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What seems to be an ever increasing Thanksgiving tradition, resturants are running HUGE Thanksgiving Day specials. Not this kid.......to me, cooking Thanksgiving Day dinner "IS" the tradition, always has been, ALWAYS will be, and as long as the Good Lord allows me to do so with good health. With that said, do you cook or go out?

Dennis

We always cook in with a huge family gathering.

We have always had Thanksgiving dinner at home....but not this year.

Neither my grandmother or great aunt are physically able to travel 35 miles to my stepsis's home (where the dinner will be)....and my stepsis knows it. Becky and her family in Oregon weren't able to come this year; my father will be working 12 hours Thanksgiving 8 am-8 pm)....so even if we went to Maria's for dinner, dad wouldn't be there.

I'm just thankful Folks restaurant will be open this year on Thanksgiving (first time ever); their turkey dinner is much better than anything I could cook.

Cooking a family sit-down Thanksgiving dinner served in the dining room is my favorite event of the year. Guess we won't use the dining room in all of 2004 because we are going to Boston (gotta get a blue-state fix. lol)

Son will be cooking his first T-giving dinner so wish me luck!

I'm having a tough time this year.....

For the past several years, I have hosted our annual family get-together.....often 35-40 people! Three brothers live 45 minutes away; the other siblings live too far to make it. Mom has been in the nursing home for almost 7 years now (Alzhiemers) and I took over the Thanksgiving Dinner about 15 years ago. I loved all the busy-ness that led up to this holiday!

Last year, we emptied out the storage space that held all of Mom's belongings.....LOTS of stuff! One brother caused a big rucus.....absolutely split the family apart. It's so very sad.......everyone has decided NOT to get together this year....

My daughter and her boyfriend, my son, and two friends who have no plans will be over to join my husband and I this year. Even tho I'm a vegetarian......I DO break down and eat a little turkey!!.........(sniff, sniff.....thanks for listening.......p )

I'm sorry about all that PP. I hope you have a nice time with your daughter, son, and friends.

My family used to travel to my parents. Now we're all scattered all over the country, and we can't. We will be cooking a turkey here and my stepdaughter and her son will be over. My son who's been out of the house will be here, plus my M.I.L. who lives with us. That's enough people for me.

Well in the past my mom and dad would come over for Thanksgiving, and I would cook.. Well since my mom died last year, everything is kinda different.. My dad will be coming over for dinner, and I made sure to buy extra Glad containers to send home pleanty of food for him...I am making my traditional "yankee" dinner... I make the turkey (d'oh) and white bread stuffing.. (I hate that cornbread stuffing!), mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots, rolls, cranberry sauce, chocolate cream pie and cheese cake cup cakes... mmnnnn!

I cook turkey, I am so crazy about savoring the delectable taste of turkey! Why go out and force down chopped, pressed, molded, ersatz "turkey"? That's for the birds lol.

Just my .02 cents.

-Jeb

We don't cook Thanksgiving. My grandparents do though and we will be going there. Christmas is a different story.

PP same thing happened here. Not exactly the same makings but no big family orientated thing this year. My Great Grandpa died now nobody wants to do anything anymore and I am only 15 so it really affects me.

My family will be cooking part of the meal and some other food items will be courtesy of a local K&S Cafeteria carry-out.

Eric

Not being an american, I had no clue what thanksgiving was about until a few years ago. So, we have no set traditions with this holiday. I think it is a wonderful holiday though, and I figure it is something my husband and I can start as our very own tradition.

I wish you could have seen my face when someone gave me cranberry sauce for the first time.... I had absolutely NO clue what that red goop was supposed to be

LOL Bronni! I still can't eat that red goop on its own. But it's not bad spread on a turkey sandwich instead of mayo.

Staying home and cooking here.

Having Thanksgiving dinner with my brand new great-nephew!!

We have a family camping trip and deep fry a turkey. Yum!

We drive 80 miles to my dad's house for T-day breakfast and then go to my MIL for lunch. They live in the same town which makes things easy. I'd like to start cooking the meal at home and making our own traditions but I also want to see the family, so what's a girl to do?

We cook for about 16-20 people each yr.
Love the leftovers!

*Still giggling at Bron.... It wiggles, it jiggles -
looks like burgundy-colored Jell-O!

I'll make what I'm going to cook on Wednesday
night, then, get up early and go to my Mom's
on Thanksgiving morning (2 blocks away) to help
her get things cooking. The meal is served at
noon, and, whoever shows up can eat, and,
whoever doesn't show, misses out! LOL, buncha
mean women, eh?

Petal Pusher, I've been at a lose for words, then I get THIS this morning, HOW fitting!

INSIGHTS from Bill Bright
Reflections from the late Founder and President/Chairman Emeritus of
Campus Crusade for Christ International

A Lesson From Job


Whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy (James
1:2, NLT).


Dear friends:

Frankly, I do not like adversity, and probably no one does. Yet when
adversities come, we can always count on God to see us through them and
bless us from them.

When I read Job I get blessed. God allowed Job to go through incredible
tragedy and heartache. Think of the millions of people who benefit from
Job's testimony.

Job said, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him" (13:15, KJV).
That kind of radical trust pleases the Lord. While we may not look
forward to adversity, we know when we get through it we will be a better
servant for the Lord.

Many people are shining examples of this. For example, I remember a
woman who lost her son in a tragic accident, and her husband was very
ill. Then one of her sweet, loving sons, raised in the church,
announced that he was a homosexual. It went on and on, one problem
after another. But when I heard her speak, she spoke with joy,
thanksgiving and praise to God. There were many people in that audience
who were having problems of their own who heard her and were blessed and
encouraged by her trust in God.

Trusting God, Job went through his problems, and came out the other
side. We can always count on God to see us through to the other side.
We cannot see the other side with our physical eyes, but we can see it
with our spiritual eyes -- with the eye of faith. "The just shall live
by faith" (Romans 1:17, KJV).

As with Job, God allows us to be tested, although He is not the author
of evil, which is Satan's job description. When trials come our way, as
they do in a fallen world, let us echo Peter: "In this you greatly
rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief
in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith -- of
greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire --
may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when
Jesus Christ is revealed" (1 Peter 1:6-7, NIV).

By the way, a possible key as to why Job suffered is in his own
confession: "What I feared has come upon me" (3:25). Fear, which is the
opposite of faith, can produce a spiritual condition which Satan,
through adversity, can see as an invitation to visit. Let us not be
fearful, but faithful.


I lost my mother some 10 years ago, the first few years, especially at the holidays, were particulary hard, I was VERY close to my mother as most men are, I went into a DEEP, dark depression with, what I thought, was NO way out! I went to church one Sunday and I SWEAR, this "ALMOST" EXACT same sermon was preached, now you talk about God being at WORK here What ever the outcome for your Thanksgiving PP, please know that your in my thoughts and prayers and Have a BLESSED Thanksgiving Day!

Dennis