They Who Shall Not Be Named (Twisnibbins) IV (Page 39)

How did the turkey frying go today? You were going to try it solo right?

Just popping in to say... HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Hope everyone is having a pleasant day. I'm off to search ads online.

Don't forget dessert!!

well I showed some remarkable restraint at dinner time.  Just a normal serving of turkey (OK a little extra there), veggies, stuffing.  But I offset it all with 4 miles of walking and a good hard 1:40:00 on the trainer before dinner!  Hope everyone had a great day.

Hi Cat & Heather & Mila..I see you're all still online!! 

hiya Max!!! Sounds like there might be left overs at your house!

what are you having for dessert?

Hi Max! 

Good for you for getting in that pre-emptive strike.  Me?  Not so much... and I loved the conversation with my 9 year old at dinner:  "Is this healthy?" points to the sweet potatoes... nope.  "How about this?"  Spinach and artichoke casserole with cream cheese and sour cream... ummm, no, not really.  "Green beans?"  Well, not terrible but not as healthy as I usually make them.  "Well, I don't think mashed potatoes are healthy."  No, you're right.   Oy... so finally she says, "I know turkey is healthy."  Mighta been if we hadn't deep fried it in a vat of oil.  Stick with the ham, kid. 

Amazingly enough, she didn't bother asking about the pumpkin cheesecake with real whipped cream.  Guess that was a no brainer.

I hope our day is going well. 

Men with beer stading over meat while it cooks... sounds like a traditional Aussie christmas time party (although the meat is on a barbeque not deep frying!)

Alright Max, you are the man. I'll work mine off at the cove tomorrow morning. Taking your advice and heading back. I did buy a swim cap so it's not so cold on my head. i also mapped out the bouy's so I know the distances. 

Did the cold give yuo a headache? ive always used that as my test for how cold something is

We wouldn't want to break tradition now would we lassy(did i spell that right).  

hmm which word??? Lassy? Mite need to ask a Brit that one!

I hope our day is going well. 

Turkey frying is an event here. All the men in the neighborhood get together. Men make big fire. Men drink beer. Men fry turkey.

They take the kids (and hopefully keep them away from the turkey frying) and all the kids play together during the turkey frying marathon. The moms hang at home and drink wine and do the other prep work. When we first moved to the south I gagged at the thought of frying turkeys... now it just isn't Thanksgiving without it!

have a slice for me!

It's really a beautiful thing .

No argument from me on that.

Oh yes!!! Who cares about how they cook it... time off is time off Bring out the wine and nibblies and lots of girly chats...

hmmm I want to try that.... guess Id need to more countries and borrow a family first...

Well c'mon over next Thanksgiving  If you book now you should be able to get a really cheap flight.

because travelling on holidays is always fun!!!

I know Ive gotta make a trip over sometime... somehow things like paying for cars and dentissts and doctors and stuff always get in the way!

Yes I hate when all that real life stuff interferes like that!!  OK, you don't have to come on a holiday.  We can just pretend .

You da man!!!!  Ooops, but don't take my advice on any swimming technique.  Anyone who has been around here for a while knows that my swim practice consists solely of the 2 minute warmup before the race.  This year I swam a 1/2 Ironman in June with my only practice swim being a race the previous August!!!  LOL, and my June swim was within 1 minute of my normal time for 1/2 IM distance.  Why practice?  That's my philosophy!!