Are there any other two words that describe boxing day better? Well maybe shopping..if you are one of those! Right now though we are watching the Juniors and eating leftover roast beef. The turkey leftovers are still at Kathy's house. They are coming up later!
We had the most wonderful day yesterday. April stuffed the turkey. You have to understand this process. I made the dressing the day before. Five loaves of bread as I have already mentioned. It was a huge amount of dressing. She rammed that bird so full it looked like it was going to split! And she got every drop of dressing into that critter! Today her chest muscles are sore from the exertion!
We got the turkey into the oven by noon. The lid to the plug in roaster wouldn't fit over it. So I made a makeshift lid out of tin foil and we stuck it in the oven. At 425 degree convection roast, it still took six full hours to cook. It was so good and juicy. That stuffed turkey was so heavy we had to have Myles lift it in and out of the oven. Neither April or I could even get it off the table. I would have been hooped had I been home alone!!!
Christmas morning was awesome. I love love love watching the kids open a million fun presents and be so happy and over the moon with them. There were some pretty funny gifts too. April got a selfie stick. Now some girls would be chagrinned or embarrassed. Not her. She whooped and jumped...so happy. "I always wanted one! I don't care what people think. I am using it everywhere!" April gave Myles and Monte a giant applewood smoked cheese wheel to share! Boys!!! They were so happy and excited when they opened it! We finally had to stop and stuff that bird and get it into the oven. At six thirty we put all the food into the van and Myles truck and drove it down to Kathy's. And we had such a good fun time down there.
Now I must get on with my boxing day! TTYL
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