Well, I've survived the meal, though it was close. As usual, my family seemed to totter on the brink fo Civil War. Instead of the usual single huge table, which caused problems because one side would always get all the gravy or butter or biscuits or turkey, we had two seperate tables which did not improve things in the least. We've unfortunately got plenty of leftovers for tomorrow, and I didn't drink enough wine to allow myself to forget yet. I'm presently avoiding LeeAnn Rimes, who is singing for the Dallas vs. Washington halftime show. I hate holidays when I have to do tasks, because instead of giving me a whole list so I can complete them all in one go, I get tasks with very useless amounts of free time in between. Ie:

1-Wake Up, have 10 mins of free time
2-Get conscripted to peel potatoes
3-Have 10 minutes of free time
4-Forced to clean up main kitchen counter
5-Have 5 minutes of free time
6-Asked to straiten up room (although no one is going to see it)
7-Have 15 minutes of free time
8-Set table for family
9-Repeat pattern as nessicary