We had our Thanksgiving yesterday, Friday, thanks to sharing and alternating with my ex. No problem. Our Thursday true Thanksgiving meal was sloppy Joes!
We had my daughter and her husband and their 2 year old twins and husband's sister, my son and his wife and their two girls, 5 and 7, and my wife's daughter and husband and their two boys, 6 and 8. Wife's daughter and family have been staying with us since Monday as stated above. My 92 yo mother was thinking about coming but backed out because 1, she gets nervous with all the kids yelling and screaming and running, and 2, she knew she would say something she shouldn't.... she's losing her "filter" in her old age.
Had the usual turkey that cooked up perfectly this year, stuffed green peppers that my wife made for those that may already be tired of turkey, stuffing, mashed potato, sweet potato fries, gravy, green beans, carrots, beet salad my wife makes, sourdough bread I made fresh, corn bread, three cakes (one because it was the twins birthday), pecan pie, and brownies I forgot to serve. Plenty of beer, bourbon, wine spritzers and white claws were consumed yet there was no fighting! The day was a success.
Only down side was that we had planned to eat outside by the pool but a cool front came through the night before and it was chilly in the morning, mid 50's. By meal time it was lower 70's and it might have been ok, but we had already set up the table inside and I told the wife I was not going to move everything. I was a little tired as I had been up since 5 am making bread and preparing. We did have the older kids eat outside... easy clean up that way. After the meal the boys went swimming. Pool had cooled off to 82 which is a little too cold especially on a cool day. Wouldn't you know it was the only cool day in a two week period.