Re: Thanksgiving poll........for all

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In a message dated 11/27/2008 11:50:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

cindysue@... writes:

For your poultry, Stuffing or dressing? Stuffing, but not INSIDE the turkey

What's in your stuffing/dressing? Onions, celery, mushrooms and cashews

What is your favorite part of the dinner? The stuffed artichokes my mom

makes

What family traditions do you honor? We have stuffed mushrooms and stuffed

artichokes for our Italian part of the meal

What time is your meal? 6 ish or whenever we get it on the table

Who traveled the furthest to be with friends/family? My mom I guess- she is

wheel chair bound and will come by bus with one of her home attendants

Last, even for those who have had a difficult year, what are you thankful

for? My kids first and foremost, my students whos lives are so broken, that I

can be a small ray of hope for them, my church family, that my mom is with us

another year, my dear friends close and far, chocolate and the beach : )

Be blessed and thankful for all great and small....

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i am now in canada and here thanksgiving was earlier, the second monday in

october. since i just moved here a week after that i missed it this year.

in germany where i used to live thanksgiving came and went in october without

anyone really taking notice. the day gets mentioned in church and thats about

it. it is not a holiday.

since i missed it this year here in canada i really can't say what is going on.

when i grew up here millions of years ago, thanksgiving came and went without

anyone really making much of it. we talked about it in school and that was about

it. i know some of the other kids families had visitors but it wasn't really

anything big.

i think it really is the US that makes a big holiday of it )

so no recipes from me, sorry.

gundula

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Ok...even for those who are not in the US or Canada (whose Thanksgiving day is

on a different day)...I'd love to hear from any who are from other countries and

have a similar holiday.

For your poultry, Stuffing or dressing?

What's in your stuffing/dressing?

What is your favorite part of the dinner?

What family traditions do you honor?

What time is your meal?

Who traveled the furthest to be with friends/family?

Last, even for those who have had a difficult year, what are you thankful for?

And for those who are new, jump in and introduce yourself/family!!

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Oh, I have to add one more thing to this poll. Do any of you brine your

turkey and if so, tell us about it. My sister is doing it this year. I

always rub lots of salt inside and outside 8 hours before I stuff it.

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cindysue@...

Thanksgiving poll........for all

> Ok...even for those who are not in the US or Canada (whose Thanksgiving

> day is on a different day)...I'd love to hear from any who are from other

> countries and have a similar holiday.

>

> For your poultry, Stuffing or dressing?

>

> What's in your stuffing/dressing?

>

> What is your favorite part of the dinner?

>

> What family traditions do you honor?

>

> What time is your meal?

>

> Who traveled the furthest to be with friends/family?

>

> Last, even for those who have had a difficult year, what are you thankful

> for?

>

> And for those who are new, jump in and introduce yourself/family!!

>

>

>

>

>

> --

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> cindysue@...

>

>

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For your poultry, Stuffing or dressing? Stuffing, but not IN the turkey.

What's in your stuffing/dressing? I don't know...my mom makes it and it is

really good and I know it's not Stove Top but I'm not sure what is in it.

What is your favorite part of the dinner? Mashed potatoes and real turkey

What family traditions do you honor? We all go around the table and give one

thing we are thankful for

What time is your meal? This year 3:00...it depends year to year on who has

to come from where, etc...

Who traveled the furthest to be with friends/family? My g-ma, but not

far--just the next town. My sister who lives the furthest away can't be with us

for T-giving, but will be with us for X-mas.

Last, even for those who have had a difficult year, what are you thankful for?

I'm thankful for many many things...at the top of my list are my kids and my

family...we are very blessed that we live close to one another and have all been

healthy and happy. You can't ask for much more than that! Everything else is

icing on the cake.

Jill

Mom to Mac & Kit

Ohio

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For your poultry, Stuffing or dressing?

i'm not sure what the difference is?

What's in your stuffing/dressing?

figs, dried apricots, dried cranberries, apples, onions, celery,fresh

sage, fresh marjoram, butter, chicken broth, turkey drippings, salt,

pepper, 2 eggs, and croutons from bread i baked myself!

What is your favorite part of the dinner?

the turkey gravy over mashed potatoes

What family traditions do you honor?

turkey, giving thanks

this is my 1st time making thanksgiving dinner for my family

and it's the 1st time my daughter will be able to eat some with us!

so this is a very special thanksgiving for us

plus i am 7 months pregnant with another little girl so we have a lot

to be thankful for!

What time is your meal?

3pm

Who traveled the furthest to be with friends/family?

just 45 minutes away. not far.

Last, even for those who have had a difficult year, what are you thankful for?

my new husband, my 1 year old daughter, and my pregnancy!

wow!

And for those who are new, jump in and introduce yourself/family!!

i've introduced myself before but i will again.

my name is ana, my daughter, lili is 16 months old and my husband's

name is matthew

happy thanksgiving everyone!

ana

On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Gundula MeyerEppler <GundulaME@...> wrote:

> i am now in canada and here thanksgiving was earlier, the second monday in

october. since i just moved here a week after that i missed it this year.

> in germany where i used to live thanksgiving came and went in october without

anyone really taking notice. the day gets mentioned in church and thats about

it. it is not a holiday.

> since i missed it this year here in canada i really can't say what is going

on. when i grew up here millions of years ago, thanksgiving came and went

without anyone really making much of it. we talked about it in school and that

was about it. i know some of the other kids families had visitors but it wasn't

really anything big.

> i think it really is the US that makes a big holiday of it )

> so no recipes from me, sorry.

> gundula

>

>

> ----

>

>

> Ok...even for those who are not in the US or Canada (whose Thanksgiving day

is on a different day)...I'd love to hear from any who are from other countries

and have a similar holiday.

>

> For your poultry, Stuffing or dressing?

>

> What's in your stuffing/dressing?

>

> What is your favorite part of the dinner?

>

> What family traditions do you honor?

>

> What time is your meal?

>

> Who traveled the furthest to be with friends/family?

>

> Last, even for those who have had a difficult year, what are you thankful

for?

>

> And for those who are new, jump in and introduce yourself/family!!

>

>

>

> --

>

>

> .

>

>

>

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On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 11:22 AM, CSBC <cindysue@...> wrote:

>

> > Ok...even for those who are not in the US or Canada (whose Thanksgiving

> > day is on a different day)...I'd love to hear from any who are from other

>

> > countries and have a similar holiday.

> >

> > For your poultry, Stuffing or dressing?

>

Dressing

>

> >

> > What's in your stuffing/dressing?

>

Cornbread, celery, onions, parsley, Swanson chicken broth.

>

> What is your favorite part of the dinner?

The eating part. :^)

>

> What family traditions do you honor?

Now that my other children are grown with families and traditions of their

own, and I have been doing dinner and a movie for about 10 years.

>

> What time is your meal?

Noonish.

>

> Who traveled the furthest to be with friends/family?

No one traveled at all.

>

> Last, even for those who have had a difficult year, what are you thankful

> for?

A roof over our heads! God bless Niece .

>

> And for those who are new, jump in and introduce yourself/family!!

>

>

>

>

>

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> cindysue@... <cindysue%40comcast.net>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> For your poultry, Stuffing or dressing? Not sure what the difference is

>

> What's in your stuffing/dressing? All the usual, nothing exotic

>

> What is your favorite part of the dinner? Family being together

>

> What family traditions do you honor? Pie placed upside down on my plate by my

dad...who knows why?

>

> What time is your meal? Early afternoon, whenever it hits the table

>

> Who traveled the furthest to be with friends/family? Most of my family is in

Florida, we live near St. Louis, MO...so it would be most everybody in my

family!

>

> Last, even for those who have had a difficult year, what are you thankful for?

I'm thankful for family and for making it through all the transitions this year.

I'm thankful for Karrie's teacher stopping me in the hall to tell me how much

she loves Karrie. I'm thankful for our health, my job, our home and our

security. Also the fact that Karrie grew 3 " in height this past year!!

>

> And for those who are new, jump in and introduce yourself/family!! Been here

for years

Sue mom to Kate 19 and Karrie 12 w/ds and mild autism

[Guest guest]

I’ll add my little bit although Thanksgiving is not part of the Australian

culture.

What am I thankful for -

I am thankful that Trent went to New Zealand with his day program and basically

it was a disaster of a trip - with him not being happy. The fact that he

didn’t speak to us for two days on his return and the horrible behaviour which

followed, hasten my decision to change service providers. Consequently, he had

longer than the usual 1 week term break, which settled him a lot then off to St.

ce. Not only do I now have my ‘cheeky, pain in the backside’, I am

not as stressed, blood pressure down considerably and Trent is extremely happy -

up early of a morning and ready to leave well before we need to. In complete

contrast to the last couple of years, where I have on his back from the moment

he got out of bed until we left the house at the very latest time to get into

Geelong. Trent is a delight to be around again - he happily goes to bed of a

night although he still has to be last, no more sitting up for ages after us.

Talking more and instigating conversations - such a different person.

Naturally there are others things that have happened throughout the year which I

am thankful for but the above has been the greatest.

Keep smiling

Jan, mother of Trent 24yo w/DS from the LandDownUnder

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

karriemom@...

Sent: Friday, 28 November 2008 11:53 AM

Subject: Re: Thanksgiving poll........for all

> For your poultry, Stuffing or dressing? Not sure what the difference is

>

> What's in your stuffing/dressing? All the usual, nothing exotic

>

> What is your favorite part of the dinner? Family being together

>

> What family traditions do you honor? Pie placed upside down on my plate by my

dad...who knows why?

>

> What time is your meal? Early afternoon, whenever it hits the table

>

> Who traveled the furthest to be with friends/family? Most of my family is in

Florida, we live near St. Louis, MO...so it would be most everybody in my

family!

>

> Last, even for those who have had a difficult year, what are you thankful for?

I'm thankful for family and for making it through all the transitions this year.

I'm thankful for Karrie's teacher stopping me in the hall to tell me how much

she loves Karrie. I'm thankful for our health, my job, our home and our

security. Also the fact that Karrie grew 3 " in height this past year!!

>

> And for those who are new, jump in and introduce yourself/family!! Been here

for years

Sue mom to Kate 19 and Karrie 12 w/ds and mild autism

[Guest guest]

Dressing - homemade cornbread, chicken stock, onions and celery, sage.

My favorite part - when we first sit down, and the look of anticipation, and

gratitude on everyone's face.

Family traditions - what we call a fruit salad. It does have fruit in it, but

also whipping cream and marshmallows.

We usually eat around 4 pm.

We didn't travel this year.

I am a very fortunate person, I have so much to be thankful for - a beautiful

family, wonderful friends, a good job for both me and my husband, and so much

more.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Sharon H.

Mom to , (17, DS) and , (13)

South Carolina

www.gsdss.net

" Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of

battle. "

" Life is too short for drama & petty things, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely,

love truly and forgive quickly. "

Thanksgiving poll........for all

Ok...even for those who are not in the US or Canada (whose Thanksgiving day is

on a different day)...I'd love to hear from any who are from other countries and

have a similar holiday.

For your poultry, Stuffing or dressing?

What's in your stuffing/dressing?

What is your favorite part of the dinner?

What family traditions do you honor?

What time is your meal?

Who traveled the furthest to be with friends/family?

Last, even for those who have had a difficult year, what are you thankful for?

And for those who are new, jump in and introduce yourself/family!!

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cindysue@...

[Guest guest]

For your poultry, Stuffing or dressing?

Dressing

What's in your stuffing/dressing?

Oysters, celery, onions, nuts, raisins, apples

What is your favorite part of the dinner?

Sitting down to eat it!

What family traditions do you honor?

Having a glass of wine with my Mother and my Aunts when they arrive, about 10AM!

;-))

What time is your meal?

Noonish

Who traveled the furthest to be with friends/family?

My sister-in-law and husband

Last, even for those who have had a difficult year, what are you thankful for?

Family & friends, health, job, my home, family & friends

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