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"Today is family day!" Sara shouted as she ran into our bedroom. "Except for daddy."
Sad, but true. She is right. It's family day for just about everyone today except those of us who work for places that don't close on holidays. The hospital workers (like me), the waitresses, the clerks who have to work at retail stores that are open day (and surprisingly, there's quite a few open today). We're all stuck at work today. Luckily for me, when I work on holidays, it's not the horror it is for those other people. Holidays at the hospital are almost always quiet and uneventful. Out of a 8 hour shift, I might have to actually work for about an hour of that time. There are no scheduled appointments, so the only people coming in are the emergency cases. People choking on turkey bones, car accidents, etc.
As we did last year, since I'm working in the evening, we had our turkey dinner earlier. For some reason, neither Sara or Kyle like mashed potatoes. I don't know why. When I was a kid, the only food I ate at Thanksgiving was turkey and mashed potatoes. I didn't like anything else, but I loved mashed potatoes. I thought kids love mashed potatoes. These kids are strange.
Sad, but true. She is right. It's family day for just about everyone today except those of us who work for places that don't close on holidays. The hospital workers (like me), the waitresses, the clerks who have to work at retail stores that are open day (and surprisingly, there's quite a few open today). We're all stuck at work today. Luckily for me, when I work on holidays, it's not the horror it is for those other people. Holidays at the hospital are almost always quiet and uneventful. Out of a 8 hour shift, I might have to actually work for about an hour of that time. There are no scheduled appointments, so the only people coming in are the emergency cases. People choking on turkey bones, car accidents, etc.
As we did last year, since I'm working in the evening, we had our turkey dinner earlier. For some reason, neither Sara or Kyle like mashed potatoes. I don't know why. When I was a kid, the only food I ate at Thanksgiving was turkey and mashed potatoes. I didn't like anything else, but I loved mashed potatoes. I thought kids love mashed potatoes. These kids are strange.
Our kids liked mashed potatoes too, as I recall. I'll have to ask them.
ReplyDeleteWhen Megan was young, NOT a baby, she used to smear mashed potatoes on her face, and we'd all laugh and groan. She was so funny. Still is! Although she doesn't smear food on her face anymore, she has a little girl with a strong personality who likely will follow in her mother's footsteps. LOL
I think next year Larry and I will try to think more creatively, since it's just the two of us. We fix thanksgiving day dinner just for ourselves, eat it and go on with our day. Maybe next year we'll go to some church supper in town or go to a restaurant in Emporia.
I've had a headache for a few days, so it's just as well that we are staying home.
Ken --
ReplyDeleteToday, Thanksgiving Day, Americans across the country will sit down together, count our blessings, and give thanks for our families and our loved ones.
American families reflect the diversity of this great nation. No two are exactly alike, but there is a common thread they each share.
Our families are bound together through times of joy and times of grief. They shape us, support us, instill the values that guide us as individuals, and make possible all that we achieve.
So today, I'll be giving thanks for my family -- for all the wisdom, support, and love they have brought into my life.
But today is also a day to remember those who cannot sit down to break bread with those they love.
The soldier overseas holding down a lonely post and missing his kids. The sailor who left her home to serve a higher calling. The folks who must spend today apart from their families to work a second job, so they can keep food on the table or send a child to school.
We are grateful beyond words for the service and hard work of so many Americans who make our country great through their sacrifice. And this year, we know that far too many face a daily struggle that puts the comfort and security we all deserve painfully out of reach.
So when we gather today, let us also use the occasion to renew our commitment to building a more peaceful and prosperous future that every American family can enjoy.
It seems like a lifetime ago that a crowd met on a frigid February morning in Springfield, Illinois to set out on an improbable course to change our nation.
In the years since, Michelle and I have been blessed with the support and friendship of the millions of Americans who have come together to form this ongoing movement for change.
You have been there through victories and setbacks. You have given of yourselves beyond measure. You have enabled all that we have accomplished -- and you have had the courage to dream yet bigger dreams for what we can still achieve.
So in this season of thanks giving, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude to you, and my anticipation of the brighter future we are creating together.
With warmest wishes for a happy holiday season from my family to yours,
President Barack Obama
Hi Ken,
ReplyDeleteHope you've had a nice Thanksgiving weekend.
I saw a story this morning about Downey, California. Looks like a new 'electric car' factory will be going in within a couple of years.
Here is another story that I've read recently. It talks about how bad this decade has been.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1942834,00.html
It would be great to hear your thoughts on this. Hope you and your other readers will respond.
Taylor
Taylor,
ReplyDeleteI tried to go to that TIME article you sent me, but it seems to be gone now.