The Turkey Mystery

Once again this year we hosted Thanksgiving at our home. My mom and sister helped with the cooking again which was necessary and really appreciated this year with Rachel as an added addition to the family. We started cooking at around 11 am and the turkey went in at around noon. Our oven has a timer that can be turned off with the timer button or the cancel button. The downside of using the cancel button is it cancels the oven temperature as well. Can you guess what ended up happening?

At around 3:30 or 4:00 we go to take out the turkey and noticed it looks a little pale. And then we noticed the oven was cool and the house didn't smell like turkey. Someone had accidentally pressed the cancel button to stop the timer. No one recalls pressing the button. The turkey had been sitting in a cool oven all day. Oops!

The solution: Turn on the oven and serve a fancy 4 course Thanksgiving feast.
Course 1: jello, salad, and bread
Course 2: starchy sides (stuffing, mashed potatoes, and sweet potatoes)
Course 3: turkey, green beans, and cranberry sauce
Course 4: dessert


Course 1


Enjoying her first Thanksgiving


The whole family minus Brian

Oh, I should mention Sarah, my sister, and David got engaged Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Congratulations to both of them!