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Kanza

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Keyzy :) That's wonderful news :) And the fact you have a visit lined up for the holidays with him is simply icing on the cake :) Hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving because it sounds like you have much to be thankful for :) I know I feel that way...so happy things worked out well for Bob and he'll be happy and hungry for Thanksgiving :) After all, isn't that what the holiday is all about?

Bob and I extend best wishes to everyone in this forum, their family, their friends, their future endeavors :) May this holiday season be the beginning of better things to come for all of us :)
 

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@katz...always meant to ask ..were you born there in aust or relocated ?
Actually born & spent 1st 4 years in England. Apart from a year back in 'the old country' when 16, lived in Oz all the time. Consider myself "dinky-di" though perhaps not quite "true blue". Ew, doesn't it make you cringe ?!!! We don't all talk like that, honestly. The "Good on ya cobber", " good onya mate" "Beaut" etc. I want to hide under something when I hear those "okker" expressions.

So, Katz, no Thanksgiving but "Black Friday" sales? Ah, Australia, the "land down under" :) No need to spend hours and hours in the kitchen, just risk life and limb in the sales stampedes :)
:oops: Well, I'm afraid I have no idea what either the "Black Friday or "Cyber Monday" things are about, and we don't have any sales for them here. Still, I can enjoy a good V4L sale as much as the next person. Problem is, I was pre-filling my cart with good intentions for the Friday (pre-8am here) sale, I was up to over $500 US !!! Eeeeeek!!! Might have to prune that down a little, no matter how good the sale is.

Curious about Thanksgiving & Christmas in America. All I know about it is what I see on tv programs & movies. Seems to me you eat yams & turkey in a big roast/baked meal, you have family get togethers, you might talk about what you're thankful for. So what do you eat at Christmas - more turkey???? (I don't actually like turkey, prefer chicken myself.) And many families, coming together twice in such a short time might put serious strain on family relations 8-o

Headed off to bed, have alot of stuff to work on tomorrow... Sadly part of it is work.
starting work on testing the new manual diamond batts? :lol:
 

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Here is the shakedown on thanksgiving: Thanksgiving - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

My family gets together and we celebrate the years past and forward... we do say what we are thankful for and usually make sure to take time to think about the soldiers abroad... I was one of them in 2007/8

Our meal is usually Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Cranberries, Lefsa (sp), and ofcourse Pie.

I will get to Christmas meal when it is closer.
 

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hmm... this is totally new problem.. I seem to keep getting juice on my lip from my drip tip... I havn't had this happen with past wow juices, or juices from a diff vendor.

I am wondering if the juice is just runnier... or not soaking into the carto as well... I know it isn't over filled I usually syringe fill and suck the excess back out.

It definately makes my lip all tingly... kind of fun... but obviously should probably refrain from letting it happen too often
 

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Yay, keyzy! ((hug))

Feel better, Randa, go easy on the vaping, hope you heal quickly.

This afternoon: Pumpkin pie (cheating and using Mrs. Smith's "recipe"), thaw Edwards Turtle Pie, bake "crownies", only this time I'm using refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough on top of the brownie batter (instead of choc chip).

My mom's been gone 8 years now and I miss her the most at Thanksgiving. She made the best cornbread dressing and giblet gravy in the whole wide world and I've never been able to replicate it. I guess it's missing that cup 'o' mamalove :)

I'll miss you guys! I hope the Black Friday V4L sale runs for the weekend, paycheck doesn't hit until midnight Friday, and of course I MUST have a MANUAL Diamond batt. Grrrr. I'll go to my sis' on Saturday to use her computer and order.

:) :wub: :)
 
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Lisa66

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To all of you and your families, a very happy Thanksgiving!

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waylonjessi4ever

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Good morning all !
@Katz : it depends on the family tradition what people eat .On thanksgiving when i was little it was all the aunts/uncles /cousins ,fun household full of people .
For us ,it was always Turkey ,mashed potatoes ,homemade turkey gravy,yams or sweet potatoes ,stuffing ( or dressing ) and cranberry sauce ,dinner rolls ,pumpkin pie is traditional but most larger families have many pies for dessert .
Men watch football and women cook it and clean lol .basically thats it but maybe the Macy's annual parade on tv from New York City ,ny .
When my mother in law and parents were alive we always cooked everything from scratch ( no bought things ) .
To me ,its really one of the easiest things in the world to cook it ,and certain things are made ahead .
When people get sick of turkey ,they usually do a prime rib roast or a ham but really nowdays people just cook whatever they like .
I often find thanksgiving to be harder on me now then christmas because I just miss everyone more .I dont have any grandkids yet and neices and nephews /brothers are all over the country ,so its just us 3 and simple .Family is what its all about for me and friends .When i have a bigger house again i want huge thanksgivings and hopefully a grandkid or two :)
 

waylonjessi4ever

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Yay, keyzy! ((hug))

Feel better, Randa, go easy on the vaping, hope you heal quickly.

This afternoon: Pumpkin pie (cheating and using Mrs. Smith's "recipe"), thaw Edwards Turtle Pie, bake "crownies", only this time I'm using refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough on top of the brownie batter (instead of choc chip).

My mom's been gone 8 years now and I miss her the most at Thanksgiving. She made the best cornbread dressing and giblet gravy in the whole wide world and I've never been able to replicate it. I guess it's missing that cup 'o' mamalove :)

I'll miss you guys! I hope the Black Friday V4L sale runs for the weekend, paycheck doesn't hit until midnight Friday, and of course I MUST have a MANUAL Diamond batt. Grrrr. I'll go to my sis' on Saturday to use her computer and order.

:) :wub: :)
miss kitty ..i know what you mean about moms cooking ....i took to mixing 1/2 cornbread and 1/2 regular ...its not bad either .Will you have thanksgiving with your sisters ? Do you fight over how to make something ;) my aunts and mom were hysterical ,,,not really fighting as they were all real close ( her sisters in laws ) but very funny as they all got older .
I used to get propietary over my kitchen when i was young and wouldnt let the mothers in ..as they pass it on to me i really wanted to do it myself :)
 
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