Happy Thanksgiving

Yesterday for the first time in 10 years I actually celebrated Thanksgiving by doing more than just sleeping and watching TV.  Well in reality Aaron was the driving force behind it all and despite two days of scrambling and arguing, we totally pulled it off.

We finally have a dinning/kitchen table that Aaron got for a steal of a deal at the local 2nd hand store.  It has two leaves and can seat 10 skinny people or 8 regular sized people.  It matches our cabinets really nicely and although it may not be in pristine condition, it makes our house seem so much more like a home.

Aaron places the turkey into the deep fryer.  He cooked it on the lawn so that if there were any spills it wouldn't burn down the house and it would fertilize the lawn.  The only downfall was that the drizzle turned into a full on rain and the sun went down well before the cooking was done.  Nothing like standing out in the rain holding a flashlight and a dripping sizzling turkey!

The turkey turned out great.  It was crispy on the outside and juicy and yummy on the inside.

Good job A.  I made mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and the stuffing (becuase Aaron ran out of time and I stepped up) and pies for dessert.  Brian came over for dinner and we were all very impressed with ourselves.  We learned a few things (buy the turkey on sale not the day before so you don't pay through the nose for it, with the turkey bought ahead of time you won't have to stay up all night making sure it is thawing, double check the list for gravy and cranberry sauce and bread) but it was still a great meal.  We are spending our day today eating leftovers and watching TV.  I love the holidays. 

Hope you all had a Wonderful Thanksgiving, if you weren't here you were missed!

Alright people - this is Lord Greenbucket.  I have hijacked Steph's login and password and will attempt a blog post - get this - WITH VIDEO!  Let it be known now that I claim no skill at 'blogging' nor do I profess to entertain you with demonstrations of wit or wisdom.  I am simply the guy who had the phone with the video capture feature at the ready.

Here's some more of our genius dog at his best - sniffing other dogs' butts.

Sorry about the quality, but phones really aren't cameras.

Hugs and kisses,

Lord Greenbucket

Dog at the Park

Last week we took Archie to the park down the road.  he found a VERY large puddle and spent the next hour wading in and out.

He had a lot of fun and totally wore himself out.

He was able to play longer because he could pop in for a quick refreshment after rolling in the dirt on the soccer field.

Unfortunately, now he desperately needs to go back to the groomer for a bath.  And no I am not going to attempt to put a terrified 85lb dog into my tub and bathe him.

Belly Update

Colleen informed the other say that it was time for another belly picture.  Things have definitely changed since the last one.

Covered belly doesn't look so bad, does it??

Naked belly is a little more revealing.  I think it is nice when people say "you can't even tell" even though I know they are lying through their teeth

This was taken right after I ate lunch today and I was totally letting it all hang out.  I like this one best because you can't see my double chin in it !!