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Thanks for the good thoughts.

It's one of my favorite holidays.

Lucille

Last year due to circumstances beyond my control, I didn't have Thanksgiving. This year, I lobbied for the get together at my place. The afternoon I bought the turkey last week, I got a call from my daughter in law asking if I wouldn't mind if they hosted and did a really large turkey. "Nope" said I "it's doesn't matter where we all get together."

Rather than keep the turkey for a whenever happening, I called the store and asked if they'd let me return it. They said "yes" as long as I had the receipt and hadn't defrosted it.

So in a few hours, I'll be gorging (yes gorging!!!) and wishing, hoping, and maybe even praying, that my daughter in law will carry the twins to term.

Happy Thanksgiving to all. Turkey is in the smoker and I smell of wood smoke. Will shower later. Love and truly thankful for my good friends. Bobbie V

Amen to that!

Thanksgiving is the only holiday I look forward too. As I get older, I really dread the rest.... Cheryl

Could you explain that to Mom's neighbor's family? Someone had the idea to have it at Auntie's place this year, but Auntie doesn't have a working oven. So, she went out yesterday to buy one of those pre-made dinners (which may or may not end up in Mom's oven if they can't figure out a way to heat it all stove-top/microwave).

And a few minutes later, she calls Mom in a panic "how much room do you have in your fridge?" Both of them had to relocate the contents of the veggie drawer to the basement overnight to have room for all the containers.

A man in Phoenix calls his son in New York the day before Thanksgiving And says, "I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery is enough."

"Pop, what are you talking about?" the son screams.

"We can't stand the sight of each other any longer," the father says. "We're sick of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Chicago and tell her."

Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. "No way they're getting divorced!" she shouts, "I'll take care of this."

She calls Phoenix immediately and screams at her father, "You are not getting divorced. Don't do a single thing until I get there. I'm calling my brother back, and we'll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU HEAR ME?" and hangs up.

The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. "Okay," he says, "they're coming for Thanksgiving and paying their own way."

Fred

Oh Fred! this is specially funny and sad today. Yesterday I got some of the family gossip. My DH will joke that we're dysfunctional, but I think some of the stuff he heard made him realize what dysfunctional really is.

Hope it was a joyous one!