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Nov.24.2009
My son and I had a wonderful Thanksgiving feast--the turkey turned out perfectly. And it's nearly already all gone. 12 pounds of it!We watched Serenity, Unbreakable, Defiance, 12 Rounds and 13Th Warrior during the 3 days he was here. :) Couldn't get him to watch Bride Wars with me. LOLAnd yes, I...
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Nov.23.2009
I wrote this essay some years back but since it’s timely once more, here it is with a little tweaking… Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
Andrew—-
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“Thanks-giving,” said Mr. K., my seventh grade English teacher. “Repeat after me: Thanksgiving.”
“Ssshthanks give in,” I repeated, but the word...
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Nov.23.2009
In Relative Danger, family get togethers can be murderously dangerous. But a family who plays together, stays together, right?
One year, my mother-in-law cooked the turkey at my home because my daughter was only a few days old. Now, my mother-in-law doesn't like to cook. Period. And I was in no...
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Nov.23.2009
Friends on my FB have been challenged every day for the last two weeks to place in their status, something they were thankful for. A surprising number of friends have participated. Because there is this "attitude of gratitude" perhaps, it should not be Thanksgiving - but rather, Thanks-...
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Nov.22.2009
I'm itching like a like a volleyball playing nudist in a field of poison oak to inflate the first 4 story tall balloon and kick start the national parade of giving thanks down Main Street, because Turkey Holocaust Day couldn't come soon enough as far as I'm concerned. Be honest, doesn't a little...
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Nov.20.2009
I don't know much, but I do know a few things that we can be grateful for this Holiday Season: Carrie Prejean (Miss California) resigned as governor of Alaska, LaToya Jackson did not do a memorial album for brother Michael, and Amy Winehouse won the Cy Young Award.
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Nov.19.2009
This little turkey is taking a good look at all the reasons I have for GivingThanks. I won’t subject you to my thankfulness list, but I’m asking you to gather your thoughts about your loved ones and thank them for all they’ve given you throughout the years. Maybe you’ll thank them openly around the...
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Nov.17.2009
I have to be honest. My family doesn't share this recipe with just anyone. But we're friends, right? So, once again I am sharing the recipe for my family's pumpkin pie -- the best and easiest recipe in the world. I blogged about baking at my grandmother's house last year about this time. This...
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Nov.14.2009
Thanksgiving will be here soon and Christmas won’t lag far behind. It’s the hap, happiest season of all. That is, if you’re not half-dead from shopping, decorating, entertaining, Christmas card writing and baking by the time it arrives. Oh, never mind. It’s the happiest time of the year, dang it!...
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Oct.20.2009
Blood and marriage draw families together but often whole worlds continue to separate us as individuals. Lifestyle choices. Generations. In-laws. Siblings. Achieving – and maintaining -- harmony is a challenge we all seem to face.
Some clans need more help than others. Around our holiday table in...
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