Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and family! Hope yours was wonderful.

Since 1992 we have done Thanksgiving from a campground with only one missed year..  In the beginning there were more children than adults; now we have almost as  many dogs as adults! 7 dogs, 9 adults and no children.  I guess we just like something to keep us busy.   We have had years where it was so warm that we went jet skiing before dinner and years where we had to rescue kids from flooded tents in the middle of the night.  Then we have had years like this one where the weather was just perfect and the turkey came out tender, juicy and right on time.  We usually plan to eat around 3 pm as we want to be done and mostly cleaned up before dark so we have time to relax and have dessert around the fire.  Sometimes this doesn’t always work out as the turkey determines when we eat and a bbq does not have a temperature gauge so dad is constantly checking, adding more charcoal, opening vents, closing vents and ultimately saying “I think he is ready?”  This year the bird was done by 2:15 and we were seated at the table with all the trimmings by 3pm.  Everything turned out beautifully.  I love this new RV.  I had plenty of room to cook and even room for the girls to help.  Stephanie peeled potatoes while Amy made the fruit salad and I made green beans at the stove all at the same time.  Tuesday evening Amy and I made a Lemon Meringue and Apple pies from scratch.  The oven worked perfectly and everyone said the pies tasted just like every year so I guess I don’t need to bake them at home before we leave anymore.

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