Posted on Nov 22, 2017
Thanksgiving traditions: Do you have any and what do you look forward to on this day?
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The day after Thanksgiving, no matter how miserable the weather is on Friday... No matter if it will be sunny and dry Saturday... My wife makes me put up the outdoor Christmas decorations. No..., we will never make it onto one of those shows about people who put out over the top Christmas displays... But we put out considerably more lights than most. The biggest barn of three on the property is 40x64. We decorate all three barns, six turkey coops, six chicken coops, three turnout sheds, three wood sheds, the two story farm house (all four sides on each), 1320 feet of roadside fence, and seven trees. My wife makes a six foot Christmas wreath that is hung above the entrance to the farm.
I start at sun up, my fellow firefighters and farm customers show up throughout the day to make fun at my expense, then pitch in for a couple of hours; in exchange for some spiked coffee or hot chocolate , scratch croissants with homemade preserves and goat's milk butter, homemade turkey pot pie, and home made apple pie with farm made goat cheese, of which I get none... until I am done. (I get turkey noodle soup and black coffee.)
The biggest part of the tradition is that I grumble and gripe about it the entire time I am doing it... It is the one day of the year I am allowed to swear in front of the grandchildren without getting dressed down. But she makes it totally worth it with a hug and a kiss, a cup of hot chocolate with two shots of Kahlua, a smile and a hug when I am done. And best of all..., at Christmas eve dinner, I get to tell everyone how she abused me to get the Christmas decorations up, I get to lie and say that no one helped... (many who helped will be at that dinner), and she doesn't give me grief about telling stories at her expense (that day only, Christmas decorating only).
I start at sun up, my fellow firefighters and farm customers show up throughout the day to make fun at my expense, then pitch in for a couple of hours; in exchange for some spiked coffee or hot chocolate , scratch croissants with homemade preserves and goat's milk butter, homemade turkey pot pie, and home made apple pie with farm made goat cheese, of which I get none... until I am done. (I get turkey noodle soup and black coffee.)
The biggest part of the tradition is that I grumble and gripe about it the entire time I am doing it... It is the one day of the year I am allowed to swear in front of the grandchildren without getting dressed down. But she makes it totally worth it with a hug and a kiss, a cup of hot chocolate with two shots of Kahlua, a smile and a hug when I am done. And best of all..., at Christmas eve dinner, I get to tell everyone how she abused me to get the Christmas decorations up, I get to lie and say that no one helped... (many who helped will be at that dinner), and she doesn't give me grief about telling stories at her expense (that day only, Christmas decorating only).
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Cpl Jeff N.
I have the same tradition in the Friday after thanksgiving. I thought when the kids grew up I would get out of it, I did not. I know what an inmate going before the parole board feels like when they deny his parole.
With grandkids now, decorations must go up. My display does not sound as large as yours but it takes many hours to put up and I have to add something every year. I can see me at 75 out there trying to do this. I will die from a fall off of the roof or ladder in a heap of Christmas lights.
With grandkids now, decorations must go up. My display does not sound as large as yours but it takes many hours to put up and I have to add something every year. I can see me at 75 out there trying to do this. I will die from a fall off of the roof or ladder in a heap of Christmas lights.
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Maj John Bell
Cpl Jeff N. - It used to take three days, but we get enough neighborly help that we are usually done by sun down.
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SN Vivien Roman-Hampton: Hi! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Meals on Wheels is to deliver to me a Thanksgiving meal and treats; on Thanksgiving Day! -Margaret
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SPC Margaret Higgins
SN Vivien Roman-Hampton: Hi, Again, Ma'am! May I ask you: What is an "SN"? I apologize for my being so naïve. -Margaret
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