Ah, leftovers. One of everyone’s favorite parts about Thanksgiving. In that spirit, here are a few Metroblogging Seattle’s thoughts on the matter of the big weekend.

To varying degrees, Thanksgiving is a secular consumer holiday in which eating plays a central role. To that end, Cat pointed out more than a few ways to have a dinner that spares the turkey (“Tofurkey Day” [#] “. . . and Pumpkin Pie, too” [#]) This year, brought a few options for sparing your kitchen. Carolyn took a traditional approach, suggesting restaurants (“Going Out on Thanksgiving” [#]) and Samantha highlighted an interesting alternative (“Eating with the Animals [#])

While we’re on the subject of dining and other festivities, Samantha also pointed out a few takes on appropriate behavior with “Thanksgiving Etiquette” [#]

With all of the traveling that occurs around this very long weekend, you’re bound to have a relative or two dropping by in need of entertainment. Along with Dylan’s recent suggestion for taking the kids to the Westlake Carousel [#] on the day after tomorrow, you might also find Skye’s chronicle of showing thanksgiving visitors around town [#], Dylan’s reader roundup of must see Seattle [#] and Rusty’s “Blitzkrieg Tour of Seattle” (with lots of great feedback) [#] helpful as you try to come up with ways to stay busy.

What about you? There’s a lot of time after dinner, what do you plan to do with it all?