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[quote=Anonymous]If you are truly happy to host, you just need to create more structure to the madness. Recognize that part of the challenge is that the first day everyone is together is ALSO the day you are trying to get the holiday meal cooked and on the table - and get the word out that there will be hangout time on Friday and Saturday, but people need to stay out of your way on Thanksgiving morning.

The poster who laid out a rough schedule has it right (and you should do paper plates/utensils for everything but Thanksgiving dinner):

Wednesday night: pizza and salad, paper plates

Thursday: breakfast on own, no one is allowed at the house until 2pm (or time of your choosing). Enlist whoever is most capable to organize an activity for that morning.

Friday: get someone to pick up/bring over breakfast, leftovers for lunch, Chinese or Thai for dinner. Ideally there is a movie outing or family football or game tournament or other activity to break up this day.

Saturday: same as Friday

The other thing I'd suggest is to put specific people in charge of specific items: paper plates and utensils, nonalcoholic drinks, beer/wine.(This only works if your relatives are reliable, but you know that better than we do.)
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