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I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving today. Betwixt the turkey and football and napping, please remember to thank our Father above who has blessed each of us with so much more than we deserve.

At Thanksgiving, I often think of a hymn I first heard while watching Little Women. You might remember it from the scene where Meg gets married.

 

For the beauty of the earth

For the Glory of the skies,

For the love which from our birth

Over and around us lies:

 

Refrain:

'Lord of all, to Thee we raise

this our joyful hymn of grateful praise.

For the beauty of each hour

Of the day and of the night,

Hill and vale and tree and flow'r

Sun and Moon and stars of light

 

Refrain

 

For the joy of human love,

Brother, sister, parent, child.

Friends on earth and friends above

For all gentle thoughts and mild.

 

Refrain

 

For each perfect gift of Thine

To our race so freely given.

Graces human and divine

Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n.

 

Refrain

Let us all, this day and every day, raise a joyful hymn of grateful praise to the Creator. For every good and perfect gift comes from above.  

Since I'm still recovering from the whole brain surgery thing, my sister-in-law invited us over for Thanksgiving. My neighbors heard and surprised us by ordering Thanksgiving for us so that I won't have to leave the house. Isn't that so sweet?

My post-surgery update:

• My stitches are out and the Dr says my incision looks great.
• My hair, where they shaved my head, is growing like mad. The rest of my thick hair covers the area.
• I left the house to get the stitches out and was very happy to go home again. I was really dreading going somewhere for Thanksgiving. That's why my dear neighbors bought us a cooked dinner.
• H is back at work but D is in charge and watches me better than a Mother Hen.
• If I bend over, it feels like my head will explode. So, I don't do that.
• I can't really spend much time at once on the internet, but I am at Twitter.

On my Free Things page, you can find my Thanksgiving Menu - if I was able to cook.

I hope to post again before Thursday. If I don't, here's Tennessee Ernie Ford singing one of my favorite harvest hymns:

I hope ya'll had a cozy and pleasant Thanksgiving. We did and I also learned a few things.

• If a delicate wine glass falls, don't try to catch it. You will only succeed in cutting three fingers when the glass breaks anyway.
• Always keep a first aid kit in your car.

My host had not one band-aid, but I was thankful that we keep two first aid kits in our car. I think bleeding over the feast would be deemed socially unacceptable.

Our kits came free from my husband's work, but I periodically restock them. A pencil box or small bag can be used for your own kit. IVillage has a long list of car first aid supplies; however, you can get by with a tube of Neosporin antibiotic ointment and a variety of band-aids. I do. Be sure to check expiration dates frequently, though, or you will be shocked in the midst of an emergency to find extremely out-of-date items.

Oh, another thing I learned on Thanksgiving is that the War Against Politeness is getting tough. My children are constantly chastised by family, friends, and strangers for saying "Yes, Sir" or "No, Sir". In fact, the only adults who have recently approved of my children's verbal manners are ex-military men. The world is upside-down indeed when adults chide children for being too polite. Thankfully, this additude was counter-balanced by a few older gentlemen who told me how well-behaved my children were. Unfortunately, I do not think they understood my wry humor when I replied straight-faced, "So, we don't have to flog them tonight?"

Maybe I also need a band-aid for my mouth?

Thanksgiving is almost upon us. Have you planned your menu yet? In case you are still looking for some delicious dish ideas, I offer once again my family's favorite Thanksgiving foods:

Thanksgiving Menu

I, however, take no responsibility if you are as gluttonous as Norman Rockwell's Pilgrim above.

In my mind, there are certain things needed to have a proper Thanksgiving. One item required is canned Cranberry Sauce. I know homemade is supposed to be wonderful, but I don't care for Cranberry Sauce unless it pops from a can with a swoosh. Also, canned sauce loses all value when mashed up. It must be carefully sliced.

If you feel the same as I, you can imagine my joy and shrill shrieks of delight when I happened upon this:

No, your eyes do not deceive you, that is crocheted Cranberry Sauce. This was crafted (and photographed) by Alicia Kachmar. Isn't she creative?

Ah, but Alicia has been outdone by a blog reader, Robin, who added slices of Cranberry Sauce. Okay, that's it, I have to make this.

Time to look for Cranberry yarn in the stash.