Thanksgiving pt. 2

I'm so thankful for my friend having me at their home for Thanksgiving, but it's just a reminder how different families can be.

I'm thankful for my family.

Thanksgiving

Last night was my church's Thanksgiving service. Many people stood to tell why they gave thanks for God's love, care, and protection, and most of those people had events such as loss of job, illnesses, deaths in family, etc. I sat there and realized that I could not think of anything bad that occurred last year--for which I am grateful.

Day Before Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful that I have so much to be thankful for.

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Thanksgiving Board Questions

1. According to Butterball, how long should you thaw a wrapped frozen turkey?
A. 1 hour per four lbs.
B. 8 hours per 4 lbs.
C. 1 day per 4 lbs
D. 4 hours per 4 lbs.

2. Which was the first store to host a Thanksgiving Day parade?
A. J. C. Penney’s
B. Macy’s
C. Gimbel’s
D. Montgomery Ward’s

3. The Indians who were invited to the Thanksgiving feast were of the Wampanoag tribe. Who was their chief?
A. Massasoit B. Permaquid C. Samoset D. Squanto

4. Which President was the first to establish Thanksgiving as a national holiday held on the 4th Thursday of November?
A. George Washington B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Benjamin Harrison D. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

5. In what month do Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving?
A. November B. October C. September D. May

6. What was the original name of the Pilgrims?
A. Puritans B. Separatists C. Settlers D. Journeymen

7. Indian corn is used only for decoration and not for cooking? True/False

8. Why is a male turkey referred to as a “Tom Turkey”?
A. After Thomas Jefferson
B. Indians would catch them while beating on tom-toms
C. After a New England political cartoon

9. What year was the first Thanksgiving?
A. 1617 B. 1657 C. 1621 D. 1776

The Wisdom of a 7-year old

My mom posted this story about my nephew on the family blog:

Mark told me last night that the doctor authorized seven year old Jeffrey to shed the binding or whatever it is that immobilized his arm following a greenstick collar bone fracture. Molly told him he could get rid of the binding, which was filled with autographs. His reply: "I think I'll put it in my closet so that in thirty years, I'll remember who my friends were."

Sugar Cookies

Today I made sugar cookies. I used to be famous among my nieces and nephews for them, but it's probably been so long since I've made them for the kids that they don't remember them.

Tomorrow is a cookie exchange at work so I thought it best to participate and make my 3 dozen cookies. I also thought about making molasses cookies as I've been hungry for those. Then I thought about making the chocolate cookies for Christmas and freezing the rest, but it was just too much work for today. Of course, I thought about springerles to have them made for Christmas, but you just don't take those to a cookie exchange.

Then I realized all my cookie choices are the recipes my grandmothers made, and I feel connected to them when I bake their cookies.

Thankful Thursday

Things I'm thankful for this week:

A surprise order for MK.
A night off from handbells last night
The apples I’ve been enjoying this week.