I haven't blogged in quite some time because it seems like I never have the time. But today I find myself with approximately one hour on my hands. My family is having Thanksgiving at noon. It's now 11:54.
This morning started with a discussion on the best way for everyone to help prepare our Thanksgiving meal. The discussion then turned into a debate on management styles, work ethic, and Gantt charts. Should one person be responsible for a complete recipe or should each person be responsible for one task?
At 8:45am, with a loose plan in place, the focus turned to today's Thanksgiving lunch. Everyone played a role:
Grandma and Grandpa chop
Baby E supervises
Dad pours the mimosas
And at 10:45am, thoughts turned to the turkey. It would need approximately an hour in the oven so it would be out of the oven just in time for our noon lunch...right? Well, it seems our turkey was bigger than anticipated (because this never happens to any family on Thanksgiving!) so upon checking the package we were looking at 2 hours of cook time plus prep time. NO ONE in my family laughed. Except me...but only on the inside.
Could it have been poor management, a lack of planning, or insubordinate employees that caused my family to miss the mark on the turkey this year? Whatever the reason may be, it is not one worth worrying over. Just being together is the best part. Happy Thanksgiving!
Could it have been poor management, a lack of planning, or insubordinate employees that caused my family to miss the mark on the turkey this year? Whatever the reason may be, it is not one worth worrying over. Just being together is the best part. Happy Thanksgiving!
Group effort for the turkey
