I'm sharing the immediate thought that came to mind, if you it I dare you to sing along. Shake it, shake it like a polaroid picture. I AM YOUR NEIGHBOR...rollling on floor laughing.
1. home 2. all hands in the kitchen, aprons on! 3. late afternoonish, to make sure those who want to catch a movie, go for a walk, take a nap, etc, can, 4. right before while everyone watches, 5. totally eaten, I love it 6. used to have a kids table until all the adults caught on that it was the most fun place to be, now we have one table. just one big "kids" table 7. the good stuff 8. of course 9. both 10. the grand matriarch 11. the patriarch, but we all go around saying what we're thankful for
1. OTR 2. Bringing sides & dessert 3. Early afternoon 4. Carve in kitchen 5. Cranberries totally eaten 6. No kiddos at this party! 7. glasses 8. Football... depends who is playing. Will most likely fit in a movie too. Bolt anyone? 9. Candied sweet potatoes 10. Round table... no "head" 11. Prayer courtesy of Jason, his brother, or his father... not sure yet.
1. Staying home
2. Sides
3. Not sure yet
4. Before
5. Gross. Only one or two people eat it.
6. Just Kaitlyn, sitting with all of us.
7. Glasses-nothing fancy
8. I'm sure it will get turned on.
9. Mashed potatoes, no casserole
10. It doesn't matter who sits at the head...whoever happens to sit there gets it.
11. Usually my dad, but who knows? Maybe Kaitlyn this year. :)
1. Home 2. Frying a couple of birds/ 3. 3:00 so that Justin can join us.......yeah 4. Carving in the kitchen 5. Eaten 6. Whereever they want to sit...it will be casual this year 7. Glasses 8. Football and Wii 9. Uh...both 10. ??? 11. It varies Now it's your turn D......
1. home 2. both (Ray does turkey, i do casseroles 3. early afternoon - young married have many houses to go to! 4. Carve first, serve at table 5. Yes, Yes, Yes - both traditional Jelly and some of the real stuff for my mother (we like the jelly stuff on Turkey Sandwiches, too 6. no kids yet 7. nothing too fancy. 8, I'm married to Ray 9. Sweet Potatoes with OJ in casserole and the caramel pecan topping (mainly because I love it) 10. Generally Ray's at the head 11 Varies - usually Ray or Alan
1. All 12 and a Plus One will be at Poppy and G's. 2. I'm doing The Bird and a couple of sides. (L and M are bringing the rest. 3. Around 1:00 4. I have always wrestled with the turkey before the meal, this year, we are carving at the table. 5. Cranberry sauce is left over from Thanksgiving/Christmas dinners PAST. 7. All the Grands are at the table with us. 7. Everyone gets stemware. 8. The football games will be turned on AFTER everyone leaves for Nappy's house. 9. We MUST have mashies, we MUST have sweet potatoes. 10. Mark, Sr. at one end...Mark, Jr. at the opposite. 11. Usually, one or all of the Grands lead prayer, however...Mimi prayed the year before she passed away. Not a dry eye at the table. I'm very blessed.
1. Over the river and through the woods 2. Bringing some sides & Éclair cake 3. Early afternoon 4. wrestling with the bird in the kitchen BEFORE serving it already carved 5. HOMEMADE Cranberry sauce is totally eaten
6. Children at big table, I hate not being at the big table :o) 7. Stemware 8. Not 9. Mashies & sweet potato casserole 10. at Ben & Stacey's home so Ben at one end, not sure of other 11. TBD
1. home 2. I personally help with sides more than the actual turkey 3. I'd rather night, but apparently I'm not getting my wish 4. carve first 5. I generally only eat a piece and let everyone else devour the rest 6. if we're with my dad's family there's a kid's ROOM, not table. here though, I'm not alloewd to go form my own table 7. whatever is in the cabinet that I deem to grab as it'll be my job 8. Not for me. For my dad though, yes 9. mashed potatos definitely. With gravy! 10. him 11. Dad or Alan, depending on who/what/when/where.
1.Over the river thurs to in-laws and fri to my parents. 2.sides-Sweet potato casserole, both places 3.Early afternoon, who can wait?! 4.Wrestling match takes place in kitchen at both sides of the family. 5. I just take a dab so probably leftovers 6. I would prefer them at the big table or if there is more than one put put a mix at each. I hated eating at the kid's table when I was 12 or 13. 7. Both depending on family 8. Thanksgiving without football is like Christmas without Santa! 9. bring on the carbs-both families will have both! 10. My father in law and dad always have permanent places at the table which are the head. 11. The fathers always pick a different son or son-in-law or sometimes one of the men strays we pick up from church. I mean stray in a totally affectionate way. I love having someone from the church I grew up in that is not going to be with family that year at the table with us. I have grown up with those people and they are just more family. The more the better. It wasn't like the Pilgrims and Squanto were blood kin! :) TMI, probably, I talk to much!
1. in the woods -- we go camping with several other families 2. some of each -- we have a potluck in a pavilion 3. 1:00 4. Carve as we go through the buffet line 5. Usually leftovers 6. We sit where there's a space 7. Plastic cups 8. Only if played outside 9. Both 10. Whoever gets there first 11. One of the men there.
I bucked going camping at Thanksgiving for a long time, but this will be our 14th year, except the year Rick's dad died, and now I look forward to seeing people that I only see once a year at Thanksgiving.
1. Over the river and through the woods to my grandparents houses. 2.Eating the Turkey and the sides. 3.Both (Aunt Lisa and Uncle Tony's for lunch, Granny and Poppy's for supper) 4. wrestling the bird before. 5. Everyone else eats all the cranberry sauce. 6. The "kids" have their own table 7. Paper plates and Dixie cups 8. Football/long naps 9. Mashed potatoes 10. Whoever gets there first. 11. Whoever gets called on to do it.
1. Over the river and up I-40 to St. Louis, MO 2. I thought guys were just supposed to eat at Thanksgiving. You know, too many cooks in the kitchen... 3. Early afternoon 4. Usually wrestled with in the kitchen. Nobody wants to sit there and wait for your piece to be carved. By that time you just want to eat. 5. I guess it's usually all eaten. I don't touch the stuff. 6. Don't really have any small "children" anymore but us "grandkids" and "cousins" usually sit at our own table (youngest is 20 yrs old) 7. Glasses 8. Um, yeah. Go Cowboys! 9. We have both but I prefer regular mash 10. I don't think there really is "priority" seating in this house. 11. Could be anyone. Is there something special about the Thanksgiving prayer that I don't know about :)
1. Visiting at Leslie's in-laws, then coming home and serving around 6 or 7 with all kids (and their spouses) and Rick's mom. 2.Rachel has offered to make a couple of sides. I will do the rest. 4.I will carve before serving. 7.I would be happy to just have matching glasses, but I don't have that many. 8.I would turn on football, but somebody else might. At least we won't have it disturbing the meal if it is on. 9. Potato casserole and sweet potato casserole. 10. We still can fit everybody at one table. 11. Probably Rick
There are MANY that I Tivo and watch on my own time (Heroes, Chuck, Terminator:The Sarah Connor Chronicles, House M.D., Fringe) While my all time favorite is probably House, my new favorite I discovered this year (although the show is in it's fourth season) is "The Unit." Comes on Sunday nights at 10pm on CBS and stars the black guy from the All-State commercials. It's like watching an action movie every week!
I'm also a reality TV junkie and catch Survivor, Top Chef, and American Idol when possible. I get to watch a lot b/c my wife does a lot of planning in the evenings.
I am not sure I have just one favorite. I love Little House on the Prairie right now. While an old show, I am rediscovering the beauty of each delightful episode. As far as shows I regularly DVR, Jon & Kate + 8, 17 and Counting, Grey's Anatomy (although I am getting pretty ticked off with ABC's "agenda"), Desperate Housewives, Project Runway, Pushing Daisies, Ugly Betty, and Criminal Minds. I too like the Vicar of Dibley but I have seen each episode.
As far as comedy goes...........it's got to be THE OFFICE. Joe and I have recently been DVRing lots of old movies. The beauty of those old movies is that they couldn't rely on special effects, it was the plot and actors that made the movie a success.
One favorite? That's like trying to pick Grape or Cherry when it comes to snow-cones, they're both favorite. (If that doesn't make you laugh hysterically, let me know and I'll get you some Brian Regan material. Current favorite, Jon & Kate + 8. Previous favorite CSI Las Vegas (til I heard Grissom was leaving, then I've boycotted show). When it was on the air, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, I adore instant funny. Criminal Minds think alike is also great stuff. So I broke the rules.
Since the DVR (how in the world can you go back?), we watch way too much TV which makes this incredibly difficult. We've cut out ALL reality TV from our lives since we don't have time to watch people do stupid things for attention or any sort of "competition" betwixt D-listers. However, if they do somehow manage to get Brad, Angelina and Jen on Survivor...I'm there. SO, if I had to choose...The Unit is our joint favorite right now (Heros has fallen this season, but we're still along).
I watched from my living room on the other side of the country. I wished I had been there. Looked like a great day for a game. Some amazing plays and lots of energy. Good stuff!!
While watching the news this morning, a video of the Cabinent Room in the White House was shown. It struck me that there were a select number of seats AT the table, but...there were wall to wall seats behind the table seats. The men/women who sit AT the table are there to make the hard decisions, to do the heavy lifting, to take on the responsibilities that require knowledge of circumstances, a steadfast determination to make the choices that will benefit all of the citizens, taking note of their diversity and needs.
The Cabinent Room is not unlike a playing field...the actual players who get the job done and provide the entertainment; and the bleacher seats. The fans that get to sit back and enjoy, second guess, yell and go home either elated OR disgruntled.
A couple of musings for me this morning. At which table would I want to sit? (For the sake of this post, I'm eliminating all forms of spiritual,religious and Sacred tables). The second musing is...am I (in general)contented to sit in the bleachers and second guess or loudly cheer. If I am contented to be an observer ONLY...then WHY is that so?
Might be time to pull up a chair.
What about you? Muse with me for the next couple of days!
From my experience with some state legislators, aids and issues, it is the people who sit in the peripheral seats who do all the leg work and make the actual recommendation for the elected legislator to then take over ownership of the view. Just like in any non-spiritual hierarchy -- sometimes there is top-down vision and direction, but often it is the management layer who takes credit for the work and ideas actually being done by the minions.
Not necessarily talking about government...just positions of authority in general. I agree, while the back seaters sometimes do all of the leg work...the buck has to stop somewhere. The second seaters get to brainstorm, stir and bring fresh ideas, however...sometimes a bottom line has to be drawn. So...given your thoughts, why wouldn't a 'minion' aspire to a seat AT the table?
I would think that most of the time...the table seaters have paid their dues, been the minions, and have had the drive and determination to EARN their place-setting.
To use your analogy of the stadium, I see that the cheering crowd has a lot to do with how the game is played. So much so that my husband's playstation NCAA game has stadium pulse gauge and a momentum setting. I say all that to say that the ones in the peripheral probably have a lot more input then seen in that room! :) Good thoughts. I would want to be at the table in the action!
Move over. I want to sit at the table! I would hope to be a 'Mr Smith goes to Washington' or like the movie 'Dave'. I would take a shot at doing what was right/correct, not obliged to any special interest. Make the decision on the facts. I know, novel idea- eh?!
My children will tell you that I am an embarrassing, loud cheerer from the stands. So I can give it a good go from the cheap seats too. But I still want to be at the table. I can solve the world's problems with a little help from my friends...
I'd rather sit on the back chairs. I don't really wish to attain the "prestige" of the table chairs. I just want to get the work done. It seems that someone always wants something from the big-wigs.
Well...looking at this from a governmental perspective as opposed to a sports analogy...I'd rather bring the ideas to the table. Do the legwork. Hands dirty. I don't want the responsibility of making those kinds of decisions. It's nice to think about all the great things that you can do at that table...but great doesn't mean good. There's a lot of hard things too. I'm pondering this from the perspective of my job...I negotiate contracts for research on behalf of UF. My boss signs them. If I do my job, we both look good and I can make her life much easier. But if she doesn't pay attention, listen to me, answer my questions, help me sort through scenarios...I can't do my job and she will fail. Her name is on legal documents for babillions of dollars that can help or hang a major university, end up in a major lawsuit or violate regulations, land someone in jail for not educating someone on export control laws, ruin a researcher's career by loosing the intellectual property on a "Gatorade". From where I'm at right now...I don't want her pen. That may change down the road...she seems to think she'll give it to me...but I don't know if I'm comfortable with that kind of responsibility...at least from where I'm at today.
Thank you. It was a fun day...it only took half an hour! I would probably want to be at the table, especially if I had done the work, and knew what decisions needed to be made. Otherwise....why even be in the room. It seems kind of pointless if you can't make any suggestions.
I love what sweetlove said... ha!! I think I would prefer to be at the table. I just finished watching the Little House on the Prairie episode entitled "Laura Ingalls Wilder" where Laura and Almanzo have a big arguement over her being offered a teaching job. He loses the crop and she says she wants to take the job and help earn the money to keep their land. He says he would never allow it... that HE will provide for them. As a result, they would have to postpone their wedding for another 1 to 2 years. They get mad at one another. Laura's heart begins breaking because the realization set in that she would never get to teach and was never even permitted the chance to even think about it. I see this example the same way. I don't want to be told what will happen or what won't happen. I wanna make my own decisions!! :)
I have to agree. To me, it's not really what do I want to put my 2 cents in for, but what am I willing to take responsibility for. At this point of my life, it's all I can do just to sit at my own kitchen table.
Next time you are in Alachua, try Main Street Pie. They are right on Main Street. Ask her about it or she is also a big fan. Looking forward to spending the afternoon in the Big House. It's been too long...
