Comments on: Thanksgiving Memories

By: Chelle

Chelle — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:24:32 +0000

We didn’t have many of the Thanksgivings growing up that you shared…but I love knowing I try to do that for my children now. I can only pray that they can hold memories close to that with fond thoughts and we try to remind them what the holiday is truly for. The key for us isn’t always in the past…but what we make of the future.

I am truly thankful for our family, our blessings, and my beautiful friends!

By: Bethanne

Bethanne — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:28:21 +0000

One thing I loved about Thanksgiving was watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I love the tradition of it. It would play in the background while we all moved from the kitchen to the living room to the den and back to the kitchen. People, there was always lots of family. Football, hunting shows, gossip…

By: CD Yates

CD Yates — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:24:44 +0000

Thank you for reminding me of the wonderful memories; the good stuff of the holiday. I miss them. The huge table (and the kids’ table)set up in Mom’s dining room, with Nana’s good china. All the bowls of yummy stuff being passed around from person to person. Bumping elbows. Filling up your plate and still not being able to try a bit of everything. Dad, slicing the turkey with the electric carving knife (his favorite holiday gadget)–the sound of that whirrrrrrrr will never leave my holiday musings. Remember when it was considered okay to munch on a crunchy piece of turkey skin? And have two servings of stuffing?

Thank you for filling me with the warmth of the holidays of my youth instead of the cold adult realities of today. I hope you and yours have a happy Thanksgiving.

Oh! And don’t forget to let your Aunt Bethany say the blessing. “I pledge allegiance, to the flag, of the United States of America…” LOL. Have fun!

By: Shelley Munro

Shelley Munro — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:21:24 +0000

We don’t celebrate a Thanksgiving day in NZ, but it sounds like everyone has some great family traditions to go with the day. I hope you all have a wonderful day.

By: Kate Karyus Quinn

Kate Karyus Quinn — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:35:42 +0000

Awwww… reading this just made me feel all warm and fuzzy! Thanks, Debora!

By: Jennifer Shirk

Jennifer Shirk — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:52:16 +0000

Grrrrrrreat post! Made me remember my childhood Thanksgivings.

Those memories are THE best. I can honestly say, no one made a Thanksgiving Day meal like my mom.
We now have a tradition of getting together with 6 other families in the neighborhood for a TD brunch. The kids play, the parents have a drink and gear up for family. LOL!

By: Val Bower

Val Bower — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:53:32 +0000

Debora, Good post! I hadn’t thought about my childhood Thanksgivings in a looooong time. Thanks for giving me the nudge to recall them. I remember the visits to my grandparents, the uncles, the football, and for me it was the biscuits floating in the gravy that my grandmother made. She had to have been the best biscuit maker!

It made me realize I have to remember to slow down and include my own children in the bustle of Thanksgiving preparation so they can have some great memories. Thanks!