It's really interesting to read about everyone's plans. We're all so different, lifestyles are the same but different, and so are our Thanksgiving Day plans. I have my convection/baking oven along with me and thought I was in deep doo doo today when I fired it up to bake biscuits. It's sitting outside on a table and Stan plugged it in, turned it on, and the ground fault plug kept popping off the line. He then plugged it directly into the power source at the post and it worked. I figured my plans to bake deserts was blown and I'd have to do something that didn't require baking. The oven in the 5er just doesn't bake, it burns. It worked finally and hopefully it will work Wednesday when I bake my cake and pie. The joys of fulltiming. Lindy
Stan and I and our furry kids, Loki, Top Cat, and Hobo travel in a Laredo, 2005 and a 2006 Dodge 350.

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Lindy Stan and I and our furry kids, Loki, Top Cat, and Hobo travel in a Laredo, 2005 and a 2006 Dodge 350.

Just a thought for those wanting to do something for Christmas for someone. Mollysmom mentioned the nursing home. In the past, my friends and I have done several "walk-throughs" at nursing home for Valentine's Day, Easter, and Christmas. If you are looking something to do for the elderly and you don't have a lot of $$$ to spend, I recomend picking up a few boxes for cards (32 for #2 last year) take the cards out of the envelopes,and sign them with your first names and a Christmas wish. Go in to see the Soc. Director at the nursing home you would like to visit and tell them you would like to do a "walk-through" before Christmas and hand out Christmas cards to the residents. I recommend walk-throughs because then you see the residents who aren't able to come out to social functions but their minds are sharp. They will welcome you with open arms. The residents will love it. Of course, some won't know you were there, but there is nothing like seeing the smile break out on a resident's face who hasn't had a visitor in who knows when or has even recieved a card for any occassion in years. You do need to find out how many residents are there before you go so you can be prepared. They also love it if you do something Christmasy like wearing a Santa hat. Unless you take the card out of the envelopes and stand them on the patients night stand, they will lay there unopened in the envelopes usually. For the families of the residents who don't know you were there, it means a lot to their families to know someone cared enough to come by and see there loved on. Happy Holidays. Groovin Grannie Fernie and Running Bear (Winnebago Warrior)

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Groovin Grannie Fernie and Running Bear (Winnebago Warrior)

Come on Fernie, We have made hijacking threads an art form on this Forum... Part of it's charm! :p Our minds are always working and if we take time to start a new topic ... the thought might disappear!
Everyone tells me I have ADD...hey look a chicken ! "Don't believe everything you think"

I bought one of the 3 lb Butterball Turkey Roasts to cook. I have recipes and ingredients for 3 different kinds of dressing and haven't decided what I am going to make. So that should be interesting. Also got 4 pumpkin pie recipes off the internet and haven't decided which one to make. I should have started today but was too busy running the roads.
It was in the 80's here today but a front is coming through tonight and the temp is suppose to drop about 30 degrees. Darn, I can't wear shorts for Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving Martha

YUM>>>> I bought a small 10 pound turkey. Just bought it for the size, hadn't heard of the brand before - ZACKY farms. It used a sea salt solution. Man it tastes absolutely wonderful... even the white meat is juicy and flavorful..... Haven't added salt to any part of it. YUM YUM YUM! "Don't believe everything you think"