🍗 Turkey on the Floor
One Thanksgiving years ago, my late husband was taking the turkey out of the oven. We didn’t have a proper roasting pan, so we used one of those flimsy aluminum ones. When he picked it up by the handles, the middle buckled—and the turkey slid right onto the kitchen floor!
Grease went everywhere. When he moved, he slipped and nearly fell—he would have landed on his keister if it weren’t for a nearby chair. He was fine, but boy, what a mess!
—Pam
🌠Hot Dogs & Cold Beer
One Thanksgiving, my husband and I were setting concrete forms for the pads under our new mobile home in Texas. We didn’t have time for a traditional dinner, so we celebrated with hot dogs, beanie weenies, and cold beer.
It might not sound fancy, but it’s still one of my favorite Thanksgiving memories.
—Cindy
👶 The Belly Button Comment
One Thanksgiving, I was very pregnant with our second child. As I pulled the turkey out of the oven, the pop-up timer had just popped.
My two-year-old son looked at the bird, pointed, and exclaimed, “That looks like Mommy’s belly button!”
—Lisa, Atlanta, Georgia
