Happy Thanksgiving, all!! The bread dough is rising for the rolls and the pumpkin pie is in the oven. I think I am making a cranberry coffee cake for breakfast!
Not, today, 'cause I know y'all are too busy but some time in the near future, can someone give me a genuine cornbread stuffing recipe?? That is what my honey wants with his turkey dinner, when I make it!!

Gee it is great to see so many of you chiming in - like old days!! Have been thinking a lot about our Maggie. Sounds like the majority of us hate the dentist! Prayers with you Maggie and hope you are feeling better. You too dear Shirley - you know we love you and keep you in our prayers. Pat, I too got a good chuckle out of your fall. Made me remember you falling asleep at the computer desk at the GSEE and losing something! I am so glad you did not hurt your back again.

Jean and Lou you have a great Thanksgiving. You too Leasa. Your turkey sounds very good. We will all be waiting to hear how it tastes. I bet it will be nice and moist. Carol, enjoy your time with Jen and be safe on the roads. Brenda, you enjoy Misti and the grandkids - the grape salad was a big hit as usual. Took a BIG bowl and did not bring a bite home.

I talked to Nancy tonight. She still does not have her computer up and running. She asked me to give you all her Thanksgiving wishes and Maggie she asked me to tell you that you are in her thoughts and prayers too.

Tomorrow is going to be just Tom and me for dinner. I am making turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry jello salad and some kind of vegetable. We are skipping the sweet potatoes and rolls. I also made us a pumpkin pie. There are going to be a LOT of leftovers but that is okay because we love them. We will take a nice dinner to Mary, the elderly lady we drive to church with left overs for her too. Then I am off work for the rest of the week so I am really looking forward to that.

God Bless you all dear friends! Enjoy your day tomorrow and all the good food and give thanks for all our blessings!

I spent yesterday cleaning my kitchen...It ain't quite Kosher, but it will do...at least I don't have to worry about stray dog or cat hairs in the food for tomorrow. I am getting off easy. I only have to bake a pumpkin pie and rolls to take to dinner. Last night, while making dinner, I dropped a plate of Liver on the floor...Guess I will be mopping again, today!! Max and Finn did their best to clean it, but I think I might be able to do a better job. I ached too much by that time to mop again.
 
Yes, La-La, they are predicting snow here for Friday or Saturday. It is 60° today, and the ski slopes on Whiteface will not open Friday as planned. It has been too warm to make snow.

There is a big push here to reopen the ski slope at "Big Tupper". I do hope we get lots of snow, because they can't make snow and the prices to ski are fantastic. The townspeople have been volunteering to refubish the slopes and the toews.

Gotta hit the showers!

Hi and hello! Yep, it's lil ole me, who's been awol...It's cloudy, very windy and sposed to snow. Ewww! Mom called from TX, yep, Corpus Christi. I told her where Maggie is, and they might just stop by and say "HI" after you get better. I really do feel for you Mags! Are you over the "weapon" stage yet?? giggles..

My turkey is brining, my stuffing and green bean casserole is made, boiled the innards for noodles and I think I'm all set so I won't have to be in the kitchen all day tomorrow...woo hoo! Oh yeah, I baked my bread too. Yep, I was a cookin fool yesterday. Today I have to run to the store for ...oh heavens.... t.p. Not having a crowd but the necessary items are...geez, how did I forget that??? more giggles.

Jer is home from work until Mon. He had a medical prob at work yesterday morn, 2 doc appts and more medication. Thanks goodness they didn't send him to the hospital again. Heck, we're still paying off the surgery on his foot from the motorcyle opps. Heavy sigh...

Pat in Merritt Island..I laughed when I read what you did. I know it's not funny, but...........you silly girl.

Cheesy: I'll let you know how the bird turns out. I used this brine spice my sis sent me from Stonewall Kitchen. I added some white wine and chicken broth with the water. Put a plate on top of the bird and in the frig it went. OMG...smelled great.

Oh yeah, I bought some grapes on sale...heh heh..might be grape salad with the leftovers.

Off and running again. I wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. Travel safe and do safe, as Mom says.

love and hugs
Podunk aka La La

Happy Thanksgiving to all my A2Z Family!! Stay safe!!

 I want to wish all of you a very Happy bellyful Thanksgiving.
 Maggie, I am sure soft food is your main diet, but dressing with gravy is very soft.Yummy !!
  I have my shopping done as the RAIN is due to arrive tonight. I wonder what rain is like?
 Will be going to a son's for the day and I always bring home leftovers to last a couple of days. That is the good part.
Stay safe, enjoy family and friends and be sure to count your blessings.

Pat - What can I say??? You of all people should come up with a better excuse for a laceration, like, maybe, "I ran into a door?" Silly woman! You shouldn't stay up ontil you are literally falling out of your chair...learn to go to bed!! Vitamin E cream, cocoa Butter or Mederma, rubbed into the suture line, after the sutures are out, for a week or so, will help with the itching!!
Maggie - I sure hope you are feeling better. We all have different pain thresholds...I get a mouthful pulled under novacaine, Jen insists (and righfully so) on being put to sleep. My sister, took to her bed for days after having two impacted wisdom teeth removed...well, they had to take the 2 in front of them out, as well. I gained 5 lbs from eating french fries with gravy!!

From Pat, Merritt Island, FL: Shirley, thanks for prayers and warm wishes. I'm coming along very well and will have stitches out Wednesday. Now the biggest problem is the itching!
      Maggie how are you doing? Any reduction in pain and swelling yet? I hope and pray. Best wishes to all the A2Z family and I hope to see you and meet more of you in Vegas. Pat

Maggie and Pat, It is my turn to pray for your pain and healing. You all have been there for me. Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Sat we will cele-brate our family get to gether if I am up to it. Cherie will be home. Our son, bless him, will go to his son's as he has just got home from Iraq and Afganistan. I just hope they don't go and deploy him again. This is his 3rd time there and he just bought into a new (old) house for him and his future bride, Sarah. Enough is enough. I know a couple of twin girls that should be sent over there. It might make my attitute better.
Hugs Shirley

Hi all,Maggie I hate hearing about your pain I have only had 2 teeth removed in my life time and no stitches either so I know you must be hurting a lot. Saying a prayer for you....

Rita I know everyone will enjoyt he grape salad,I still love that stuff. I am making a Orange Sunshine Cake with orange marmalade in it. It is soooo good. Misti and kids are coming up Tues. Dalton turned 18 this month and I still can't believe it!!
I hope all have a great Happy Thanksgiving!!

From Pat, Merritt Isl., FL: Greetings to all and first off, Maggie, I sure hope you and Shirley are coming along. It's a shame we aren't all in one place to better commiserate with each other. I fell asleep and off my drafting stool 2 AM Wednesday to the tune of 4 stitches in my hard head. After all these years, I thought my head was invincible. Guess I know better now. At least I didn't do anything to my back. I'm beginning to get kind of enthused about Thanksgiving. It will be hard without my uncle and there will only be Joel and myself at this point. I do have a nice menu planned - turkey, dressing, etc. Joel and I like the leftovers. I'm also doing my roasted rosemary sweet potatoes. If anyone else is sick to death of candied stuff, let me know and I'll send out the recipe again. Will also make my pumpkin chiffon pie which is so good after a big meal. Be careful you guys on the road -lots of animals out there - 2 and 4 footed. Have a wonderful day and Maggie I hope you can chow down by then. Love, Pat

To all of you whose B/D's I've missed, and to all who are ill or in pain, and especially to Maggie, I feel well enough today to drink a marguerite in your honor, but won't, 'cause I don't like 'em very well !!
Seriously, do be well in time to have a
      " VERY GOOD THANKSGIVING !!"

Hugs Maggie, feel better soon. I could offer a thump on the head but then you'd have a nasty headache and would be looking to shoot me.

Maggie - I wish I were there to offer you something to make you feel better, be it wine or an ice pack!! Hang in there!!