Now that's the way it's done, Old Man! I used to devote hours and
hours to doing just the garnishes for the food to say nothing of
the time involved in cooking the goodies.. 'course I had planned
a Thanksgiving baby and (3 years later) a Christmas baby and
was pleasantly surprised at how close I got to those dates. (Dave
arrived at 5:25 pm on 26th of November - Wednesday before Thanksgiving - Den
at 11:00 am on the 21st of December which turned
out to be the last day of school )

So that the boys wouldn't feel cheated, I had extra Kids
birthday parties. The house was already decorated and it did
seem odd not taking advantage of it. I still make a fuss over their
birthdays and the Holidays.

Such wonderful glorious fun!!

Nedra
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http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"THE Old Man" wrote in message
...
I do the cooking at Thanksgiving and Christmas at our home. I spend
about 8 hours ... 4 hours the evening before and another 4
Thanksgiving morning. I enlist (read that FORCE) the kids to help out
so Thanksgiving meal is not spent in the kitchen and the cleanup is
shared so I don't miss out on much.

[B U R P]


On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 03:50:04 GMT, "Nedra"
wrote:

Only 6 hours?? That is All the time you spend in the kitchen on
Thanksgiving Day?? How lucky you are (or Unlucky). I make
a motion you hang out with R. Rhudy - lol two of a kind ..

Btw, I learned the Thanksgiving story same as 'mad' did ....

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
.. .
Sorry to ask a daft question, but living in the UK, I have no idea
what
Thanksgiving Day is all about!

Could someone please enlighten me?

http://view.greetings.yahoo.com/gree...?AVNEYGJ6AZ834
Note no women cartoon characters located at the above website. ;o)

Check that out, only the traditional dish is turkey, mash potatoes
w/gravy,
sweet potatoes/yams, other veggies or fruit dishes, pumpkin pie.

From this woman's point of view it's a day I work for 6 hrs. in the
kitchen
and end up cheated, as by the time I get to sit down, my guests all
have
to
"hit the road". s ~ jan
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