Our Thanksgiving table

Clockwise from front left: Aleksia (hidden), Me, Isaac, Andy (reaching for salad in our cramped little dining/blog-puter room), Jen, Ryan, and Dad is taking the picture. We ate: a 9.5 lb turkey, garlic mashed potatoes, apple stuffing, cranberry sauce, green beans, "special" gravy with a "secret ingredient" (rumor has it it's sweat socks), rolls, and wild greens salad with macadamia-encrusted goat cheese. All items were prepared by Dad except for the cranberry sauce (my specialty) and the salad, made by Jen and Andy. Extremely delicious, all -- the turkey was one of Dad's best ever. Dad would like to add that it's amazing what 2 lbs of butter can do to a turkey's flavor.