Good morning world - Happy Thanksgiving! (a repost)
Here's a blog I posted a few years ago, and I liked it enough that I thought I'd post it again for my friends on this special day. Enjoy!*******-*******-*******-*******-*******-*******-*******-*******-*******-*******-*******----
It’s funny! I roll over in bed and look at the clock … it’s 6:10 a.m. My body’s woken me up for work even though it’s … THANKSGIVING DAY! I smile as I crawl out from under the covers, a thousand memories from Thanksgivings past rolling through my mind. The memories make me chuckle, so I thought I’d share a few of them with you this morning. (These are in no particular order; they’re just a hodge-podge of random thoughts. Lol!)
Thanksgiving is…
The MACY’S DAY THANKSGIVING PARADE on Thanksgiving morning when I was young! My family stood out there on I think it was Gratiot Avenue in Detroit, our cheeks stinging from the cold, and I watched the glory unfold from atop my dad’s shoulders. Ohhhhh, the anticipation … Santa Claus in his WAAAAAY cool float passed by at the very end of the parade! And, who knows … I might even be able to grab one of those candy canes his elves threw into the crowd!
My mother’s hands in a mixing bowl, preparing the stuffing to cram into that 22-pound bird thawing in the fridge.
The ladies in our related family parading through the front door enroute to the kitchen - to deposit all the food they’re carrying. Mmmmmmmm … I can smell the pies!
The men of our family on the front porch discussing the football game they’ll be watching later today. It’s always someone vs. the Detroit Lions, our home team, and the Lions always lose - it’s a Thanksgiving tradition!
My dad & Uncle Bruce kidding my grandmother about the pie she DIDN’T bring! “Mmmmm, Bruce … can’t you just taste that rhubarb pie?” “Sure can … FLORENCE – how ‘bout some rhubarb pie?” “I didn’t bring any rhubarb pie this year.” “Awwwww, Florence, you know how much we just LOVE rhubarb pie! You really forgot it??? I CAN’T BELIEVE IT!” (The same scenario played out every year … my grandma remembered and made the pie they mentioned last year – she’d bring 3 pies every year -- and this year they’d tease her with the type of pie she DIDN’T bring! You know, those kinda rare ones – peach, lemon, boysenberry … whatever.)
My mom & teenage sister poring over the newspaper ads, developing their strategic battle plan for deploying and conquering at the mall.
The kids in our neighborhood out on our front yard playing the big football game. My mom used to say, “Better having them there playing football than somewhere else getting into trouble!” And my dad would say, “Yeah, but look what they’re doing to the lawn!”
Snow, and more snow! (Not EVERY year!) So we played the game in the snow … how manly does it get?!? Lol!
Christmas rock candy in the oven! Mmmmmmm! Wow, did we ever hit those sheets of candy hard and fast with the scissors when they came out … they harden in about two minutes, and you’d BETTER have ‘em cut by then! And, one year – just for the fun of it – we mismatched colors and flavors (blue cinnamon, green lemon, red spearment, etc., and more than one color per flavor). Drove my mother crazy!
Christmas music playing on the stereo shortly before we went to bed.
And finally, in my own home in recent years, giving thanks to God for the many blessings He’s bestowed on us. We’d sit around the table after our Thanksgiving feast, listing some of the many things we’re thankful for. How about you?
So -- drop me a line and share a few of YOUR Thanksgiving memories! I’d love to hear from you!