Comments on: Weekend Conversation :: How Are You Celebrating Thanksgiving?

By: Gaida

Gaida — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:33:44 +0000

In Australia we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving but I definitely am thankful for family, friends, health & our beautiful country.

I’m also glad that I’ve discovered Internet Marketing that I can help pass that info onto others to help them prosper.

By: Easton Ellsworth

Easton Ellsworth — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:05:58 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving Wendy and everyone else!

Celebrating Thanksgiving at home in Colorado with family. And taking Thursday and Friday and Saturday OFF!

By: lornadoone

lornadoone — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:30:11 +0000

Is it awful that it’s Monday and I still don’t knw what we’re doing for Thanksgiving? Everything this year seems to boil down to family politics. How disgusting is that? Most likely, the hubby, my mom, and I will cook up some turkey and mashed potatoes here at the house and call it good. I’m really looking forward to the day after, as I think we’ll probably set up the Christmas tree that day.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:58:08 +0000

Our holiday will be a fairly traditional one with just immediate family this year, about 6 of us in all. I am truly thankful for a wonderful husband and child and some really great grandparents to my son. My husband and son are already at my parents house, and I am looking forward to joining them in a few days. The house is quite empty without them at the moment, although I have gotten a lot done this weekend! I know this has been said many times before, but if you don’t have family, what do you have?

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:52:19 +0000

My family and are having dinner at my Mom’s. Not sure who all will be there yet. I am thankful for everything I have, my whole family is in good health (though the kids are turning me grey-lol) and that is the most important thing. I have seen a lot of unfortunate people and I feel for them. It really makes you realize what the important things in life are.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:16:34 +0000

It’s been a hard year for us financially, so instead of having our own dinner this year, we’re going to my Mom’s house. Makes me feel sad as I love to cook my own turkey, but we have to do what we have to do. On that note, I’m thankful for my family! I am so incredibly blessed by my two little boys!

By: Mother Earth

Mother Earth — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:43:44 +0000

In a world of divorce I gave up thanksgiving as a holiday to my ex, his family and the elder grandmother. They have a bigger family, seemed like the right thing to do and I seemingly could always land somewhere at a friends.

When I remarried I attempted to do thanksgiving,I hadn’t really mastered”the bird” and dinner at our house was more intimate – meaning often just us – eventually it started to rotate back to his house merely at request – the kids liked seeing the larger crowd. Who could blame them?

In recent years and my second divorce I have been welcomed into a friends home and this year we are getting our kids together – they are the same age – why we never did that before is really silly –

my friend when she pulls the turkey puts on this tune and we all do the turkey dance – it makes me laugh so hard i could pee in my pants

being grateful fills and warms my heart tremendously. Like you wendy, and especially this past year, the list is very long

I could speak to the tangibles but I have decided it’s all the intangables that have been at work – the subtle things we do as humans to foster support, inpire and love – I have been blessed by so many of these things this past year

and in blogging – well I am stunned by all that goes on here – it’s a very warm, caring and VERY giving space

You — wendy – whom I watch affectionately from afar are such an inspiration

Many future blessings to you and yours

PS – here is the latest of my freelance work – I’d love your feedback http://www.classiccuisinescateringblog.com

Mother Earth aka Karen Hanrahan
http://www.bestwellnessconsultant.com

By: Dorothy Stahlnecker

Dorothy Stahlnecker — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:21:14 +0000

I just lost my comment. I hate it, as I do it even after 1 year (almost) of blogging.
So the short version..
Love holidays, extended family, so we have 3 or 4 gatherings. Family is loving and sharing and large. We look forward to every reason to get together. Sometimes on specific family can’t and we never give pressure or guilt. Life is stressful enough..we hope they can make it later or another time..whatever works. Hope life is long for us, as we still have much to give..

Dorothy from grammology
Remember to call your grandma

By: Char

Char — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:36:37 +0000

We will be getting together with my parents and my brothers (and their families). We all bring our favorite dishes so no one gets stuck with all the cooking.

By: Busy Mom

Busy Mom — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:22:26 +0000

As for Thanksgiving, we’ll go to Busy Dad’s family celebration.

It means traveling for a couple of hours, and, dragging my dad with us, but, hey, I don’ have to cook.

(I think I’m doing Best Buy, too, btw)

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:14:23 +0000

We’re having a quiet Thanksgiving at home. We have no real plans to shop on Black Friday.

By: Barbara Rozgonyi

Barbara Rozgonyi — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:37:20 +0000

Wow Wendy – 2:30 a.m.? You are a dedicated blogger. On Thanksgiving, we’ll be at my sister’s house in a tiny town in southern Missouri, about two hours away from any real retail. For us, Black Friday will be all online. Hope they have a good Internet connection.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:35:52 +0000

I lost my mother a few months ago and thinking about the upcoming holidays has me at a loss. We’ve decided to go out to eat for Thanksgiving, something we’ve never done before. I’m thinking along the same lines for Christmas actually…maybe going away somewhere. I’m finding that carrying on with our regular traditions is just to painful but planning to do something totally new, is easier to swallow.

As far as gratitude, we choose to live it daily, rather than celebrate it only during this time of year.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:18:38 +0000

We’ll be going to my inlaws’ house for dinner. We alternate eating with them and with my family, since both sides are local.

This year we absolutely had to go to my inlaws, though. They’ll be gone for 2-3 months starting in early December, helping my sister inlaw with her daughter and baby that is due Christmas day. My kids will no doubt miss them, but we’re probably going to sign up with Skype so that they can still see and talk with them.

By: alli

alli — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:11:25 +0000

I am heading to Lake Martin, Alabama for family fun with my husband’s side of the family. We have lots to be thankful for, including a new niece and additional spouses to the family. Should be fun!

By: Sarah Kimmel

Sarah Kimmel — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:59:18 +0000

We never get to have much of a Thanksgiving weekend because my husband is a manager at Best Buy, so he has to be at work at 3 AM for all of you types! It’s ok though, it’s the life we’ve chosen. I’ll get to see him again sometime in January.

We are going to his uncle’s house though on Thanksgiving day. It should be fun!

By: Helene

Helene — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:35:16 +0000

2:30 a.m.?! Does this mean you’re going to be in Best Buy blogging about the mad shoppers? I’m not sure which seems more treacherous – shopping at 2:30 a.m. or blogging about it! Hope you find a cushie spot above the masses.
Helene.