Turkey trouble

Turkey trouble
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Okay first off I fully admit that the turkey I bought was to big.

I don't do turkey often. Frankly none of us like it much. The decision to have it came about because Max wanted to try cranberry sauce. I suggested several meats it would go good with. We decided we would give turkey a go even though it is notorious for being bland and dry.

So I have heard many people say to use brine. Also we have fried turkeys but that was with friends that owned a turkey fryer and they live in Florida now. It seemed brine was the way to go. Clearly the huge uber bowl I thought would be big enough was not even close. We found this out a 8pm tonight. I took a trip to Target and bought some ginormous Ziploc bags and brown sugar which I ran out of because I had to make cookies because it rained ( I'll save that story for another date).

As you see in the picture the turkey fits great in the bag. We were pleased that we solved the problem. I put the herbs and fruit in the bag along with the brine solution. Then I closed it and put in in the bowl to transfer it to the fridge. I set the bowl on the counter to do something (I have no idea what) and when I came back there was water all over the counter and floor. then I realized it was not water. The bag had a hole in it. What a huge mess. We put the bowl and turkey in the sink and I cleaned up the floor while John contemplated what to do next. We decided to try a new bag. We heaved the bowl (turkey + solution= very heavy) to the porch, just in case, and lifted out the turkey put in into the new bag then poured the brine over. We carefully lifted the bag. Nothing leaking. Now it is 9pm and both John and I are quite tired and not at all cheerful about Thanksgiving. We did not trust the bag at all and decided the best container to put the bag in was a cooler. We then added ice and it is now in the garage.

I'm all for leaving it there and making a pork roast but I think as a good lesson to the kids in dealing with adversity and problem solving we are going to roast our uber turkey anyway.

I will try and take more picture of dinner as it progresses.

Alien scarf & Po

Alien scarf & Po
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I'm making these for the boys. This one is Max's and Derek wanted red and black. I might make some for niece's and nephew back in Iowa. they are kinda fun to make. Looking straight on they look like a striped scarf but turn it a bit and the Aliens POP out.

Sweater no more

I ripped out the last of my summer sweater today. I was surprised that it took so long to rip and rewind. The next sweater I attempt will fit better I hope.

It kind of looks like pink ramen noodles :)

Snuggle time

Snuggle time
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The girls love to snuggle at nap time. Once I found all three cats on our bed sleeping together. It's kitty love.

New Purse

New Purse
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Okay so this is my new purse. It's taken a while to find but I think I may just like this one. About a month ago my old purse broke. I was crushed. I'd had it for 10 years. It was perfect in every way. Two zipper compartment on top and a smaller side zipper pocket. Then the unthinkable happened. One of the top zippers broke. I talked with friends about my heart break and one said use it anyway just make sure nonessential are not in that side. Now at first I thought that was the answer to my despair but sadly no. Often in the past I would forget to zip the zippers and nothing would come out. But now every time it tipped over everything on the open side would fall out. I think it was the purses way of saying it was done and it had give faithful service and now it need to rest in peace.

I looked for two weeks for a new purse. They all seemed wrong. Too big, too small, too red, too tall. Finally I found this one. I thought maybe I wouldn't like the fabric but it's growing on me. I'm usually a brown girl but I thought I would take a step out and try dark pink. And It even has pretty flowers on it. Everyday I like it more. I think me and this new purse are getting along just fine.

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween
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Ice ninja, Death and Jamie came over to the house on Halloween.

Mmmm eyeballs

Mmmm eyeballs
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Tasty!

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween
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This year we went to several Halloween parties and trick-or-treating. The boys got lot of candy :)