~~~***REFLECTIONS OF THE WEEK***~~~ ***~~~THANKSGIVING WEEK 2008***~~~
GEMSTONE............................................ Harmony
PETER DIERKS.................................... Family
SECRET BUTTERFLY...................Focus
COUNTRY BOB.............................Flexible
PATIBOB.............................Satisfaction
MANYMOOSE................................Passion
HONOR FIRST.........................Efficiency
STILL BELIEVING...........................Success
MPH................................. Love
NEEKA.....................................Victorious
CAROLYN..............................Dependable
GOLDWORLDNET.............................. Generosity
RAINY DAY WOMAN......................Indulgence
TIM FOWLER..................................Wisdom
LAZARUS LONG.........................Rejoice
ISH.........................................Responsibility
NHAYNES..............................Determined
SARKIE.......................................Wealth
KLP..................................Health
ALAN SMITHEE ................................Understanding
GLOOP.................................Advancement
KEN ADAMS ...................................Honesty
RICHARD RED...........................Courageous
LADYLURKSALOT.................................Share
SANDINTOES............................Adventure
JOHN CARRAGHER................................Simplicity
ORAL ROBERTS..........................Energetic
JUSTIN C.......................................Humor
GLENN PETERSON........................Happy
SMOOTHSAIL.....................................Joy
JeffA................................Peace
Room for a New GIT ………………..Helpful
Do you Love Thanksgiving? Spend some time where it began>>> visit-plymouth.com
The first Thanksgiving at Plymouth: (Excellent site by the way for any who love history!)
pilgrimhall.org
Then there is this:
THANKSGIVING RECIPES FROM AMERICA'S PAST
pilgrimhall.org
To Give Some Glitz and Bling to Your Day:
A modern Pioneer Woman Makes Thanksgiving and makes it not only look easy, but you know it’s good, just by looking at the pictures!!!! If you like to eat, you'd better look at these pictures
thepioneerwoman.com
Inbetween recipes that look fantastic, she says things like this… LOLOL!
TUESDAY:
Make 2 recipes of Perfect Pie Crust. This will make four pie crusts: One for Pecan Pie, one for Pumpkin Pie, one for Chocolate Pie, and one for…TURKEY POT PIE for your turkey leftovers.
Put each crust in large Ziploc bag, flatten slightly, and store in fridge. They’ll keep just fine in the fridge.
Walk around the house, picking up all day. Lock the kids outside until bedtime.
WEDNESDAY
Morning:
Lock the kids outside until bedtime.
Make Creamy, Delicious Mashed Potatoes
And for all of you who just want a perfectly beautiful day, Don’t invite Martha….HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
I'm Not Martha... Thanksgiving Funny
For all of you coming to my home for Thanksgiving:
Martha Stewart will not be dining with us this Thanksgiving. I'm telling you in advance, so don't act surprised.
Since Ms. Stewart won’t be coming, I've made a few small changes: Our sidewalk will not be lined with homemade, paper bag luminaries. After a trial run, it was decided that no matter how cleverly done, rows of flaming lunch sacks do not have the desired welcoming effect.
The dining table will not be covered with expensive linens, fancy china or crystal goblets. If possible, we will use dishes that match and everyone will get a fork. Since this IS Thanksgiving, we will refrain from using the plastic Peter Rabbit plate and the Santa napkins from last Christmas.
Our centerpiece will not be the tower of fresh fruit and flowers that I promised. Instead we will be displaying a hedgehog-like decoration hand-crafted from the finest construction paper. The artist assures me it is a turkey.
We will be dining fashionably late. The children will entertain you while you wait. I'm sure they will be happy to share every choice comment I have made regarding Thanksgiving, pilgrims and the turkey hotline. Please remember that most of these comments were made at 5:00 AM upon discovering that the turkey was still hard enough to cut diamonds.
As accompaniment to the children's recital, I will play a recording of tribal drumming. If the children should mention that I don't own a recording of tribal drumming, or that tribal drumming sounds suspiciously like a frozen turkey in a clothes dryer, ignore them. They are lying.
We toyed with the idea of ringing a dainty silver bell to announce thestart of our feast. In the end, we chose to keep our traditional method. We've also decided against a formal seating arrangement. When the smoke alarm sounds, please gather around the table and sit where you like. In the spirit of harmony, we will ask the children to sit at a separate table. In a separate room. Next door.
Now, I know you have all seen pictures of one person carving a turkey in front of a crowd of appreciative onlookers. This will not be happening at our dinner. For safety reasons, the turkey will be carved in a private ceremony. I stress "private", meaning: Do not, under any circumstances, enter the kitchen to laugh at me. Do not send small, unsuspecting children to check on my progress. I have an electric knife. The turkey is unarmed. It stands to reason that I will eventually win. When I do, we will eat.
Before I forget, there is one last change. Instead of offering a choice between 12 different scrumptious desserts, we will be serving the traditional pumpkin pie, garnished with whipped cream and small fingerprints. You will still have a choice: take it or leave it.
Martha Stewart will not be dining with us this Year. She probably won't come next year either. I Am Thankful!!!
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