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Pre-Thanksgiving Open Thread

By Jeralyn, Section Afghanistan 2009
Posted on Wed Nov 23, 2016 at 02:48:55 PM EST
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Are any of you cooking tomorrow? I am -- and I have lots to finish up today.

I plan to have a totally Trump-free holiday. I'm sure I'll binge watch something, I'm just not sure what yet. And check out the Black Friday online sales.

Here's an open thread, all topics welcome.

Wishing you all a happy pre-Holiday eve.

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    I'd rather go binge-surfing. (5.00 / 1) (#6)
    by Donald from Hawaii on Wed Nov 23, 2016 at 04:47:11 PM EST
    We're flying to Honolulu tomorrow morning -- avoiding tonight's airport crush -- to spend Thanksgiving weekend with Elder Daughter and family, and play with our grandson. I can't believe he's going to be one year old next month. Younger Daughter will go with us tomorrow, but has to return home Friday morning because she's working through the rest of the weekend. We'll return to Hilo on Saturday night, and similarly avoid the Sunday crowds at HNL airport who'll also be heading back home.

    We are cooking a traditional Thanksgiving (5.00 / 2) (#15)
    by Peter G on Wed Nov 23, 2016 at 08:21:25 PM EST
    turkey dinner for ourselves (65ish hetero couple), three grown daughters (now residing in 3 different cities, only one nearby), two excellent sons-in-law, one daughter's friend-from-work who isn't ready to have T'giving with her own family this close to the election, and two foreign students (one from China and one from Kenya) from a nearby college who have never experienced an American Thanksgiving dinner. There will be multiple homemade pies, inter alia. We are stoked!

    We are doing the traditional dinner, too (5.00 / 4) (#16)
    by Towanda on Wed Nov 23, 2016 at 08:41:00 PM EST
    with a 25-pound turkey for two dozen family and friends, from a couple of continents . . . plus three dogs.  ("The puppy can't be left for that long, and if we bring him, the older dogs can't be left for that long. . . .")

    Our cat is being given a room of her own.  I may flee to find quiet time with her there, when I'm not giving my lap to the star of the show: my first grandchild, for his first Thanksgiving . . . more than ninety years younger than our eldest guest.  

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    Towanda, I didn't know you were (5.00 / 1) (#18)
    by caseyOR on Wed Nov 23, 2016 at 09:14:24 PM EST
    a grandmother. Mazel tov, my friend! Have a great Thanksgiving.

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    Thanks! (5.00 / 2) (#32)
    by Towanda on Thu Nov 24, 2016 at 10:45:26 AM EST
    My dotter had a hard time, as did my grandson, so I wasn't posting much, as we had a lot of trips to our children's hospital for a while -- one of the best in the country, fortunately, and the same one that saved my life and then hers -- but all is well now.  He's ready now to meet lots of aunts and uncles today.

    And of course, we also -- per your post about your day -- will be remembering many no longer with us.  Glad to have a moment here to think about you and yours, too . . . before I head back downstairs to put my hand up a turkey's butt and other weird rituals of the day.  

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    I cook a traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner (5.00 / 1) (#17)
    by vml68 on Wed Nov 23, 2016 at 09:12:43 PM EST
    every year, even if it is only for my husband myself and the dogs but I am not going to this year.

    My parents were with me for about six weeks and left a couple of days ago. Their mission while they are here is to stuff my husband and myself with all our favorite foods. Plus, we have been travelling quite a bit this year and trying out all kinds of foods/restaurants. So, husband and I decided that we would give our stomachs a break for Thanksgiving.

    I never thought the day would come when I would pass on a traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner!

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    A bittersweet time for me. (5.00 / 6) (#20)
    by caseyOR on Wed Nov 23, 2016 at 09:32:03 PM EST
    This Thanksgiving will be the fourth in a row that I will spend with a loved one who will not be alive for the next Thanksgiving. I have lost my sister, my aunt, my mother and, this year, another aunt who is very near the end.  So, while I am grateful to have had this holiday with each of them, there is an undercurrent of sadness.

    So, this year I am thankful that I have been with each of them as they near the end of their time with us. Thankful that none of them were alone, but instead were with family. Not just me, but children and grandchildren and sisters and nieces and nephews and longtime friends. Thankful that each of them knew such love.

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    I am truly sorry to hear that Casey. (none / 0) (#22)
    by vml68 on Wed Nov 23, 2016 at 09:46:22 PM EST
    My relatives are spread out all over the globe so get togethers with relatives happened very infrequently and never with more than a few at the same time. So for me, family is basically my parents, my sibling, my nieces and a few close friends. And husband, can't forget him! And, even we few usually don't get together every Thanksgiving or Christmas due to everybodys schedules.

    I am very thankful for my family, don't know where I would be without them.

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    Sounds like a good crowd, Peter. (5.00 / 1) (#19)
    by caseyOR on Wed Nov 23, 2016 at 09:15:06 PM EST
    Have a very happy Thanksgiving.

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