Thanksgiving

We remembered to pack the camera but for unknown reasons, forgot to retrieve it from our bag so there's no visual documentation of our visit to the land up North.

Mary - the Martha Stewart of Midland - went all out with Thanksgiving dinner. Homemade rolls, two types of stuffing (wild rice and bread), green bean casserole, baked yams with apples, berry crisp, and the mandatory pumpkin pie. There was even a backup turkey. Picture around the table our three nephews home from college, John & Donna, Ira & Dora with their two daughters, and the Crissmans and their son (who fell asleep immediately after the meal).

Craig & I ran to the mall earlier in the day to purchase a new wireless router for the MacInnes home. The first store we stopped at was Best Buy which happened to be closed but there was a line of 5 or 6 shoppers already lining up outside the building in preparation for Black Friday. They were obviously expecting to spend the evening outdoors and were already covered with a light layer of snow. CRAZY!!! While I might be willing to camp all night in snow to guarantee world peace or a cure for cancer, I just cannot imagine exposing myself to the Michigan winter just so I can purchase some nonessential item.

Preparatons

In preparation for our Thanksgiving trip to Midland, Michigan, Craig took the grease mobile to the local garage where they rotated the tires, changed the oil and replaced a faulty relay (which was emitting an irritating clicking noise). He also went by our fish connection and picked up 15 gallons of WVO. We're planning on carrying an extra 30 gallons of WVO with us although I seriously doubt we will need that great of a supply but we have the extra room so it's better to be over prepared. The distance from our home to casa MacInnes is 443 miles which shouldn't require more than 22 or 24 gallons round trip if we continue to see 40-50 mpg.