Fahrenheit is not going to lead to happiness and light. I predict the emergency room in your future.

After eating all that wonderful and plentiful food the next logical step it a nap of course. It was quite warm here. Seventy degrees in fact, so we had all of our windows open to let fresh air in. Everyone but Dad took a nap. Jim actually came hustling down the stairs to start closing the windows up when a storm started its way through the area. At least it held off until after we fried the turkey. Dad and I couldn't resist setting up this picture of Mom. She fell asleep with her head hanging over the side. Not very comfy.

Once we all woke up and got over our turkey hangover we started watching a CSI marathon. Something Jim and I normally don't watch. Odie of course took advantage of the situation to get more loves. You'd think our pets were abused the way they acted when my parents got here. Apparently Gammy and Paw Paw pets surpass Mommy and Daddy pets. Go figure. This is one of the few shots that I could get where Odie wasn't showing his butt to everyone. I never could get a good one of Kaiser. He likes to hide from the camera. Guess he thinks it'll steal his soul.