Happy Thanksgiving, Friends!

One of my favorites from Bizarro

The things we deal with when we're with family for a holiday . . .

For some reason, Thanksgiving seems to highlight the oddness of our relatives. Maybe it's because we're expected to travel long distances, eat until we're sick, and then watch other people fall asleep while they watch football and we do the dishes because we don't happen to watch football. We also are expected to put up with Uncle Racist's remarks because "that's just the way he is," or Aunt Nosy's pushy questions about when, exactly, we are going to produce children—or stop having so many.

I'm thankful that in recent years, I've spent it with my in-laws—who are infinitely entertaining in a good way—and the past couple years have been spent at home with our adult kids and any of their friends who feel like joining us.

I'll be posting next week for real, so make sure you stop back to say hello. In the meantime, happy Thanksgiving to all my US friends, and do yourself a favor by not shopping on Friday. Fighting strangers to save a buck negates all that thankfulness from the day before, you know. And it doesn't burn nearly as many calories as you'd think.

For All My Friends in the U.S. . . .

For all my friends in the U.S., I wish you a happy Thanksgiving. 

May your fat pants not become just "pants." 

May your turkey be thawed on time and not necessitate a tumble in the clothes dryer. 

May your relatives all have fun together—or go home early if they don't.

I'll be home, making the fun stuff (a.k.a. my super-fluffy homemade rolls, pumpkin pie, and other desserts) while my husband tackles the staples of the meal—he cooks the turkey better than I do because he likes turkey more than I do. It works well for us.

Have a wonderful weekend, don't trample Black Friday shoppers a mere twelve hours after being thankful for "everything," and give yourself some grace when you have to let out your bathrobe. That extra helping of all the dishes on the left side of the table only happens once a year.

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