When is Thanksgiving?? This coming Thursday or next?

I have a lot for which to be thankful, a bunch of great memories of Thanksgivings past, but our tradition no longer exists.

DD's Family has all had the Croop(sp) (coughing and breathing virus). Most of them are recooping from it now and DD's hubby has it...Poor guy ..and his Steelers lost today.

No Plans. Just another day.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

Well, I'm back with family this year, and it will be nice to have lots of people around. One of my sisters is cooking and she wants everyone to go to the movies together afterwards. We did that as kids and I'd rather stay home and nap.

I'm thankful to have a holiday and people to celebrate. The xbf didn't celebrate or acknowledge any holiday, but I cooked a big turkey for the two of us. No cooking for me.

I'm thinking of all of you especially those who are dealing with a loss this year. Big hugs all around. I'm thankful for this awesome group, you all know how to make life more bearable. Thank You!

We have family out of town but as long as the Mother, my Mom, of the group still lives here in town, I would imagine everone will still try to come 'home'. My youngest grandaughter turned 1 last week so we will have a party for her. My yougest daughters husband leaves in January for his second tour in Iraq so they will go to his folks for Thanksgiving. That will be a first, that I didn't have both my girls home with me. But we all undserstand why.

Our family dinners have completely changed the last couple of years. My Mom is 82, lots of helath problems. My sister is 60, lots of health problesm and I'm 57 with my health problems. So our kids are now doing the cooking! We still do some and Mom comes in the kitchen to 'supervise'. But it's mainly the kids. And we have a great bunch of son in laws or sons that insist on doing the cleaning up. So we buy the disposable containers so everyone can take stuff home and the guys just do all the cleaning. At Christmas time, this clean up time is when all the married women go into a closed bedroom and fill all the stockings. We make a big deal and do an official ceremony when a woman gets married and they get initiated into the 'Secret societry of the stocking stuffers'. All the grandkids coming up now are the guys, so I guess we will intiate their wives in it. The year my youngest got married she didn't want to do it 'cause her hubbie was in Iraq.

Hi everyone!
I will be cooking dinner this year again, it is my favorite holiday. Since I got divorced many years ago, and I don't have family, and my son was little, I made sure to have a good dinner for us. Over the years I still made dinner and who ever was lonely, lost, or didn't have family, or whatever it is etc... they were welcome to come over to our house. The offer still stands. This year it will be my dear friend Anna and my son and myself, and ???? Then afterwards I will be resting. Sounds like a plan to me. Anna is bringing desert. I'll think up some good food that is easy to make. The turkey cooks itself...just about. WaLa, it's done. The only problem I see is the dreaded trip to the dreaded grocery store. But I need things I don't think my son will understand about...so...it's up to me.
So my house will be smelling soooo goooooddddd!!!
Everyone have a good week Geri

Geri

When I rarely ask my PODH to go to the grocery store, most times he is totally clueless about a lot of things. I have learned to go online and find photographs of the items I want and print them out for him! At first he was insulted, but I honestly didn't care. It sure made my life a lot easier.

I got the items I needed. I also learned that I could get a diagram of my local grocery store online and that way I could make my list according to the aisles in the store, therefore avoiding making him have to look for things all over the store!

Just an idea...

Have a great Thanksgiving! Sounds like fun!

Ha! My dad (85) needs a job every day so I send him to the store with a short list. I tried pics, I tried lane diagrams, I tried actual aisle numbers. I can't tell you how often our mega grocery store runs out of just things I need! It's a conspiracy! The rule is, if you can't find exactly what I wanted, don't get anything. A couple years ago, he discovered the vendor supply houses. OY!!!!!

Does anyone need a lifetime supply of curry powder or a gallon of Kitchen Bouquet? How about 10lbs. of sea salt??

He and PODH would get along just great! I've got hominy and extra hot jalapeno's .... 2 things I have NEVER used. In the great big cans! Wanna trade?

i have 35lb of popcorn kernals.
remind me never to send my hubby to the store with your dad.

Taffy says....Go Hawaii!!!

Sally says, WHY?