Here’s a funny conversation Rock overheard recently between Levi and Liberty:

“Yeah, Bill Cosby started Microsoft, and he’s the richest person in America.” 

And there you have it.

Tips for An Easy Thanksgiving Dinner:

1. Have one of your kids get sick so that half your guests decide not to come.
2. Assign out all the last minute food items that make you crazy and wish you hadn’t offered to host after all like gravy and mashed potatoes so you don’t have to worry about it.
3. Buy your rolls at Costco and your Pumpkin pie too.
4. Make sure your “fresh” turkey is really fresh and not half frozen.
5. Don’t actually cook your turkey.

This year, thanks to a sick Libby we had just my parents, my sisters and us.  I planned it just right so I only had to worry about the turkey at the last minute.  I did not follow tip #4, unfortunately and when it came time to get the turkey ready, I realized it was partially frozen.  Sigh.  But it only bumped us back an hour and our turkey was cruisin along ready to be done in 2.5-3 hours.  At 2 hours I checked it in 5 different places and the temperature was 10 degrees higher than was recommended for a done turkey. Gasp! I texted our few guests, “The turkey is done early and you better get over here pronto!” and we scrambled to get the table set and the last few things done.  They rushed to get everything finished, arriving shortly thereafter and we proceeded to cut the turkey.  When Rock kept running into bone and couldn’t find the meat we realized that we’d put the turkey in upside down and that it was not, in fact, cooked yet. Yes, we are turkey challenged.  Thank goodness for the microwave!  Our turkey was perfectly moist and miraculously tasted great despite our ineptitude.  Alli put it perfectly when she said, “This was the easiest Thanksgiving dinner ever.  You didn’t even have to cook the turkey!” 

Luckily the turkey turned out ok and we were not reduced to eating our new hamster.  Yes, you read that correctly.  We have a pet at our house.  Well, a pet more exciting than a fish.  Levi worked very hard and saved for a long time to buy a hamster.  It is the first exciting pet we’ve ever had and Levi is very proud of his Snickers.