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I woke up and immediately screamed, “Activate: Feast Mode!” on my way to the kitchen to find my favorite knife and fork! Mary almost fell out of bed, but when she saw it was only 6:00 am, she went back to bed (she is a smart girl!). She did mumble something about “put a sock in it!”
Soon thereafter, we were both awake and sipping on our wake-up juice, often referred to as coffee, that black elixir that comes from the coffee bean.
Did You Know? Coffee is thought to date back to 800 A.D., when 9th-century goat herders discovered it. The herders noticed their goats eating the plant, and afterwards they seemed to be ‘dancing’. Fascinated by the results, the goat herder tried them himself and discovered that it made him excitable too.
Despite it being called a ‘bean’, coffee is actually a fruit. The ‘beans’ grow on a bush and are found in the centre of a coffee cherry.
Joe (our son) and Charlie (our 18-year-old grandson) came over to give us the traditional Thanksgiving Day hand and to move the Christmas boxes from the attic into the garage. Grandpa is NOT allowed in the attic anymore! Now we can start Christmas decorating on Saturday morning.
Oh my, we have our work cut out for us!
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A new survey found that 80 percent of men claim they help cook Thanksgiving dinner. Which makes sense when you hear them consider saying ‘that smells good’ to be helping.
Dianne taught how to make real whipped cream. No more whipped cream from an aerosol can! The lights dimmed as Dianne added more vanilla to the ever-growing bowl of whipped cream!
With remarkable aplomb, the master created her calorie-encrusted elixir right in front of our eyes.
The mixer’s whir could be heard from blocks away as Dianne pressed the speed button to the maximum setting. We were visited by the local Firehouse and two sets of Orange’s finest – they let us off the hook!
The disappearing act begins!!
Remember: An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.
Experts filled plates, meticulously selected turkey and ham slices, and the mashed potatoes disappeared quickly.
The attack on the meal has begun in earnest!
We were happy to have Bill and Sandee Cpss join the gang today. We made sure Fast Eddie and Crazy Greg kept them entertained.
Mary and I received gifts from our kids, Robn and Bob! Mary and I shall put the gifts to proper use as soon as possible. I was not able to help much this time due to the slow recovery, but my amazing wife stepped in, flying around the kitchen, making sure everything was ok and that our guests had everything they needed.
After everyone had departed, we watched TV, and Mary put herself into “Clean Up Mode!”
When things quieted down, I made a new drink. The Thankstini: A fun and delicious new novelty drink I invented. Cranberry juice, potato vodka, and a bouillon cube. Tastes just like a turkey dinner.
We finally hit the hay around 11:00 pm after an entertaining and fascinating day with family and friends.
Before I went to sleep, I remembered what Johnny Carson once said: “Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a year is way too often.”
