“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice.”
I figure you’ve been wondering where I’ve been. Well, mostly I’ve been on the couch with only a few mad dashes to the necessary. I’m a bit better every day, but it’s slow going. The colorful epithets from earlier in the week have given way to moans and groans in a variety of tones in greater or lesser intensity. When the ohs and ahs come rapidly with no space between them, I’m in pain and on my way to the first place I can find to sit down and get my leg up. I haven’t been near the computer in a couple of days, but I couldn’t let today pass without Coffee’s traditional music.
My friends have invited me to dinner, but I figure it is easier and less painful to be home. They’ll bring me a plate so I won’t miss any of the fixins.
The sun is not shining and the day is cold, but I feel the warmth of family and friends. I have memories which keep my parents close. Today is a tangerine, bowl of nuts and watch the parade day. My mother gave me that. I remember my father munching on the turkey leg, his favorite part, and I remember his asparagus, limp and straight from the can. My mother always made lemon meringue pie, my favorite. May I never forget that I have a lot to be thankful for today and every day.
To all of you, I wish the blessings of Thanksgiving and the happiest of days.
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November 25, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Hi Kat, It’s good to read your post today. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Our family starts the day watching the Macy’s parade, followed by the National Dog Show and then the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints. This year we are foregoing the turkey and roasting a nice duck. I don’t really like Turkey because i like the dark meat and Turkeys are bred today for large breasts and almost no dark meat. The side dishes are fresh asparagus, baked sweet potatoes, tossed salad and cherry pie.
Sorry to hear that you are still in pain. I will say a prayer for your quick recovery and freedom from pain. I for one are thankful for my family and for your great blog.
November 25, 2010 at 1:57 pm
Hi Kat!
Happy Turkey Day!
I am working at the radio station as I type this, so I could not be more happy and grateful that today I am doing something that I love.
I am grateful for good loving friends and family that have seen me thru a rough year.
I will soon log off and go eat turkey. I will be glad to see the ones who love me.
And I am glad to have met you in cyberspace. I love how if I leave a comment, you will type back a note.
Don’t worry about how you are feeling right now. The tough stuff is over.
I think a visit to Fenway is in order for us soon. I have not been there in years and must make a pilgrimage. I am good company because I can get a handcapped parking space and a good seat in the park if I show off my disability. 🙂
(P.S. – Was in the drive-thru at the local Dunkin’ Donuts for coffee the other day and peeked in the window. What do my eyes see but a quart of Hood Light Cream on a counter! THAT’S THEIR SECRET! And I thought of your Dad. I would never have thought such a thing if I didn’t read your blog!)
All good wishes,
Coleen
November 25, 2010 at 2:20 pm
I was suspecting that You would write something here today 🙂
I have absolutely no memories of any thanksgiving since we don´t celebrate it over here. But I can tell You that we´ve had a blizzard here for several days and I have had to dig my car out from the garage and dig to get it in again 🙂 🙂 🙂 Not many photos yet tough since it is dark already when I come home, but I managed to get some today letting the shutter be open for almost ten seconds 🙂
Happy Thanksgiving my friend!
Christer.
November 25, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Thinking of you, Kat and wishing you felt better for the big day. What do the doctors have to say about your “progress” (if that’s what it is)? I’d hoped (and sure you did, too) you’d be feeling better a lot more quickly. Just as long as this is a typical recovery and they’re watching out to make sure you fully heal. Saw “Alice’s…” on another blog today and immediately thought about your tradition. I saw somewhere else that a guy had recorded the complete song. Can’t imagine why anyone would even consider doing that! Who would want a cheap imitation? Just remember: you can get anything you want… just ask your readers and I’m sure we’ll do all we can. Gobble gobble!
November 25, 2010 at 3:42 pm
best, best wishes. and hopes for a speedy recovery.
i am grateful for all the Coffee fiends
November 25, 2010 at 5:42 pm
Hi Kat,
I’m really sorry to hear you haven’t been well and I hope your road to recovery speeds up soon.
We don’t have a thanksgiving day here in the UK but I do remember celebrating Harvest Festival at school and I think the idea of a day of thanksgiving, without need for particular religious beliefs, is really important. I like the words my mum used to have on her wall, by Thich Nhat Hanh – they always remind me of the wonder of life and the importance of appreciating it and giving thanks.
“Waking up this morning I smile,
twenty four new hours are before me,
I vow to live fully in each moment,
and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.”
Thanks for the Judy Collins ‘Amazing Grace’ – I took time just to listen to it fully and savour it.
Happy thanksgiving.
Kathryn
November 25, 2010 at 6:17 pm
Hi Kat,
I just came back from Thanksgiving at my brother and sister-in-law. My mom was there, too. It was a good day.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving day and the food from your friends. Where would we be without friends to warm our hearts and bring us a plate of holiday cheer?
Get back to dancing soon!
November 25, 2010 at 6:50 pm
Hi,Kat! Great to see a post from you! I really hope you are on the road to recovery. Take it easy, and be careful of those “trips”! All the best, & Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones….P.
November 26, 2010 at 6:03 am
Thank you for Alice’s restaurant. Very amusing.
We’ve got no thanksgiving in Holland.
Still, when you have the attitude that a good life is not a right but a gift, no special day is required. This protects me from overeating as well. Another blessing.
Hope you get better by leaps.
November 26, 2010 at 8:29 am
Happy Thanksgiving, Kat. I am thankful that you are on the mend, and that you have good friends to bring you some dinner when you aren’t quite up to that yet.
November 26, 2010 at 3:20 pm
You sound good Kat. Looks like you’re going to bounce back soon, we hope and pray. Surgery is nasty stuff. You’ll certainly remember this Thanksgiving. Probably have a great story to tell or write down. We were thrilled with little Jerome taking steps with his Dad across the family room. Yup! Next two weeks should be interesting for that young lad. Happy Thanksgiving! belated because I kept jumping over at the wrong times.
November 27, 2010 at 4:43 am
Cheers
November 28, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Hi Kat
I hope you are starting to feel a little better. Perhaps you and Gracie are on the sofa watching Michael Vick..I hope that Gracie is not offended
Our tree is up, ornaments are on, and we are in a room being engulfed in dust, listenng to the wonderful “Fairytale of New York”
November 28, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Errr. Dusk not dust…maybe that was subliminal
November 28, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Okay, I’m getting worried. Hope you’re just loafing, Kat.
November 29, 2010 at 7:19 am
i refuse to worry…my mother always said
‘no news is good news’
so we are all being patient and hoping for
a speedy recovery kat!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoox
November 30, 2010 at 3:02 pm
I´m starting to worry too now!
I hope everything is ok with You!
Christer.
December 1, 2010 at 8:19 am
Keep checking your blog, as has become my custom.
Missing you, worrying and wondering, hope that you’re simply taking deserved time off from blogging and paying attention to getting your health back.