We had the obligatory oven fire and the ensuing turkey disaster. We put the fire out with baking soda, but the oven was doing something funky after that, or the thermometer was faulty. In any case, we all got a taste of delicious turkey from the breast, but the rest of the bird was raw. We also had ham, so no one went hungry. Christy's yams and stuffing were delicious, Juli made creamed spinach and onions, there was gravy and cranberry sauce and more desserts than we could possibly eat.
I shared Alex's room which he fondly calls "the cupboard under the stairs," having lugged my airbed over there for just that eventuality. We both slept a full 12 hours I took him to work this morning, and actually found my way back to the West Seattle bridge and Juli's neighborhood. And, because everyone was out shopping those crazy Black Friday sales, I found an awesome parking spot too.
We just made split-pea soup with the ham bone I commandeered last night. Tomorrow, it's back to Olympia and the Extreme Makeover my sister-in-law has planned. MaryAnn insists that there be before-and-after photos.
I'll let you know on that later, AFTER I've seen the results.
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