Thanksgiving with Dr. Wu

Since we planned to bring Dr. Wu over for Thanksgiving, I tried to get most of my cooking done ahead of time.

I made bread, dressing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and pie the day before. 

Robin brought a yummy sweet potato and cranberry side dish as well as green bean casserole. 

 

Robin also brought Andy

So Chris just had to BBQ the turkey outside and Mike made his famous roasted vegetables. But somehow the timing didn't work out and the mashed potatoes were still cool by the time everything else was ready. Best laid plans and whatnot.

When Dr. Wu arrived, he was chattering up a storm, telling us about his visit to see the King of England. Apparently, before one meets the King, one must be bathed by women (Dr. Wu giggled at this) because it's more dignified. He was also astounded that the King had a picture of him with Frankie on his bedroom wall. We're not sure where this idea came from but he was certainly animated about it.

He had lots of opinions about politics, although they pertained to the world of 10 years ago. For instance, he told us that Great Britain should not turn over Hong Kong to China since the people of Hong Kong were used to freedoms not allowed under the Chinese govenrment. He had forgotten that he was there during the turn over.

I enjoy his talkative times even when they make no sense but Mike was freaked out. And I think Anthony was pretty confused so he took refuge in his phone.

Dr. Wu also said that, although Frankie's Gram made the best pies, mine wasn't too bad.

Andy was really good, too, and hardly nipped at all. It is pretty funny to see him cuddlef up on Robin's lap since he's as big as she is.