December 01, 2003
Thanksgiving Stats
Some statistics from the 2003 Metzger Thanksgiving Dinner and Turkey Bowl:
turkeys cooked: 2 (not sure of the lb.-age)
pots of potatoes mashed: 2 (thanks to Joe)
pies: 6*
types of stuffing: 3*
attendance: 43*
final score of the Turkey Bowl: 7-3 (or something like that)
Turkey Bowl injuries: 2
Turkey Bowl MVP: Joe M.
faux strip-tease performances: 1
As usual, the most trying part of the day was deciding how many helpings of dinner to have while still leaving room for a thorough sampling of pie.
* - I think there may have been 7 pies and 4 kinds of stuffing and more than 43 people in attendance, but my triptovan-induced state prevented more reliable data collection.
Number of turkeys: 2, 20 lbs each
Number of empty dishes at the end: 0
Number of over stuffed bellies: 43 or so
Number of sleeping babies 1 out of 2
We also need to count how many different routes everyone took to arrive at the festivities. Including number of dirt roads taken, 5 on the way there. Four on the way home with a stop to pick up flag stone. Kids all fell asleep but Caleb and he helped with the stone. There were also 4 or 5 loads of woods cut and stacked.
Fun was had by all.
Lots of love, Kay
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