Cook the turkey, bake the pie
@GardenGerty (157546)
United States
November 23, 2020 10:04am CST
Obviously this is directed to people in the US who will celebrate Thanksgiving. It could generally be for all people who are looking forward to holidays of other sorts in this season.
Many of us will not be able to celebrate in our tradition.
We may not be with loved ones.
It is ill advised to travel.
This is directed mostly to myself.
Do not spend your energy and resources grieving what will not be. Be thankful for what you have. Enjoy those you will be with.
It will be my hubby and myself only for Thanksgiving. My brother and his wife are ill. My dad is dead. My other sister does not need exposed to a gathering. My daughter is more than six hundred miles away. My son is in jail. (first I have told you this)
I am incredibly sad.
Still, I will cook a turkey. Make some side dishes. Bake a pumpkin pie. Give thanks to God for the things that are good.
I have a place to live. Compared to most of the world, I have plenty.
I am loved, and I love these people who are away from me. I have a job.
We are going through rough times, but I for one plan to come out on top. I will rejoice. I will carry on. I feel alone, but I am not.
My turkey is thawing. How about you? Are you thankful for anything? Will you celebrate being alive?
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
23 Nov 20
Memories can be such a great blessing.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
23 Nov 20
@GardenGerty They keep me going for sure.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
23 Nov 20
Yes, even if family is not present, we still have them. I am enjoying what I have and what I can do.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
23 Nov 20
@akalinus It opens you up for possibilities.
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
23 Nov 20
I wanted to go to NY to celebrate the holidays with family and friends. They declared the county an orange zone which means it is lousy with the virus. I was willing to take a chance on flying but I would have to isolate for two weeks before I left and another two weeks when I got there. So, I am here by myself and do not feel in a holiday mood.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
23 Nov 20
That is why I am giving myself this pep talk and inviting people to join in. You can pretty well know that I will be around here for a good part of the holiday. I am sorry you will not be joining family and friends in person, only in spirit.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
23 Nov 20
@akalinus It is such a strange time.If we were to travel it would be by car but that will not happen until spring at the earliest.
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
23 Nov 20
@GardenGerty I have not seen my kids there in four years. My son and I drove up there once a year but he has a different job now with no vacation. My best friend has made it down to Florida a couple of times and we met for dinner and twice a visit to a distant mutual friend.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
24 Nov 20
I am working hard to practice what I preach. It is much better than losing sleep.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
24 Nov 20
@JudyEv I am pruning out some things. But new difficulties do arise.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Nov 20
@GardenGerty I think I've got better at it as I've got older. I tend to let things go more.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58119)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
23 Nov 20
We are having Thanksgiving with my family in pensacola. There will be eight of us.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
23 Nov 20
That is a nice number. Enjoy it.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
24 Nov 20
That is what was going on in your family you couldn’t talk about. Terrible news 
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I am loving how with all you could complain about you showed how thankful you are for what you do have. We all need to think that way as much as we can.
Our Turkey is thawing too. My husband will make it this year. My oven is a pain in the neck so I hope it will turn out okay. I filled the propane tank in September so that’s one less thing that could go wrong with it at least 
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I am loving how with all you could complain about you showed how thankful you are for what you do have. We all need to think that way as much as we can.
Our Turkey is thawing too. My husband will make it this year. My oven is a pain in the neck so I hope it will turn out okay. I filled the propane tank in September so that’s one less thing that could go wrong with it at least 1 person likes this
@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
24 Nov 20
This is probably all I will say about the downer sides of this. I did have a great visit with my daughter last night. It is her birthday today. Both my kids are good kids. And they are both probably older than you, but still mine, and still my kids. I wanted to just cook a chicken, but we had the turkey and hubby wanted it, so turkey it is.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
24 Nov 20
@shaggin It is good. This was not wildness, but probably some mental health issues.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
24 Nov 20
@GardenGerty bad things happen to even the best people. I was a wild teen my friends and I always say it’s a miracle we were never arrested. We got damn lucky we never got caught is all!
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@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
23 Nov 20
I have not gone to the grocery store to get what we need for the holiday meal. My son just gave the money about an hour ago.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
23 Nov 20
You will get to deal with crowds I suppose to do the shopping. Right now around here Wal Mart has the least expensive turkeys. Aldi's is a close second.
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@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
25 Nov 20
@GardenGerty - Went shopping yesterday, spent less than a hundred dollars and the crowds were not that bad. I only focused on getting the stuff for Thanksgiving. But there was an elderly couple in the grocery store making sure they bought black-eyed peas. In Texas we have a tradition of cooking black-eyed peas for the New Year. The lady said they wanted to make sure that had some on hand, just in case there was another lockdown and they couldn't get out of their home. I hadn't thought that far ahead. I was just trying to make it to Thursday.
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
25 Nov 20
i'm thankful e'eryday fer what i've got, don't need a special day to celebrate.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
25 Nov 20
You are right about that. For our family, though, Thanksgiving Day was big because of all the family birthdays that week.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
25 Nov 20
@GardenGerty somethin' to look ferward to'n the near future. 't least there'd be some light't the end 'f this tunnel we've been travelin', eh?
@RasmaSandra (73326)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Nov 20
I will give thanks to the Lord but no Thanksgiving turkey for me I will be alone and just working online, I might watch a Thanksgiving movie.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
24 Nov 20
Sometimes you can get just a turkey drumstick or thigh if you crave it. Originally I had planned to just roast a chicken for the two of us, but hubby really wants the turkey. So it is thawing.
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@RasmaSandra (73326)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Nov 20
@GardenGerty that is what I agreed to make for me and my friends since they picked up a chicken at the food pantry a roast chicken dinner.
@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
24 Nov 20
Very important to do. It is easier if you are clear in your mind about it.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
25 Nov 20
@GardenGerty I agree. I clearly would hate to think I might pass it on to any human being let alone someone in my own family.
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
23 Nov 20
It'll be the usual here for mom and I. Minus my traditional gingerbread with coolwhip since we can't find the mix (pillsbury's) anywhere! Ugh. Always thankful here.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
23 Nov 20
Have you never made it from scratch?
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
24 Nov 20
Yes it will. I do not make pies often so it is special.
@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
24 Nov 20
Yes, work is actually a blessing.
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@Cheyee (8362)
• Pakanbaru, Indonesia
24 Nov 20
I am thankful for being healthy, have meals to eat, family to love.
@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
24 Nov 20
Those are really the important things.
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