ravenlynne said...

> Andy wrote:
>> Dave Smith said...
>>
>>> Andy wrote:
>>>> My cousin's wife kept opening the oven to peek in at her bird,
>>>> causing
>> it
>>>> to take forever to cook. She had a "minor" nervous breakdown. All I
>>>> can offer is use a digital probe thermometer and stay out of the oven
>>>> as
>> much
>>>> as possible!!!
>>>
>>> That is another good reason to keep guests out of the kitchen.
>>
>>
>> Then there's the miracle of science of getting everything to the table
>> piping hot. Mom could do it, even with drunk (female mostly) relatives
>> milling around the kitchen knowing that their mere presence would
>> assuredly speed things along.
>>
>> There's a REASON for a living room table full of hor'dourves and a
>> table full of booze!
>>
>> Andy
>> Coat Taker
>> Kid's Table
>>
>
> Yup! That's why we have a full appetizer course before...so no one gets
> impatient..lol.


When we had Thanksgiving at Grandma and Pop-Pop's, he'd insist on carving
the bird at the table. He (being a judge) loved an audience and it seemed
there was a short anecdote between each slice. Even made the adults antsy,
but dare to rush His Honor??? I don't remember it happening.

And at 6:00pm Pop-Pop would yell "Everyone BE QUIET. Wonderful world of
Disney is on." Adults and kids alike would tip-toe around, speaking in
whispers until it was over and like a time quake, everyone would restart
talking mid-sentence (almost.

I always admired my Pop-Pop. Such power! And he drove a yellow 60s Olds
Cutlass Supreme convertible and wore mirrored aviator sunglasses. He got
peace signs from hippies! Yep, he was cool!!!

Andy