Well, you are saying - Where is Part I. That was Tuesday evening but I failed to get pictures. Wes and Lauren were here for dinner and we did roasted chicken and all the fixings. Wes had to work yesterday and today at the Cracker Barrel in Villa Rica so could not be here for the main event. The picture below is the start of Thanksgiving preparation. Debbie raked the leaves on Sunday and left the big pile for the leaf eater to come by and pick up. The leaf eating crew did not make it so this was part of the Thanksgiving decorations. I told her to wait because the trees dropped more leaves and the yard is once again covered. I just think she likes raking leaves. My preference is to run the lawn mower over them and make mulch.
Rough life we have here having to look out our back windows and see such beauty in the fall. We had a storm and about 1/2 inch of rain early today but by the time I was ready to put the turkey on the grill, the storm had passed through. Warmed up nicely until about 4 pm and then, the temp dropped and is now 42 at 9:45 pm. Enough to make me want to go visit Cousin Paul
The meal is getting closer. If you don't recognize the scene below, you may have been eating at Waffle House or Cracker Barrel. Please make note that the Publix Pilgrims are visiting again. Debbie broke out the finest for the meal. One problem with the finest - you can not, I repeat, can not wash this stuff in the dishwasher. Maybe another reason to go to the Waffle House.
A partial family photo - clockwise - Phil, Debbie, Brooklyn, Kyle, Kathy, Kayla. At the bottom, you can see what everyone was waiting for. 
No Thanksgiving should go without some emergency. About 3 hours into cooking this 15 pounder, the propane tank decided to become empty. The BP convenience store about a mile and a half from the house came to the rescue. A quick trip there to pick up a replacement tank got the grill going again and Tommy Turkey made the trip to the table on time. Sorry, I did not get pictures of the traditional afternoon nap taken by all. 
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