3:45 p.m. CST: I've decided to use a kind of "facebook" approach this year; several small entries to mark the day. I will be adding more; they'll all appear here under the same date. For now, I'll wish you all a healthy and thankful day...whether you're with extended family, just your own family, friends, or by yourself. Even when we think we don't have a lot to be thankful for, especially then, we have a lot to be thankful for even if we don't realize it right away.
I'm thankful for the last two days. Our family has had a couple of get-togethers with my wife's sister's family. Great people, and two enjoyable visits. They're on their way back to Houston now, so Tuesday and Wednesday were Thanksgiving previews, or trial runs, you might say.
Looks like our big dinner will be during the four o'clock hour.
6:30 p.m. CST: This Thanksgiving dinner, it was the five of us - including our second Daughter home from Missouri State in Springfield. We gave thanks, and the food was great...turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy (for those who wished), stuffing (again, some partook, some didn't), rolls, corn, cranberry sauce, celery, and baby carrots.
And I left plenty of room for pie.
Since then, I've turned on the outdoor Christmas lights, and done most of the dishes.
6:50 p.m. CST: Not long after I posted last, the announcement went out, "Time for pie"!
Pumpkin pie with whipped cream. Yummy.
9:45 p.m. CST: Some of my readers know though others might not, that my family and I live in the house I grew up in. Well, from age 5 1/2 until age 29 anyway. I'm thankful for my wife and children, and it's great to celebrate holidays with them. But living here, I can't help but remember past Thanksgivings with other family members, some scattered, some since departed.
So that thought got me started on a search for an old slide of Thanksgiving 1973, when my sister, her husband and their first daughter, my grandfather Ira "Poppy" Moore, and 5/6 of the Scowden family came for a visit. I took a picture of everyone, including my mom and dad. I haven't found the original slide yet, but when I do I'll re-scan that. The earlier scan I did find has issues and I know I can do better. When I find and re-scan the slide (maybe tomorrow), I'll post the image here.
10:45 p.m. CST: Of course, I thought of the WKRP episode with the turkeys...you know the one. One of their better episodes, and Hulu has it. When you have about half an hour, give yourself a treat by clicking here. Funny stuff.
Well, we had food left over. So maybe in a week or two we ought to have another get-together...like this guy.
Have a thankful weekend.
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Giving thanks 2008
Happy Thanksgiving to one and all.
Or, Thappy Hanksgiving, if you prefer.
This year we kept close to home. Daughter number two was home from college, so there were five of us around the table. Early in the day I switched on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, just long enough to see the beginning (Tom Turkey, a marching band all in white uniforms, Snoopy, and Dora the Explorer). I figured that none of my “out of the ordinary” cartoon characters would make an appearance, and I had things to do, so I didn’t stay with the program.
It was really a nice day outside, so I finished connecting extension cords to the Christmas lights I had put up along the gutters and around the front door. They all light nicely, and most of them are the new LED lights, gifts from daughter number one (who just called), and my son-in-law in California. We had a great dinner, but we ate enough that we haven’t gotten into dessert yet. It’s 9:15 now as I write this, so there’s still time for pie. And I think I left enough room, though just barely.
I always try to remember the real reason for the holiday, and keep a thankful attitude. This year has been a challenge, though I can mention the basics. I am thankful to be alive, to still have most of my vision and half of my hearing. I have a wonderful wife, great kids, and a sweet granddaughter. Most of all, through no effort or merit of my own, I am redeemed by the grace of God, through Jesus Christ - “But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8, Revised Standard Version).
Now here’s something I just heard of today, and I think it’s a neat idea. Tomorrow is the National Day of Listening (details can be found here). The idea is to counter some of the excess busyness of the day after Thanksgiving, and take an hour to interview a loved one. This could be a family member, a close friend, or anyone you admire or who has made a positive impact on your life. You might find out something you didn’t know before about that person, and make a memory that will last a lifetime. There are directions to get you started, including lists of suggested questions you could ask.
Or, Thappy Hanksgiving, if you prefer.
This year we kept close to home. Daughter number two was home from college, so there were five of us around the table. Early in the day I switched on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, just long enough to see the beginning (Tom Turkey, a marching band all in white uniforms, Snoopy, and Dora the Explorer). I figured that none of my “out of the ordinary” cartoon characters would make an appearance, and I had things to do, so I didn’t stay with the program.
It was really a nice day outside, so I finished connecting extension cords to the Christmas lights I had put up along the gutters and around the front door. They all light nicely, and most of them are the new LED lights, gifts from daughter number one (who just called), and my son-in-law in California. We had a great dinner, but we ate enough that we haven’t gotten into dessert yet. It’s 9:15 now as I write this, so there’s still time for pie. And I think I left enough room, though just barely.
I always try to remember the real reason for the holiday, and keep a thankful attitude. This year has been a challenge, though I can mention the basics. I am thankful to be alive, to still have most of my vision and half of my hearing. I have a wonderful wife, great kids, and a sweet granddaughter. Most of all, through no effort or merit of my own, I am redeemed by the grace of God, through Jesus Christ - “But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8, Revised Standard Version).
Now here’s something I just heard of today, and I think it’s a neat idea. Tomorrow is the National Day of Listening (details can be found here). The idea is to counter some of the excess busyness of the day after Thanksgiving, and take an hour to interview a loved one. This could be a family member, a close friend, or anyone you admire or who has made a positive impact on your life. You might find out something you didn’t know before about that person, and make a memory that will last a lifetime. There are directions to get you started, including lists of suggested questions you could ask.
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