Life with the Three Crazy Dogs

Thanksgiving day started off smooth.  Btw, SD , BF and Ally were over at SD’s mom’s home for Thanksgiving.  So it was just DB and I for Thanksgiving.  Maybe next year’s?

There was not much to get ready for our meal.  (I cooked the greenbean casserole and baked the pumpkin pie the night before.)  DB cleaned the bird and I rubbed it with salt and ground sage.  And this is what he did to the turkey… coz he said the plastic thing that tied the bird’s leg together cannot be in the oven for so many hours.  Yeah, he cut off the bishop nose too!  This is one ugly looking bird…disgusting, if you know what i mean!

The ugly bird sitting in the roaster ready for the oven

The rest of the day, I putzed around on the lappie and took the boys out for their walks, long ones, too (they were pests in the house – too much cooped up energy, I think).  The day turned out to be a beautiful day – sunny skies but a tad bit windy but it was alright.

When I got home, the bird was still not done yet since DB said he wanted to cook it slow and we are not in a hurry.  When it was 4ish I was starving and I started the mash taters and canned sweet potatoes.  He cranked up the temp of the oven to get the bird going.

This is the final product of the bird.  A little anemic but I was starving, I didn’t care to have the bird a little more brown.

And here is my Thanksgiving meal: mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes and dark turkey meat.  DB had white meat instead.  Hahahahah….a little segregation in this household? :D

We both had second helpings albeit already full guts.  Good chow, I tell ‘ya.  Nothing beats home made Thanksgiving meal.  Anyways, I ended up having a stomach ached from the mashed taters.  Why you might ask?  Because I added milk in the taters.  If the milk was cooked, I’m fine with it, no probs.  However, after a trip to the bathroom, I was ready for dessert.

We didn’t get our dessert in till a couple of hours later though.  It was the first time I baked pumpkin pie.

The recipe calls for one 9″ pie shell (btw, didn’t make the shells, they were store bought.  They come in 2 in a packet) but the filling were too much for one so I had to use the other shell.

Here is a piece of pumpkin pie with a few dallops of cool whip to go with it for you….

Of course, we didn’t forget the boys.  Here they are anxiously waiting for their Thanksgiving meal.

Here’s their meal – their usual food with the cooked up turkey spare parts minus the gizzard and neck. :)

I didn’t get pictures of them mawing down the turkey meat I gave them. Hand fed, mind you, coz they are spoiled rotten.

I went back to work this afternoon.  I needed to picked up the the bird and my car tabs (similar to road tax in Malaysia).  I sent in my tabs renewal form through the convenience store 2 weeks ago but I forgot about it till last Friday after I got home.  My tabs are expiring this month.

DB drove me there coz I didn’t want to look for a parking spot just to run some errands.  It is hard to find a parking spot at work at that time of the day (1:30 p.m.)  Came home, of course, the first to check it out are the boys.  That’s Cooper sniffing and licking the packaging.

The bird is frozen hard.  We are are going to cook it on Thursdays morning.  So, the thawing has to start today.  Into the sink the bird goes and soaking it with cold water.

We have already did our shopping for our Thanksgiving dinner.  We went yesterday in the morning.  There were hardly any souls in the store.  Our meal will consists of a few simple dishes: turkey (of course!), mashed potatoes and gravy, grean bean casserole and pumpkin pie.  No stuffing this year.

Will update this blog later with pics, I hope.

Here is this boxer that loves to bark his brains out each time I walk past his territory.  I tried to go nearer to take a picture of him but his barks were louder and fiercer, so I stepped back.

He has the shock collar on him which I know works.  THere a few times he tried to cross the boundary (invisible fence) and I heard the “titttttttt” and Capone, that his name, was yelping super loud.

When I walk Chase past Capone’s yard, Chase will “drag” me closer to Capone so that he (Chase) can play with him.  I am very tempted to let them sniff each other out.  Why?  Coz Capone’s little tail wags a thousand miles an hour every time he sees the boys.  But I chickened out, I pull Chase away from Capone’s yard.

I know the dog’s name coz I asked his owners once.  I was walking past their house and Capone was on the leash with his owners.  His owners told him to shut up which he did.  Capone’s little tail was wagging so fast which reminds me of a rattle snake’s tail.  I asked the owner is he fierce, he said he looks fierce but he is very gentle.  All he wants is just play with other dogs.

Well, one morning I was out walking just Ranger, Capone was out on his yard and he walked right to the curb.  Right a way I knew the batteries in the collar is weak.  He usually will stay by where he is on that picture coz that is where the invisible fence is.  Ranger of coz saw Capone by the curb, Ranger went to greet him and Capone stopped his barking and was crouching down, all ready to play.  I let them “exchange” greetings, allowed them to “play” a little and I pulled Ranger away.  Capone happily walked away, not back towards his house, but out of the yard.  Yep, the batteries were completely dead.  He was out walking the yard and I went back to my house, turning back a few times making sure he is not following me and Ranger.  I didn’t tell his owners about their dog which I know I should.  Oh well, he is now back on his yard and still barks each time I walk past his yard.

I thought i wouldn’t be writing any posts since I’m on vacation.  Well, I am writing one this evening.  I got back from work at Satay2Go, stinking of restaurant big time, took a shower and harassed DB a little.  The boys, surprisingly, the older two were bugging me to take them out for a walk.  I never walk them after I get home from working at the restaurant because my legs and feet are killing me.  Chase greeted me and went back to his favorite spot, the shag rug – must be its soft for them.

Anyways, I got off work this evening, went to Target to get some rawhides.  The place was packed full with people.  It’s as if Target is giving out free stuff for all of its customers.  I know they do give out free ice-cream once.  But this evening, every almost shopper have some sort of Thanksgiving dinner groceries in their carts.  DB and I are going tomorrow to get our week’s groceries and, of course, some stuff for a pumpkin pie I’m gonna make for Thanksgiving day.  We are not making anything special.  A pumpkin is pretty much a must for us every year (except for last year, we were in Malaysia).

I am already planning to go to the Mall of America (MOA)to pick up the freebies at the jewelry store on Wednesday.  Since it’s the holiday season, there might be some other things on sale at the mall.  It has been quite a while since I was at MOA, so I’m really looking forward to visit that mega mall again.

Alright, I better get going coz I have to change the bed sheets in the guest room and then proceed to plant my butt on the couch to watch movies.  Have a great weekend folks.

Yeehah, I’m off the whole of next week all through Thanksgiving.  However, I will be going back to my office to pick up the free turkey on Tuesday.  Yep, the company is still giving out a free turkey for all of their employees.  THis freebee is just for this particular location in the US.  Plus I need to run up to the convenient store to pick up my car tabs.  I forgot to pick them up today.

So what am I gonna do for the whole week?  I’m going to work at Satay tomorrow and the rest of the week, I’m gonna sleep in, watch my movies, complete some of my projects and walk the woods.  Oh, and I will be meeting Nicole for a jalan-jalan session on Wednesday.  That would be fun.

And this blog will take a break too.  Unless I change my mind which is not uncommon.

So, TTFN – Ta Ta For Now and Happy Thanksgiving to you folks in the States.