Thanksgiving!

Hiya LCB Family!

Thanksgiving is a day where we gather with family and have a feast on turkey and all the trimmings!!

Besides the turkey........here is all the trimmings on our table:

Corn bread stuffing.....regular stuffing.....yams...corn.....brussel sprouts...cranberry sauce...mashed potatoes...jello...dinner rolls and  baked ham......phewww!!

For dessert......coconut meringue pie.....pumpkin pie.....and pecan pie!!!!

Thank goodness the next day we shop til we drop to burn off the calories and kick off the holiday season!!

What is Thanksgiving like around your house?

Lips

I take the kids to work at a shelter or food pantry in the morning.  Then we have a thankgiving meal together.  And the football is good too.

Three football games on Thanksgiving this year!  That will be great along with the turkey and stuffing and being with family.  I love stuffing!!!!!!

medtrans

Yessssssss would would Thanksgiving be without football!!!!

Lips

What it for football?

Hi Poker,

It is tradition that every Thanksgiving holiday football is on!!! As some are busy in the kitchen cooking.......others are yelling from the other room.......TOUCH DOWN!!!!!

If it's not their team...........well sometimes there is a whole lot of swearing going on!!!!


Lips

In our family it's one of those rare moments we all gather together! Traditional dishes, drinks...nothing new! But after meal we have a tradition to play a game, a board one or something...I like it most of all! It's always sooooo funny!  I usually make a video and take photos...it's one of my passions! So the family calls me "local paparazzi"!

Well, used to be pretty nice, turkey and family and their offspring.

Now I may hit siblings place, have dinner, take some home and then watch football...BIL is a Packers Fan and I root for the Boys...Makes Thanksgiving nice when they win.

Up until 5 years ago, I loved this time of year, especially Thanksgiving.  I lost my husband of 23 years to a motorcycle accident in 2004 so holidays are not as special to me as they once were.  Our tradition was to spend Thanksgiving with his side of the family, which was always a wonderful day...lots of delicious food, some drink and of course, the football.  We too would often play cards or board games later in the day/evening.  I have since remarried but things are and never will be the same, still do my best to enjoy the life I still have (especially my grandkids) and try to start new traditions with new friends/family.  Still...just kind of a sad time for me.

Hi hymacaw,

The holiday season can be a very sad time of year. Especially when losing some so dear to your heart. I know by your words you really loved him. I hope you can embrace the memories and found peace in your heart.

Just simply talking about it helps to soothe the soul. I'm sorry for your loss and will keep you in my thoughts through the season.

Thanks for sharing something so sacred. It moves me deeply when members like yourself open up to us......your LCB family.

Lips

I don't talk much about how I feel since losing my husband which is probably why I don't cope well around the holidays.  I stayed strong for our daughter and his mother, who still grieves deeply for the loss of her son.  I still think about him every single day and probably will til the day I die. Thank you for being so kind and putting questions out for discussion that often prompt us to open up & share.  Wishing you and ALL the LCB members a very happy holiday season.

I'm so sorry for your loss, hymacaw!!  The holiday's lost for you the sense since that moment! But you should be strong! If you need something...Here people are very very kind! Remember we are always ready to help and support you anyhow!

I ordered my turkey today!!! 31 pounds.........oh yeah...enough to feed my LCB family!!!!

I always try to find the biggest one i can so guests can bring it home and there is lots of leftovers.

So c'mon down to my house.....i will leave a lite on for ya!!

Lips

OH MY GAWD!!!!  I didn't know they grew them that big.  That sounds like a  "Birdzilla." 

          HAHA, that just cracks me up. How do you even get it in the oven?
Pushing and shoving?

                  Have fun Lips, your spirit for the holidays brings out smiles.

                                                                      PMM

ROFLMAOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! "birdzilla" ........now that was good!!!

Acutally one year when the turkey came out of the oven we set it on the kitchen table.....it was a thick glass table.......it broke in half!!!!!

It was 34 lbs!!

Lips

Lips, you might have an OVENzilla for you turkey!?!? 

Ifr O could Lips, I'be there with bells on!!

Biggest I ever cooked was a 27 lb one..31?? OMG I agree BIRDZILLA ad I'd be happy to thrash that carcass!!

LOVE TURKEY I DO.

Heh! I'd give my dogs a leg every thanksgiving and Christmas..I'd also try to be upwind when they took a dump for a few days afterward..Eeewwwwwww

Hymacaw, I am so very sorry for your loss.  My husband rides a bike and I worry every time he goes out for a ride.

As for our Thanksgiving, we go to my MIL's house up in Monterey and eat lots of Turkey and my favorite - stuffing!  All of it is good, but I love the stuffing!

We have started a tradition of going out for a walk and then playing a board game or two after dinner.

It's usually quite nice.  As nice as a visit to the MIL can be, I guess.

Everyone sounds like they have nice Thanksgiving plans.  Enjoy!

Ditto! But we also usually play some type of board game Taboo, Pictionarry... but this year we are playing a game of real football at the park...men, women, children! I can't wait to stiff arm somebody :-)

husband does all the cooking yep yep

If I read your news, I get directly desire for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, there is not this party here in Austria in this form. I wish all, they this party celebrate a wonderful day and a good appetite.

hello hymacaw
It acts to me really suffer
for you that you have lost your man. This must be really awful if somebody must go whom one loves very much. An old saying says, whenever one means, it does not go any more, comes from somewhere a little light. I wish you that also for you always somewhere a little light is to be seen.

Thank you Amy.  My husband only had his new Harley for a month, went for a short ride to watch the Superbowl in town with a friend and for reasons we'll never know, he crossed the center line & hit a BIG truck head on...only 2 miles from our home.  I pray for all those motorcyle riders out there....that they always have a safe ride to and from their destinations...including your husband.

fiedo8, you are SO kind, thank you for your heartfelt post, you made my heart glad today.  While I have remarried to another incredible guy, no man will ever take the place of the husband I tragically lost.  I do find a little light each day, especially in my animal family and my grandchildren.  Warm hugs to you.

I am really starting to look forward to some turkey, stuffing with gravy, cranberry sauce, and all the fixin's!!!  I tell ya, come New Years, my resolution will AGAIN be to lose weight and I will need it more than ever after this holiday season! 

I am right with you Amy!! Got all my shopping in this morn. The grocery stores here are crazy with people. It's like customers are preparing for the last supper.

I'm sure i will gain a few lbs. But its so much fun doing it!!!!!

Lips