Why Did The Turkey Cross The Road
Why did the turkey cross the road?
Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to give thanks, of family gatherings and family food. It is a time for turkey, stuffing, and sweet potato pie. It is a time for shopping, football and marks the unofficial beginning of the winter holiday season. A day is set side to give thanks in many other parts of the world also. The date and customs vary from country to country but the desire to take time to reflect on life's blessings remains the same.
It all started when the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620. Their first winter at Plymouth Rock was devastating. By the beginning of the next fall, they had lost 46 of the original 102 who set sailed on the Mayflower. The crops they harvested in 1621 were bountiful. The remaining colonists decided to celebrate the harvest with a feast. The celebration included 91 Indians who had helped the Pilgrims survive their first year. It is believed that the Pilgrims would not have made it through the year without the help of the natives. The feast was more of a traditional English harvest festival than a true "thanksgiving" observance. It lasted three days.
Question: What kind of music did the Pilgrims like?
Answer: Plymouth Rock
In the spirit of the Pilgrims, this year Yogi’s Gang has will to travel to Madison to celebrate Thanksgiving Day with me and my family. Like the Pilgrims, we have also lost most of our original colonist. Many in our family members will not be with us at this gathering and a very special “kudos” is shouted out to them. We didn’t harvest any corn, cotton or other crops this year but our spiritual harvest is bountiful, like the Pilgrims’ second year harvest.
We have much for which to be thankful. We are thankful for Daddy who had the courage, wisdom and will-power to move us from the plantation. We thank him for his stamina and endurance to work two jobs to take care us. We are thankful for Mama who worked in the fields along with Daddy but she was also always there to take care of our physical and emotional needs; encouraging us to do well in school. We are thankful to both of them for their undying and unconditional love for us.
We are also thankful for all of our original colonists who celebrated with the natives in 1621 and all the years following. They have come and gone before us. For it is because of all of them that life in this place is better for all of us remaining colonists.
I remain relatively symptom free from my prostate cancer and optimistic that the radiation treatment will be successful. I am thankful that my doctor detected it early. In addition to all the good food, Thanksgiving will also be a time for my family to celebrate my retirement.
This will be the first time in many years that most of us have spent Thanksgiving together. For some of us this will be our first Thanksgiving together. Bettye, Vivian, Ken, Deloris, and Dawn are coming from Tallulah. The Racine clan of Steve, Cheryl, Nathan, Nicholas and Nolan will be here too.
Jeremy and Emily are coming as well as Jon and Jeff. Kara Lyn and Breanna Elizabeth are coming from Minnesota. (Breanna is Jeremy daughter) I expect that things will be rocking on Starker Avenue by Thursday. The house will be full, lots of good food (pinto beans, gumbo, caramel cake, corn bread, turkey, dressing, sweet potato pie—oh, yummy), lots of pictures, football and shopping.
Answer: It was the chicken's day off.
How sweet it is. Life is good.
Later!
In the spirit of the Pilgrims, this year Yogi’s Gang has will to travel to Madison to celebrate Thanksgiving Day with me and my family. Like the Pilgrims, we have also lost most of our original colonist. Many in our family members will not be with us at this gathering and a very special “kudos” is shouted out to them. We didn’t harvest any corn, cotton or other crops this year but our spiritual harvest is bountiful, like the Pilgrims’ second year harvest.
We have much for which to be thankful. We are thankful for Daddy who had the courage, wisdom and will-power to move us from the plantation. We thank him for his stamina and endurance to work two jobs to take care us. We are thankful for Mama who worked in the fields along with Daddy but she was also always there to take care of our physical and emotional needs; encouraging us to do well in school. We are thankful to both of them for their undying and unconditional love for us.
We are also thankful for all of our original colonists who celebrated with the natives in 1621 and all the years following. They have come and gone before us. For it is because of all of them that life in this place is better for all of us remaining colonists.
I remain relatively symptom free from my prostate cancer and optimistic that the radiation treatment will be successful. I am thankful that my doctor detected it early. In addition to all the good food, Thanksgiving will also be a time for my family to celebrate my retirement.
This will be the first time in many years that most of us have spent Thanksgiving together. For some of us this will be our first Thanksgiving together. Bettye, Vivian, Ken, Deloris, and Dawn are coming from Tallulah. The Racine clan of Steve, Cheryl, Nathan, Nicholas and Nolan will be here too.
Jeremy and Emily are coming as well as Jon and Jeff. Kara Lyn and Breanna Elizabeth are coming from Minnesota. (Breanna is Jeremy daughter) I expect that things will be rocking on Starker Avenue by Thursday. The house will be full, lots of good food (pinto beans, gumbo, caramel cake, corn bread, turkey, dressing, sweet potato pie—oh, yummy), lots of pictures, football and shopping.
Answer: It was the chicken's day off.
How sweet it is. Life is good.
Later!
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