Thanksgiving is just around the corner and we've been busy prepping for our visitors. Theresa's Brother, his family, and her Mom and Step Dad will be in town for the Holiday. No, they won't be staying with us. Those of you who have been to our house know it's much too small for so many people. About a year ago Theresa's mom, Margaret, bought her retirement home just a mile away from our place. That's where they'll be staying.
The Turkey
A few weeks ago Tammy decided she wanted to do a trial run for a new method of cooking the turkey. So, on a random Saturday evening we had a trial Thanksgiving dinner. It was Ryan's first time eating turkey in over 10 years! The verdict? 4 thumbs up, well, 2 thumbs and 2 big toes! It was AWESOME. We won't give away her secrets, but we will say that it's some of the best turkey we've ever had!
Yard Wars
The past few weeks we've spent quite a bit of time working in our yard. Remember Operation Yard Wars? Well, We successfully carried out the last of the attacks a few weekends ago. The plant beds surrounding our paver patio are now empty, with the exception of a pygmy date and some mammy croton plants. Everything else is gone. We also just finished re-mulching the front plant beds. It's probably been over 2 years since we last laid mulch, so, yeah, most of it had disintegrated.
Hot Tub
Margaret's new house came with a fancy hot tub. This thing is HUGE. It holds something like 850 gallons of water, a couple Murpheys, a couple Rankls, and a couple Schroders. All at the same time. Unfortunately, a few weeks ago, after draining it, we discovered some cracked blisters in the acrylic shell. But, thanks to a product called "Plast-Aid", we were able to easily repair them. We filled it back up last Friday night and added all the chemicals on Saturday morning. It's good to go for all the Thanksgiving vacationers.
We hope everyone has a great, but safe, Thanksgiving holiday!
Theresa, Ryan & Dottie
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