An Alfred Hitchcock Thanksgiving

My family traveled from Rosenberg to Dallas to spend Thanksgiving with my brother-in-law and his family, which is great fun because they have two girls the same age as my boys and it is always neat to watch them play.

Thanksgiving morning started in my mind's eye, very much the same that a good Alfred Hitchcock flick would start-- the little theme song, black and white set, and that portly bellied silohette on the backdrop..... only the song is running through my head and the pot belly belongs to me. (Everything was still in color, but in moments of panick I did have black and white flashes-- especially when it was my job to unwrap and rinse the turkey--- you know that one famous scene where the blood is running with the water down the shower drain? Yeah, I had that from a turkey in a kitchen sink. Surreal.)

Anyway, the morning started with our cast of characters--- 4 kids under the age of 4 chasing each other down the hall, through the living room, into the kitchen to zing one, two, three times around the island before bopping back onto the couches, bouncing off a wall and thundering up a flight of stairs. My brother in law was doing up some dishes and cleaning the cook surfaces, my husband ran to get canned CINNAMON ROLLS >>dum, dum, duuuuuhhhmmmm<<>>>REEK REEK REEK REEK EEEEK!<<< The black and white commences to the slightly off kilter filming of the scene just outside the garage with a huge kettle filled with hot oil, the murdered turkey gets plunged in to get rid of the evidence..... The 'criminals' look over to the door where I am peeking from and give me the oddest look....LOL.
SO the turkey was fried. I got the small salad plate instead of the large dinner plate and took 1/3 portions of the meats, and a tablespoon of everything else. I skipped the gravy. And the seconds. I think I was the only person that didn't waddle away and beach myself.
Now the hamster that runs the wheel in my brain was throwing an absolute fit! He was screaming "bring it on ALFRED" the whole time....fuzzy little jerk-face. My hamster is suffering from some serious unsoliceted work related stress (I'll tell you later Jennifer, and GREAT job by the way on your holiday meal, it sounds delicious!!!)
But the good news is, I have not GAINED any weight. Normally between Halloween and Thanksgiving, we're looking at 5-7 pounds in candy, holiday food, and baked goods. I am a total of 4 pounds down, so 259~
I still have to make it through thanksgiving with my mom tomorrow and thanksgiving with my dad on Sunday........ PRAY FOR ME, Dear Jesus give me strength to control and moderate my munching with wise and healthy decisions for the good of my body. Also please tell my hamster to remember his meds, he's in desparate need of a 'chill pill'
SO the Hitchcock sequel continues--- will the fat lady fail to fill her silohette? Will there be more bird murder?? Stay tuned!