A red hot turkey dinner

We first put the bird into a roaster we had but saw that it was too small. Therefore we wrestled it out of one pan into the other We had saved the pan for some reason. I guess so we could use it today. I lifted it into the pan and put it into the oven. It only had to be heated through because it was fully cooked. It still took 2 ½ hours so we turned it on and left for church. We came home immediately after worship and finished the final details and Hamels came with the broccoli/cauliflower salad. Don and Janice came shortly after. We served boudin on crackers for an appetizer with wassail and beer. I served one of my Shiner 98s to each of the men. We then proceeded to enjoy the turkey (Cajun turkey is HOT!), creamed spinach, crescent rolls, jambalaya, peach butter and pumpkin mousse tarts for dessert. We had good conversation for a couple of hours and then they left. We gave Don and Janice the Cds and T-shirt we had brought them from Nashville before they left. I then watched the finish of the Bears football game as we cleaned up and loaded the dishwasher. Evelyn went up to rest while I called our neighbors, the Rogers and learned it was only 2 degrees warmer here (in the deep south) than it was there. I also called Phil Loyer, a friend whose wife died just before we left for here. He seemed to really appreciate the call. He is having a difficult time adjusting to his new life as anyone would. I then took the remaining meat off the turkey carcass. It is a messy job that Evelyn dislikes. I am willing to do it because she does most of the other work in any party we have. We put the stripped carcass into a plastic bag and took it to the dumpster. On the way back it began to rain and continued for more than two hours. I made popcorn and we ate while we watched “Christmas with the Kranks”. We had a good evening.