Happy Spastic Turkey Day!

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646018.post-1132884457986536122005-11-24T17:06:00.000-08:002005-11-24T18:07:38.050-08:00Happy Spastic Turkey Day!As planned, I debuted Nothin' but a T-shirt at our Thanksgiving feast today. We were at my brother's house and I decided that his backyard was a good place for a photo shoot. So, without further ado, here's my finished object! <img src="http://www.seanandnancy.com/blogpics/knitting/nbat.jpg" />And here's my pathetic attempt at the <a href="http://www.yarnagogo.com/blog/" target="_blank">Rachael</a>: <img src="http://www.seanandnancy.com/blogpics/knitting/nbat_rachel.jpg" />For all of those who are freezing to death back East, you'll notice the lack of snow. In fact, it was so warm outside that we had to head back inside after the photo shoot. As we walked into the kitchen we discovered this: <img src="http://www.seanandnancy.com/blogpics/misc/tday1.jpg" />Thinking the smoke was coming from one of the items on the stove top, my brother turned all of the burners off, the smoke kept poring out. Then we realized that we could see flames inside the oven. <img src="http://www.seanandnancy.com/blogpics/misc/tday2.jpg" />There wasn't a fire extingisher in the house, so my brother got out a tub of flour and started throwing it on top of the flames. <img src="http://www.seanandnancy.com/blogpics/misc/tday3.jpg" />Eventually the flames were put out, but the mashed potatoes and fresh cranberries had pretty much turned into charcoal. <img src="http://www.seanandnancy.com/blogpics/misc/tday4.jpg" />You'll notice that while my brother's oven is on fire, his concerned sister was busy taking pictures for her blog (I'm so glad I thought to bring my camera!). Once the action was over, my dad and I drove over to the grocery store that was still open for another 45 minutes to get pre-made mashed potatoes and cans of cranberry sauce. When we got back we found out that while the flames had been put out by the flour, the fire itself was still trying to kick in because of the gas line. So my brother and hubby had pulled the oven away from the wall and turned off the local gas line, and my brother-in-law showed my brother where the main gas line was in order to turn that off. Since my hubby had butter or oil or something all over his clothes from crawling around behind the oven, we ran home so he could change clothes and put stain spray on everything. Unfortunately, we realized after getting home that we had thrown out the spray when we moved and hadn't bought any since. So, with only ten minutes to spare before closing, I went back to the grocery store and bought stain spray. Eventually we made it back to my brother's house and had a normal Thanksgiving feast for the remainder of the day. Well, almost normal. My brother and sister-in-law got lucky that their neighbor is out of town and had a key to their house... and as result their oven. Because, you know, their oven is now out of commission. It was pretty funny, though, to watch them running across the street with various pans and trays. Anyhoo, after stuffing ourselves silly, my mom showed off her knitting to everyone. Remember how she began learning to knit a few weeks ago? Well, she's improved tremendously over such a short time! Here's the first swatch she made... <img src="http://www.seanandnancy.com/blogpics/knitting/mom_swatch.jpg" />And here's the first item she's finished. <img src="http://www.seanandnancy.com/blogpics/knitting/mom_sweater.jpg" />Amazing, isn't it? I mean, she can't even purl yet, but she's managed ribbing and cables. Simply amazing if you ask me. (By the way, if you happen to shop at Kmart and see a sweater that looks very similar to this one, it's just a coincidence!) Well, now that Thanksgiving is coming to an end, I can officially begin celebrating the Xmas holiday... by eating Peeps Snowmen!! <img src="http://www.seanandnancy.com/blogpics/misc/peeps_snowmen.jpg" />Happy Holidays!Nancynoreply@blogger.com