The whole family is here getting the meal ready. Sarah's friend Brennan Mueller is here helping out. Turns out he knows how to harvest mushrooms in the wild in the rain forests of the Olympic Peninsula. I liked the aluminum log idea. Martha Stewart recommends slicing root veggies in half--I use rutabagas, turnips, parsnips, and a fennel bulb--and laying them on the bottom of the roasting pan to form the rack for the turkey. Debbie's doing pumpkin, chocolate pecan, and apple pies. More later