Tryptophan Induced Coma

I know I gave mom a ton of shit over the years for buying all of her groceries for Thanksgiving in like September. I realize why she was Miss prepared now. I decided against my better judgment to go to Wal-Mart on Wednesday night and get the things I needed for the feast. NEVER AGAIN. At least not sober. It was a complete clusterfuck of shopping carts and people staring at pie crusts and no one making any sort of swift decision. The only place of refuge in the entire store was the aisle of baby diapers. Sanctuary, sweet sanctuary. Not a single other cart in the aisle! Whew.

So, Thanksgiving this year was a bit different. This was the first year I haven't gone home to Minnesota. So sad. I had quite an eventful day here in Kansas though with some friends.

David made the turkey... He is my personal hero for ramming his hand in there to dig out the grossness that lives packaged inside of a turkey. Look ma, no meat touching gloves for him!

Here it is all rubbed with herbs and butter and cider vinegar goodness!

All the food is in the oven. What on earth are we going to do to entertain ourselves until it's done. Watch football? Hell no! We neti potted our noses under the guidance of the neti pot master ( I don't think he appreciated the flash on the camera....yeah....thats it)


Greta thinks we are all fools. (Or she may be depressed since she is all dressed up in her chefs hat but we won't let her help in the kitchen.)

Davids turn for the neti pot (He kind of reminds me of my dad in this picture. Weird.)

With a helping hand from the master neti potter David gets his sinuses flushed out.

Mmmmmm Turkey's done. Look at that tasty bird! I don't think it needs any more drippings though. (Hahaha drippings-David's nose)

Wichita Thanksgiving weather is perfect for dining outdoors. I have never eaten Thanksgiving on such a beautiful day.

The menu:

Appetizers
Crackers
Cheese
Dip
Shrimp and Cocktail Sauce
Main Course
Turkey
Mashed Potatoes
Gravy
Green Bean Casserole
Homemade Stuffing
Corn Hotdish
Sweet Potatoes
Dessert
Pumpkin Pie x2
Chess Pie
Chocolate Chess Pie
Banana Pudding
Cheesecake

The coma begins to set in

After we regain some strength and are able to pull ourselves off the deck we play with kitties.
This one is Socks. He is known for his super soft long fur, dingleberries, and some tude. We still love him lots though.

This is Mickey. The newest addition to the list of pets that other people have but secretly I want to steal for my own.

















Back at the ranch. You wanna come over? You sure? If we don't make you neti pot we are going to put in the uncomfortable position of cleaning out your ears. Just lay still while I wedge a wax ear candle in your head and light it on fire.






















Ack! What a mess. Thanks Greta for cleaning up everything!