My wife did it all this year. Turkey (no stuffing), cranberries, cooked carrots, and -- well I did the smashed potatoes. We had our 22 year old daughter, and her boyfriend whose family left this area. Then we traveled to Holy Cross (Iowa) and met up with about 50 or more extended family members of my wife at a rented school building. Men played cards. Women talked and put out food. Kids played in the gymnasium. Temps in the 50s in Iowa today. It was a great day.