Thursday is Thanksgiving and I have the task of smoking the turkey and the briskets. I picked up the meat this morning and put it in the fridge.

Smoking the food takes time and I need to plan ahead to make sure it's ready on time. The meat needs to be done at 2:30 PM on Thursday so we can hit the road and be at my parent's house around 3:30 PM.

I just so happen to be learning to use Microsoft Project at work and came up with this:

So, it looks like I'll be up in the wee hours before Thanksgiving to get everything in order. I hope my Mom has the coffee ready when I arrive.