The Snack Den

[Firox]

*one more separate attempt, Noses uses the Thunder Fang to nibble*

[?]

eeeEeee!! *shakes all around now, giggling from the thunder fang from Joseph. starts to get dizzier and dizzer from laughing* 

[Firox]

*Jyo does let up, noms donuts*

*Joseph one more push at full strength, holds on with four paws on floor*

[?]

*after a bit finally falls backwards and faints with paw still in the electric fox's maw* 

[Firox]

*Joseph lets up*
"that's something Grace can't do"
*giggles*
"Have safe nap ?"

[?]

*rest peacefully for now* 

[Firox]

*day between last fun - feast*


*Vay, Firox, Flower, Arval, Linette, and Zoran get the last of the side dishes started*
*after a while, Firox gets the smoker started, adds the meat (turkey, ham, and sausages) inside and starts getting it going, almost 24 hrs before the food - smoker is outside the den, safely away from the windows, all safe inside, aside from the meat, Firox and Flower also add spices and some butter to give all very good taste*


*Vay gets Fiona up to help with making the apple pie, and other kind of pies too, a big yawn, happily gets up as well*


*at least I keep the remaining seven Vees comfy while napping, as well as ?*
*during the time, Sherrie arrives once more to join in*




*Arval can't resist, with help makes big bowls full of bacon for topping*
*aside from the turkey, ham, and sausages - also making:
*garlic cheese bread, corn bread, rosemary biscuits*
*mashed potato and baked potatoes, along with a tasty gravy*
*for seafood options: crab cakes, mussels and oysters, lemon pepper salmon*
*mac n cheese*
*corn on the cob*
*spinach salad*
*spinach and green bean casserole*
*mixed sauteed buttered veggies such as asparagus, brussel sprouts, artichokes, cauliflower*
*and of course lots and lots of stuffing*


*for dessert: Pumpkin Pie, Apple Pie, Peach Cobbler, Cranberry sauce, lots of ice cream*




*outside, the restaurants are helping to set up a big tent with heaters to keep it warm and lots of chairs and tables, since the restaurants will all be closed, we in the den making plenty for all who come to visit to get food - as before, in den all will be free, food and drinks, will set up donation bins for all who wish to donate - even brought a nice big flat screen TV so holiday movie can be seen*
*inside the den, main dinning area another TV set up so comedy can be watch, in dark corner of the den, we have another set up for horror movie and a thick sound reducing blanket between there and the window, couch length, on other side we help set up a 'young one' corner with some games, stuffed animals, and another TV so cartoon movie can be played*


*Vay and Sherrie spread the word around town, almost 2/3rds of town will be here* 

[?]

* yawns and stretches a bit*

[Firox]

*I do the same when I feel the stretching*
*in that yawny voice* "five more minutes"


*Sherrie had moved ? so it was resting on me*


*by now most of the six young already are picking*
*Vay calls ? over* "come on over, its ready, get Grace too"

[?]

* nods and tells Grace before heading over*

[Firox]

*Flower picks up ?, onto the serving table where all the food is*
once more:

*Arval can't resist, with help makes big bowls full of bacon for topping*
*aside from the turkey, ham, and sausages - also making:
*garlic cheese bread, corn bread, rosemary biscuits*
*mashed potato and baked potatoes, along with a tasty gravy*
*for seafood options: crab cakes, mussels and oysters, lemon pepper salmon*
*mac n cheese*
*corn on the cob*
*spinach salad*
*spinach and green bean casserole*
*mixed sauteed buttered veggies such as asparagus, brussel sprouts, artichokes, cauliflower*
*and of course lots and lots of stuffing*


*for dessert: Pumpkin Pie, Apple Pie, Peach Cobbler, Cranberry sauce, lots of ice cream*

*Jyo holds ?'s plate, while Flower tells ?*
"enjoy all you like, grab what you like to eat, as much as you like"
*Jyo giggles* "even if you just want dessert and nothing more go ahead"


*I'm still laying down, looking over from the call*


*by now the 6 young Vees, Ethan and Fiona have already grabbed what they like, are already eating, while watching the cartoon movie "Zootopia"*


*Sherrie calls Sylvee and ! to at least get their Thanksgiving meal... to catch !'s attention, Sherrie says there is lots of apple pie to grab*

[?]

* happily gets a plate with a few different items like mac n cheese and ham*

*sylvee and ! happily joins everyone*

[Firox]

*Flower helps ! get up, and Jyo holds her plate so she can fill up on what she wants*
*Sylvee already grown up, can fill up on her own*


*every dish has two serving spoons*
*all of us wish Sylvee and ! a happy Thanksgiving, wave as they head back to their den for eating*
*Firox takes ?'s plate to where it wants to eat*
*one part of den is cartoon movie, outside in the tent a holiday movie "Home Alone", another has a comedy movie "Wayne's World" and the last hidden part of den has horror movie "House on Haunted Hill"*




*soon after - once all of us have our meals*
*rest of the guests start to arrive, filling up on various items, taking seats in different places*


*Sherrie follows ?* "when ever you want, come back for more"
*I'm still laying down, super lazy... so Sherrie playfully pulls on my tail until I am up*

[?]

* nods and starts to happily chow down while watching*

[Firox]

*I try to wag tail away from the pulling ribbons*
"alrighty, I am up"
*Sherrie playfully drags me over to the serving table*




*Vay passes ? its favorite, fruit punch to drink*
*? can tell, the den at parts is nicely quiet, and others noisy from movies, other's speaking*
*noisier part is near the back window by garden door, that's where the "young ones area" is*