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Well, turkey day is over, and we’re back to work again. I woke up early yesterday morning to drive out to East Meadow so that we could get there early enough to watch the Thanksgiving Day parade. Cole didn’t get to bed the night before until like 11:30, then woke up a few times during the night, so my ass was dragging.

My in-laws got new carpet, and the house looks very nice with it (such an improvement just carpet makes, it’s amazing), but in putting in the carpet, the TV in the living room was gone. I’m not sure if it’s a permanent thing or no one had gotten around to moving it back, but it just left the day lacking. I mean, it’s Thanksgiving - the holiday where you watch TV in the morning to watch parades, eat dinner at lunchtime, then watch TV in the afternoon to watch football teams you’d never want to watch on a regular Sunday (oooh, the Lions!)

So I spent the day waiting for food (abnormally sticking my nose in the kitchen and actually taking an interest in the food being prepared) and hooking up the family computer so I could find out proper cooking time for cauliflower (which I somehow didn’t know from memory, revoking my “raised in a farming community” license).

My kid got clocked in the head because his cousin was running around and smacked into him. Again. Just like every time we go there. Be careful around an 18 month old? Unthinkable!

But the food was good. Real good. There’s usually a 3/10 chance that I’ll actually like turkey, and this one hit that 3 (and there was damn good gravy backing it up anyway, just in case). I loaded myself with two big ol’ servings and promptly passed out soon after eating (I told you I was tired).

No leftovers though - the disadvantage of going somewhere else for Thanksgiving. Oh well.