Thanksgiving

It is getting to be that time of year again. When everyone is making plans for Thanksgiving. I have to say that Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because of the endless supply of food that my family makes. Everyone in my family has some sort of job to help prepare for the special day.

For my dad and I we have the honor of deep frying the turkey. We have discovered that this is the best way for us to cook it because all we have to do is bring the cooking oil to the right temperature and place the turkey in there for 45 minutes (3 minutes per pound). So we just sit in the barn and just hang out while everyone else is making the rest of the feast.


My mom, grandma, and sister are in charge of the desserts and stuffing and potatoes. They make all kinds of desserts from Pecan Pie to cookies. My favorite thing they make is my grandmas Pecan Pie. She makes the best Pecan Pie. I don't know how she doe it because it's her secret recipe.

My brothers are in charge of pealing the potatoes and apples for my mom grandma and sister. They don't do much but they don't mind either cause they would rather be doing something else anyway. Sometimes one of my brothers will come out to the barn with my dad and I and just sit with us but not for the whole time.

After everything is done comes my favorite part EATING everything. The key to not getting full fast is to take it slow don't scarf down the food like a wild animal. This way you get as much as you can eat and not be hungry for a day and a half. The next best thing to Thanksgiving day is the couple days after with all the leftovers. You are eating like a king for a couple days after Thanksgiving is the best because you don't really have to dirty the kitchen for anything special because the meal is already made.

Thanksgiving has it's ups and downs more ups than downs. The worst thing is cleaning up after the meal. All I like to do after a great meal is sit there and relax and watch some football but, most times I can't do that due to cleaning. I shouldn't complain about it because when my whole family helps out we knock it out pretty darn quick. After that everyone relaxes for the next two days.