xxx

Jeannette I want to come to your house. I love thanksgiving at home but I love the party all day idea, we kind of have lack luster conversation after dinner or fade in front of the tube. Don't be too hard on sourpuss his post name tells us he is not happy with his predicatment. Something else not everyone has a wonderful time this holiday seeing a negative post might help some feel less alienated by whatever they have to face. That is how I see it anyway, negative responses make the contributions here more varied and therefore more reflected of entire experience. Play a round for me...what a good idea that is.

kal

Suuuuuzzzzz,
Traffic on I-80 is backed up both ways on T'giving. Took us almost 2.5 hrs to get to Yountville last year!

Mrs Kal usually runs in the "Feed The Hungry" 10k on T'giving morn (check it out on Ch 31)so we usually get a late start and hit the traffic.

Hope that with most people NOT flying somewhere this holiday it doesn't make it worse!

You hangin' in "The R-Hood" this weekend?

Since 2 restaurants we are going to require a drive, we found a cab service in Napa Valley, "Taxi Cabernet" (love that name)to haul us around so both can partake in the fruits of the vine!

See Tiger Woods, Dave Duvall, et al on TNT's Grand Salm of Golf from Poipu? On this afternoon and replayed later tonight
39 more days!
Mahalo,
Kal

ncgrrl

Congrats Carol!!! 2-years and counting.

And can all you No. Calif. people send the rain this way? It's been close to a month without any rain.

My parents host a wonderful meal. It's a small gathering full of traditions.

Suzie

Kal,
Going to Lake of the Pines for the day along with other family. Bummer that it's raining. Trapped inside with my kids, nieces and nephews. Hand me a gin and tonic!

Going to Sonoma in Feb for sister getaway weekend, thinking about getting limo so we can all partake as well.

Hope Mrs. Kal has a better time than Paul, Joe or Jack (I can never keep them straight) so an additional contribution can be made to the food bank by those radio stations.

wow 39 days sounds so soon.

sss

Suzie let us know where lakeo of the pines is....would be nice of you to paint us a mental picture of this place, west coast/eastcoast/south?

Suzie

Lake of the Pines is north of Auburn in North CA. It's off rt 49 between Auburn and Grass Valley. Can you bring the gin?

sss

funny...just cool to hear about places way out yonder I am on the east coast, NYC.

Jeanette

Wish you could come to my house too. I have 23 place settings all set, but we can add more on later. Need to take more dishes and flatware from the basement after work. Will get up at about 5 to stuff and "oven" the bird, but am very excited, as we love this day so much. Christmas Eve and most Christmas days my children are all elsewhere and we do our presents the Saturday before very quietly- so this is our big holiday. All 4 grandkids have their own table this year- FIRST TIME! AND no one is in diapers. YES!

Holidays can be very lonely. I've been alone some Christmas times and for almost all the summer holidays, like 4th of July. But there is always someone who is more "alone." If you ask that person over, you start new traditions. I'm not being hard on sourpuss, just want him to challenge the situation so that new traditions will bring better holidays in the future. Everything changes.

Jeanette

Oh yes, I forgot. I live within sight of I-80 and Route 45 in Illinois- in the greater Chicago area. My house is the one with the huge prairie in the back and the house going up next to it.
(Roof on- but no bricks yet.) You will be probably be able to spot it by the cars and coolers in evidence. Also may have colored chalk drawings all over the driveways and sidewalk if it isn't raining.

x

I'm alone with my hubby and very happy for the holiday. It's just one day for me as I have to work tomorrow. AND I agree with Sourpuss. It's nice to think that some families really have fun on the holidays. Not mine though - Sourpuss' family reminds me of mine and I laugh! Except mine is really cheap wine!

I'm giving thanks I can spend the day my way. Hey Sourpuss, maybe you should boycott the holiday like I did. You'll have a much better time doing something else than being miserable.

I am envious of Jeanette's family though. NOW that sounds like fun! MY family usually falls asleep after dinner in front of the TV. The snoring is amazing! Sorry Jeanette I live too far away from you to visit!

Happy thanksgiving everyone. I'm giving thanks that's it is a great day - no matter how you choose to celebrate.