Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence. ~Erma Bombeck

Does your family watch football on Thanksgiving? What about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade or the dog show?

We normally catch a little bit of all three

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.  It turns what we have into enough, and more.  It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.  It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.  Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.  ~Melody Beattie

I’m off to my mom’s to cook! What dishes do you guys cook the day before? Do you help out with the cooking or just show up to EAT?!

and I’m keeping my promise!

I love Thanksgiving turkey.  It’s the only time in Los Angeles that you see natural breasts.  ~Arnold Schwarzenegger

You tell me — are you a breast man or legs man? – (get your minds outta the gutter!) In other words, what is your favorite part of the turkey? I’m all about the drumstick!