More of the best Thanksgiving ever

It meant rising a little after Oh Dark Thirty and addressing the issue of the cold air, but we were going to help cook somewhere around a bazillion turkeys, make stuffing, mash some potatoes, cook some corn, make some gravy, and break bread  . . . er, biscuits [they came attached 12 to a package].

After stopping at Starbuck's to pick up everyone's favorite warm morning beverage we headed back to the community center in South Sacramento.
We were there by 6:15.
Someone else had the donuts and still someone else had pork buns.
Nobody would go hungry unless it was on purpose.

So it was cooking turkeys in this trailer . . .

. . . and prepping food in the kitchen.

All to eventually find its way to these tables.

Each guest would be seated by a host or hostess and have their food and drink served by wait staff, who went to the serving line where plates were filled.

The guests were also entertained by a musician, a magician, and an animal act while they were eating.
The idea is to make this Thanksgiving, and every one for the previous 20 years memorable for all who participate.
Nobody was to feel like they had been to a soup kitchen.

For three hours there was seldom an empty seat.
Everything was packed up and everyone was finished and on their way home by 3:30.

Oh . . .  and the weather was perfect.

more about the weekend tomorrow