For a few of us that got to TamaraTattles.com really early this is our fifth Thanksgiving together. I hoping to feel up to going to see my sister and her family and my brother and perhaps some of his kids tomorrow. If I make it, my Thanksgiving dinner will be WAY better than yours, as my sister is the best cook in the world. Seriously. She knows how to make dressing just like mama made. I really should try to make a pumpkin pie tomorrow, but I just don’t think I am up to it. I am the only one who knows how to make pumpkin pie properly.
For some of you, this may be your first Thanksgiving alone. I think you might enjoy it if you allow yourself to get into the freedom of it all.
I really hope that we can all get rejuvenated and fed and rested and banish all the crankiness we have all been feeling. Let me know your plans! I’m super thankful for all of y’all. Thanks for being a part of this crazy little community.
xo
~tt
Working, but okay about it. Time and a half and helping people. Kids will be with my niece.
Happy Thanksgiving dearest TT and all here. ❤❤❤
Happy belated Thanksgiving, I had the best day I’ve had in 4 years. I feel so blessed, I hope everyone on here is blessed as well!
Tamara, so sorry, I don’t know why it says Kylie
Happy Thanksgiving, Tamara! My husband and kids and I stay home for Thanksgiving and spend all day cooking, eating, laughing and generally being goofy together. We also watch the Macy’s Day Parade beginning to end because I LOVE IT. We eat all our pies in the morning with homemade whip cream while watching the parade because if we wait until after dinner, everyone is too full by then. This year I made pumpkin and pecan pies with my third child. She’s very into baking. Tomorrow each of my other children will make a different dish with me. It’s always special. I hope everyone has a good one!
I like the pie tradition!
What did you make for Frenchie?:)
Tamra I wish I have been with you 5 years but unfortunately for me it’s been more like 5 weeks. But I knew I was addicted when Vanderlump Rules was over and I waited .5 seconds to check your site…knowing btw that you had not had time to recap it but just couldn’t wait. I agree with pretty 100% of what you say. I hope you have a fantastic thanksgiving. Here’s to a budding friendship. Lol yes that’s sad and I’m officially pathetic as I hope I’m friends with someone I’ve never met!! Happy and safe travels to your sisters. Even tho my momma is prob a better cook than your sister 😜
haha heath butts i am working on about a 5 month habit with this site- i knew i was addicted when i went to bed with my phone so i could stay up reading under the covers! just like my kids! deal was sealed when i woke up at 2am one morning in a cold sweat coz i couldn’t remember what THOT stood for…!! thanks to tamara and other awesome recappers of walking dead, project runway and others!
thankful also today for the time we spent as a family of four lingering at the table after eating, off devices, just enjoying each other- and parks/rec marathon lol! well, our together time only lasted about 20mins but it was golden!
Yes! Time together is golden!
Hanging out in Cozamel and dinner on ship. Love being on a cruise during the holidays!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m cooking. I just made a cherry-apple pie and my daughter made a pumpkin pie. Enjoy!
Have a peaceful day TT whatever you do. Hope you feel well enough to eat yourself silly!! BTW, I love the new look!
I hope you make it. Our Thanksgiving has been relocated to my mother’s apartment in NYC. My 86 year old mom is alive today because four days ago a neighbor opened their door to her at 2am. My mom had whacked her head on a cabinet corner, severing a temporal artery, and as she’s on the blood-thinner warfarin she could have easily bled to death (the place looked like a crime scene). But the neighbor let her in and called 911 and kept pressure on the wound. So I’m very grateful. But we’re all wigged out – thinking this may be her last Thanksgiving living on her own…
Oh my goodness! That must’ve been scary for EVERYONE!
Hope she is doing OK now.
Thanks. Still staying with her. She’s got quite a shiner.
Hope she is okay! Glad her neighbor came to help.
Thank God for good neighbors and thank God your mom is okay.
Thank God for your Mother’s neighbor DalaiMama. You have EVERYTHING to be thankful for; I am so glad your Mom had the presence of mind to knock on your neighbor’s door and you are equally blessed that the neighbor was home AND heard the knock AND answered the door! Wishing you much happiness this holiday season and take extra special care of the treasure you have (your mother) which could have easily been lost if just a few things went subtly different. Prayers for you and your family and hope your Mother feels better soon. Pia
You’re right! xoxoxo
Happy, Thanksgiving, Tamara. Hope you feel up to visiting your family; if not, enjoy the peace and quiet! Thanks for all your hard work, day in and day out. It’s appreciated.
Same here, TT. Thank you for all of your hard work. Hope you had a nice day, whatever you decided to do. 😉
Just having a simple dinner for my husband, Ed, and me. I have spent lots of holidays alone. I just spent them the way a man would.
I’d get 3 dinners from a cafeteria, eat one during halftime, have one for eating that evening/ night, and still have one for “leftovers” I’d also treat myself to a movie or else that I wanted to do. Sometimes I just napped to sleep off the turkey.
Mostly I just wanted to say that having a holiday just for yourself can be very good. So have a great day, Everyone!!
Margarett, You can’t really see it but the background is of the Libyan souk. And the lead photo for the “revolution thread” is four horse square as we called it, it Tripoli.
Tamara, loving the new look! Thanks!
Happy Thanksgiving, TT and the rest of the gang!! So thankful for the daily escape you all provide!!
Tamara I just want to thank you for this site. I’ve been here with you for three years (Maybe more?) And I love your blog. I don’t have much time to post but I read everything you write when i have downtime. I promised myself this Thanksgiving I would make an effort to tell everyone I love, care about, admire or appreciate that I am grateful for them. You are on my list. Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanks KatieAlex. xo ~tt
I am spending it with with my in laws. My father in law died from early onset Alzheimer’s last thanksgiving. My sister in law and her husband are hosting. My brother in law is coming with his wife and three children. I am making sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes. Made the sweet potatoes ahead of time. Now that I am talking to mom, she told how she make them. According to her, southern women bake the sweet potatoes in order to peel them easier. I’ve never baked potatoes in the oven before so it was quite the adventure.
Happy thanksgiving to USA! Here in Canada we had our’s in October.
I hope you make it to your sister’s – don’t deprive them of your home made pumpkin pie! These holiday dinners are awesome, at least one of our siblings, make either stuffing/turkey/pie – exactly how we ate it as children. it’s the best!
My emoty nespter husband and I have 8 people under our roof tonight, my 91 year old mom visiting from Minnesota, 3 20-somethjng kids, my favorite brother from New Orleans, a “stray”, my son’s French Georgia Tech graduate student, I love sharing this holiday with foreigners, orphans and strays. We’re cooking Cuban marinated whole leg of pork and a 20# turkey, cooked in a Cuban roaster box called a Caja China. One of my sons has taken the reins on making the bulk of side dishes. Somehow we will have 4 pies for 9 people – a Caramel Apple from my favorite N Ga apple house, a Pecan pie from Brightsen’s restaurant in NOLA and 2 sweet potato pies. I had hoped to make Ina Gartens Maple Pumpkin Flan but I fear we will wind up in diabetic comas. happy Thanksgiving y’all!
Went to the wrong place. More Tea, what did you end up making for Frenchie?
Wow, everyone’s day sounds so wonderful!
I am spending the day alone, as usual. My sister invited me down to her place, but the thought of having dinner with 40 people terrifies me! How the heck do you have dinner with 40 people?
I, as you know, will have my favorite dinner: TACOS! 🙂
I am also looking forward to the “All in the Family” marathon. That will be like being with family, believe me! 🙂
Then on Friday, there’s a movie marathon. Thanksgiving movies? Nope. Christmas movies? Nope again. This is a CREATURE marathon: Several Godzilla movies, Silver Bullet, Dragonslayer, etc.
Should be fun!
Have a great day, everyone!
Oh Cat, what channel are the Godzilla movies!?!?! I love Godzilla! Also what channel four All In The Family? Happy Thanksgiving. I too am by myself, and love it. Just me and my 2 cats.
I don’t have cable. These are on a channel called Movies! The marathon starts tomorrow. The Godzilla movies are in the afternoon, I think.
The “All in the Family” marathon is on Antenna TV. Right now!
The Godzilla movies begin at 6pm, CENTRAL time. So as TT would say, 7 pm NORMAL PEOPLE time. 🙂
You should check their website, if you haven’t already done so, for times in your area. It’s Movies TV Network.
There are 3 Godzilla movies, back to back.
Should be fun!
Having a great holiday, so far. The cats and I had turkey tacos for lunch. Of course, the cats only had turkey. No spices.
Now, we are all napping. More tacos for dinner!
Kitty pics posted on Facebook. Have a great day!
I love All in the Family. We need more Edith Bunkers in the world. Love tacos. Enjoy the sci-fi. My favorite.
I am having a wonderful day! Hope you are, too!
Happy Thanksgiving to my Ace Bougie, TT, and to all of you! Cat, I’ve been watching the “All in the Family Thanksgiving Marathon” since 5:00pm yesterday! Antenna TV rocks! I had dinner ( if you call it dinner when it’s 2:00 in the afternooon) at a restaurant with a bunch of family and friends, and right now I am Netflixing with my pups, the TT crew, and some vino! First Thanksgiving without my hubby and it wasn’t so bad at all. I’d rather be with family and friends anyway and I didn’t have to lift a finger, even though I never lifted a finger before. Sending good tidings to TT & Banjo ! I love everybody here! Almost. xoxoxo
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Tamara I really hope you make it out to your sisters house and spend time with family!! It will take your mind off things AND I’m sure they would love to have some of that pumpkin pie like your Mom used to make 🙂
By what you describe it seems like you want to go… Don’t think about it too much, make the pie amd take off. I get a feeling you will be glad you went 🙂
Thanks for taking so many for the team and recapping! 😊
Like new look here too. Not sure why but 2 of my posts didn’t appear. Maybe it’s happened to others. Seems like comment counts are low in most posts.
Have a great week!!
This year, I am not making a pumpkin pie. Instead, I have made a Piecaken. It is a combo of German chocolate cake with a pecan pie baked in the center. Thanks, Pinterest. We will have all of my sons and my future daughter in law here. I know I will not always have that so I treasure these times when they are all here. Happy Thanksgiving to you all.
I am thankful for this site, for Tamara,and all these lovely people who share their day and lives. #feelingblessed
TT, I love the ecard you posted at the header of the post. So true and so funny. I want to apologize as I haven’t been on here as frequently since the election and haven’t read some of the posts. Besides the election and feeling quite upset, there was a lot of unpleasant discussions going on between my sister and brother, complete change of plans for Thanksgiving which resulted in all three of us heading to different places for Thanksgiving. My nephew isn’t doing too well and going through mental health issues and I have just generally felt now.
The reason for that explanation is to say that I had no idea until yesterday about a sniper in your neighborhood. I still can’t find the original story that you wrote, but it was mentioned in a recent post of yours on Kanye and Frankel. I don’t know what happened on the post, but I do know you went through a very scary time. I’m sorry I didn’t know at the time. I am happy you are safe now and I imagine it was a terrifying experience. I hope this Thanksgiving week is quieter and more peaceful for you and whatever you are doing on Thanksgiving, I hope it’s a joyous day doing something that makes you happy.
Tomorrow, I will be home and cooked up a small Thanksgiving dinner for myself. I plan on watching some films I saved on On Demand. On Friday, I am going up to married’s son’s home to spend Thanksgiving with him, my DIL and my two grandchildren along with my DIL’s parents and brother and my own brother and SIL with their son who also lives in Philly near my son. I am excited to see everybody and enjoy a post Thanksgiving Day dinner with all of them. My youngest is on his way with his girlfriend to Buffalo to spend the next three days with his girlfriend and her family. I am excited for him and they are excited to be going there together .
So, take care, Tamara and stay well and safe. To everyone on this site, I send my love and hopes to all of you for a good Thanksgiving whatever that might be for you and hoping the months ahead are uplifting for everyone. Much Love, Matz
Happy thanksgiving, matzah!! All my best on your first Thanksgiving holiday alone. If you get the sads, please start calling around to shelters and food banks. A lot of lonely people like to help others and you will also meet some wonderful souls.
I also recommend amazon prime. They have all the Curb Your Enthusiasms and Sopranos:)
Oh, I love Curb Your Enthusiasm. I will definitely check it out. The shelter closest to me is in Atlantic City. I worked down the street from there for the last five years of my teaching jaunt. It’s really dangerous down there once it gets dark. We had no parking lot where I worked and so I often parked near the shelter. I have had my wheel covers taken, one at a time, my rear window shattered, my car scratched with key around the entire circumference of the car. It’s fine as it’s an old car, but since my second knee replacement which didn’t have as favorable results as the first one, I can’t walk that fast and I can’t run at all. I have had my purse snatched from me which was literally around my body. I understand, but I’m getting a little too old for it now. In December, I go to DC and spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at a woman’s shelter where my mom landed in for several years. Long story short, I like to give back to this particular place because the woman who ran the shelter literally cared and protected my mother while I searched frantically for her for years. She literally saved my mom’s life as she had a stroke while staying there.
Anyway, thank you for the kind words and thoughts and taking the time to say hi and send me your warm wishes. I truly appreciate it and I wish the very best Thanksgiving for you today and a good year ahead. Be well and take care. <3
Omg Matzah, did McNulty from The Wire steal your mom? Wtf. She was so lucky to have you. You lose your wits and courtesy at the same time when you’re sick. My friend’s dad has liver cancer and she’s said he’s such a dick but she got practice with me– a couple years ago I said the meanest shit to 3 of my four lifetime girlfriends. This one, with the sick stepdad, just started talking to me after 2 years. Its so frustrating to be out your goddamn mind and then have to have someone you don’t know or like tell you that you’re out of line.
All these cryptic posts from nonregs which say, “if you don’t know you’re a mean girl than you’re really a dumb cunt, too.” I really don’t know if it’s me. I cry when they say, “you know it’s you!” But I really don’t. I don’t know anything and the confusion is so much more hurtful than an outright insult and permanent ignore. I feel like they want me to leave, but I’m not sure if it’s me.
With my malfunctioning prefrontal cortex, I wish TT would just yellow or red card me.
It wasn’t you. If you go back to the thread and read TT’s post, she explains exactly what was said and who said it.
@shay, au contraire. I was lucky to have my mom. Under very adverse conditions, my mother raise three children by herself. We all went to college and some well beyond that. We all learned to be kind, but strong and generous to all. She suffered from mental illness and left my home one day and I didn’t see her again for almost four years. I followed her around because I gave her what she thought was her own credit card, but it was just attached to my account. I saw the card was about to expire and tried to find a way to get the card for her, but whenever I would find her and contact her, she went on the run again. She was angry and sick, but after a very debilitating stroke, we were able to reconnect and she lived the next ten years of her life quite happy. I miss her every day. She was an inspiration and good friend to me.
Shay, you are doing fine. You hang in there, we care about you! Take care of yourself. Hugs, Dee
Omg, Matzah, please be careful!
Cat, Thank you very much. I have to say that you are always quite kind to everyone. You never question their health or the story and always have a kind word to say to everyone, including me. You have a heart of gold and I am quite glad to see you here. I love seeing that little cat’s head peeking out checking in on everyone and never asking for anything in return. I wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving. <3
Thanks. Unfortunately, I learned from experience.
When I was diagnosed with advanced stage 3 breast cancer, AND inflammatory breast cancer (which I had never heard of), I had a group of friends, who had promised the day before to be my support, who suddenly turned on me.
Not only did they call me a liar and a fake, they went on to say that I was “worse than an animal abuse or a child molester”
I can’t begin to tell you how much that hurt.
That’s why when the whole Brooks thing came up, I was one of the last who held in there to give the benefit of the doubt. Better to keep silent than to kick someone when they are already down.
OMG Cat. How can anyone be so mean to you? That hurts my heart that your so called friends would treat you that way. I have had the same thing happen to me when I was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. I don’t know about you but I forgave them not for them but for myself. It has made me stronger. I still don’t like it when people do it to such a kind person like you. People should make their words soft because they may have to eat them one day. One of my close friends who claimed that I was faking is now in constant chronic pain herself. Having lived with my disease for 7 years I wouldn’t wish this pain on her for anything. She has made the statement to other friends that she now understands what I have been enduring. I am sorry that you were mistreated especially by people who should have known better.
Thanks.
At first, I thought about sending them copies if the diagnosis. To prove I wasn’t taking. But then, I realized they weren’t important. I don”t need friends like that.
So, I let them go, and let them believe what they wanted to believe. And I shifted the focus to myself. Time to be selfish, for a change.
I had bigger fish to fry. And I don’t regret it. Not. One. Bit.
Cat, I am sorry to hear about these “friends” who must not have been. HKR, I have heard of RSD, it sounds like torture. Hugs, good wishes to all, Dee and apparently Kylie lol
Happy Thanksgiving TT, this little community means the world to me! Safe travels.
Happy Thanksgiving TT!!
I’ve been here 4 1/2 years! wow..time flys…I hope you go to your sisters. Personally, I spent the last 2 days arguing with various family members about who is going where. It’s pretty exhausting! I almost stayed home alone, but my daughter and I will drive 2 hours to spend about 21/2 hours with ,my sister. I love my sister, but am not a big fan of my niece who is rude and bossy (she is an adult). I lost my job 2 weeks ago and have been feeling pretty frightened, but will try to put that all aside for the weekend. It sounds like everyone has some great plans! Blessings to everyone….Have fun however you choose to spend your day.
Lawst, be thankful your daughter turned out well! Maybe the cousins can have some special time together. I know my cousin and I have reigned eachother in over the years… it’s much easier to hear, “yo, you need to be nicer to your moms” from a peer. Hope it all turns out well.
Sorry to hear about your job, Lawstangel. That can be frightening, but I think you will land on your feet. You’re still good and only two weeks out of employment. In no way am I being sarcastic when I say that, but as I watch the news, they say lawyers are quite busy now assisting immigrants with temporary visas, but no citizenship, and to help them get everything in order in light of a lot of fear about the immigration program that Trump may or may not put in place. My sister’s daughter-in-law is an attorney and she works for the EPA in DC. Have you thought of working for a non-profit or are you more interested in private practice in a large firm.
I wish you much luck in your job quest. Your posts reflect that you’re a very intelligent woman and I have a gut feeling that it will work in time. Happy Thanksgiving!!
We went through a very rough patch recently as well, Lawst. Just hang in there 🙂 like Matzah said, you seem like a smart lady. Will send positive thoughts via the interwebs for you 🙂
I am spending the day alone tomorrow and I find I am looking forward to it. Usually I spend it with friends, as my family is on the other coast, but this year is not usual. I ordered a Thanksgiving dinner form The Munchery…first time trying that out. We shall see if it measures up. One of the things I’m thankful for is your blog, Tamara. I always look forward to reading you. Wishing you a happy day with as little stress as possible!
Deb, you’re not totally alone! I’m alone with you! (And Mr. Peanut:)
Thanks, Shay! That’s very sweet of you. I’ve had a good day; hope you have too!
A VERY Happy Thanksgiving to you TT and everyone else. We don’t celebrate in Western Australia however will be thinking of our USA friends and family.
TT, have a great holiday! Enjoy your family! Due to some last minute family drama, here I sit posting a comment and getting ready to throw a turkey in the oven. I mean I seriously got this project dumped on me at the last minute so this year it’s Back To Basic Thanksgiving! Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans and dessert. No fanciness, no time!
To all the posters, have a great holiday. Oh TT, Banjo is eyeing the drumstick LOL!
Basics are the best
Happy Thanksgiving Tamara, Banjo, & my posting family ! Wishing everyone a wonderful day filled with all of those things that make you happy❤️ So much to be thankful for this year and I’m really grateful to be able to help my siblings cook the meal for the entire family this year. We are giving my parents the day off because they’ve earned it. Decades of holiday prep for us as we grew up so now they will sit back and relax and let the kids take over. Everything is different this year, lots of new faces and family members so it’s time to start creating new memories and traditions for the grandkids. Time to start food prep and I couldn’t be happier about it! Wishing you all a wonderful holiday, whatever you may be doing ❤️😘🙏🏻
NeverJax, that sounds perfect. You’ll have to report back any successes and hilarious disasters.
I don’t see my fav auntie and uncle and cousins on my Dad’s side for Thanksgiving or Christmas (it got too hard with everyone having in laws, etc. and living in different states), but we do tend to meet up every spring around Easter time (ever notice that that holiday is one that in laws don’t fight over).
One of my greatest joys in life – and I am not kidding here – is when my family all cooks together like that. My auntie and uncle have this big open house, with a big kitchen. Even if you aren’t the one cooking, you can hang out and help or watch and talk. This could absolutely be one of the best traditions you’ve started, especially for the next generation! (Plus, if everyone is responsible for just one dish – it makes it a lot easier!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone love, laugh and eat!
Happy Thanksgiving Tamara and friends.
I hope everyone has a great day, however you chose to spend it. I have no plans, by choice, and am looking forward to a quiet day. I used to love going to the movies by myself on holidays, I haven’t done that in years and may go today.
AKA Sam, I’m bed/wheelchair ridden but have great plans for a Sopranos marathon on Amazon Prime. My sister keeps threatening to wheel me to her in-laws so I’m fighting back like an old grumpy person. I want to be with my sister– doing nothing, doing anything… but she has her own family now and they come first. I know she hates to leave me barely able to take my dog out since he can’t make it up and down the 2 front atairs, so I might suck it up and make the goddamn pecan tarts and roll through. Either that or I have to hear about “weird noodle salad” for another year of holidays.
Happy Thanksgiving,TT, and everyone else! I feel like 2016 has been kind of a hard year on everyone, but still there is much to be thankful for.
I am going to my cousin’s house with my Mom’s entire side of the family. I’ve bought a bottle of wine to enjoy before and after since and I’m making some tofu meatballs to bring and a cranberry salad.
I hope everyone has a very lovely day and finds at least one reason to be thankful today whether it’s your health, family, friends, pets, job, or this nice little online community that TT has created. I missed the fighting that occurred, but just like family people fight and get annoyed with each other still that doesn’t mean that you don’t love them and would miss them if they were gone. 💖
To all Posters:
A very Happy Thanksgiving!
Tamara – Would love to taste your Pumpkin Pie -.
I have made two Dutch Apple pies with an infusion of soaked Baccardi Rum prunes.
Thanks for your writings, sharing and musings.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
@DutchTulip- are you actually Dutch?
Yes… I am.
Are you as well?
Wow, the prunes sound good. I make them with Jack Daniel’s soaked raisins.
Oohhh… must be delicious.
Do you use white raisins or brown?
Will start soaking them this week for my birthday cake – December 25th!!
Happy Thanksgiving! Thankful for your site and have been for many years. What is your secret to pumpkin pie, if you don’t mind sharing? My favorite was always my aunt’s pumpkin chiffon, but my husband felt like since it wasn’t “traditional”, it wasn’t worthy. It is a lot of work, so this year I opted out.
Happy Thanksgiving! I enjoy you all every day!
Happy Thanksgiving all. I enjoy sharing with each and everyone here. Have a great day!!
I just poured my second mimosa. I forgot how underrated booze is as a coping mechanism. I am thankful for re-discovering this. Lol!
In all seriousness, may TT and everyone else have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Gobble gobble! ❤️
A very happy, healthy Thanksgiving to Tamara and all who comment here. I am thankful for all the wonderful moments of humor and snark that you have given me as respite from a rather difficult time in my life. I don’t know what I would do without all of you.
I’m 2 yrs in and really enjoying having fellow crazy people to chat with LOL. Glad I’m not alone. Hope everyone has a wonderful day. I’m glad to be staying at home with my immediate family and not having to chance arguing with family. Unfortunately it happens often. Is anyone brace enough to Black Friday shop. Not me. I’ll leave it to the very strong. I surely don’t have the mental capacity for it but for those of you that do good luck and no fighting.
Happy Thanksgiving TT from a loyal follower in Ohio! Thank you this wonderful blog that helps me cope with my reality tv obsession I have that no one who knows me quite understands. Enjoy the holiday.
Thankful for so many things. And I agree that Tamara and Banjo make it easier to do reality TV. Grateful for Tamara and the internet for the unseen friends.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. I was having a lot of anxiety about going to my sister’s in laws. I was going to make pecan tarts– so my contributions wouldn’t be the joke of the night. But my MRI lead to a fondus tests and during my sentinel headache on 11/11 the intracranial pressure (my head felt like it was exploding) and intraocular pressure (probably why I held in my eyes) caused a retinal hemorrhage, as well. My eye was saved because I had used marijuana 3 hours before the dam bursting. Yay marijuana! I would be pissed if I was a fat one eyed pirate, dragging an oxygen tube in a wheelchair. They have me on so many drugs to prevent a burst– anticonvusants, anti-epileptics, blood thinner so I don’t get a clot. Im on so much blood pressure medicine, I can’t function.
No pecan tarts. No uncomfortable in laws asking me what happened to my big job at the bank or my other job working with “punk kids.” I had thanksgiving with my folks last week, and a bunch of geneticists and anesthesiologists. They are visiting fellows from thailand. So, I ate all my thanksgiving foods. Sisters in-laws also frown on my 9lb dog coming- but he’ll need insulin shots and I don’t want photos of me in a wheelchair with a big oxygen mask and me streaming in and out of consciousness. But staying home alone sounds not too bad since I discovered Sopranos on Amazon Prime for free! All the seasons!
Happy thanksgiving to everyone. I hope it’s exactly what you want. And don’t feel bad for me, my service dog alerted me to the hemorrhage and saved me from stroke or paralysis– so I know how lucky I am. I just feel 83 instead of 38.
Oh Shay, I’m so sorry to hear of all this. STAY STRONG. I send you a big hug. I hope you feel improved soon.
Enjoy the Sopranos. It sucks to be so ill. You try to function the best you can. Sometimes I want to tell the people who say I am such an inspiration to fuck off, but I usually smile and say thank you. I wonder if people see me as a woman or just as the good patient with the cane and oxygen tank.
@5cats, for the record (& I don’t know you IRL but am too familiar with chronic illness), It is possible to see you as both nspirational and a woman. ❤️
Ps- I won’t hog the thread but wanted to say that to you.
5cats! Such an inspiration! Strongest women I know! How do you do it? Because suicide is too complicated. I don’t want to botch it. Or end up having my last moments being scared, alone, maybe in more pain? People are so against euthanasia, but the alternative isn’t some inspiring life. Its the wish of a painless sleep with your family holding your hand. Europe has it right.
My fears exactly about suicide. I do love your description of being the one eyed pirate in the wheel chair. Bring on the rum. At leat pot is legal in California, here in Texas it’s a no go. I wound move to New Mexico only 45 min away, but I don’t have the energy to sell my house and pack up all this crap.
Just my opinion, but I believe life is precious, and worth fighting for.
In my case, I have complications from really strong chemo and radiation.
But…I am HERE! And I am Thankful for every day.
Omg @Shay. You are so strong and I’m sending prayers & hugs your way. Your dog is a hero! xoxo
Sucks to be sick. I sometimes wonder when people look at me do they see the real woman or the good patient with the cane and oxygen tank. Sometimes I want to say fuck off when I am told what an inspiration I am or to give my suffering to Jesus. I usually just smile and say thanks. Love the Sopranos. I realized my family wasn’t the only one that put the fun in dysfunctional.
Oh my, I don’t really know the right thing to say. Except I am sorry you are so ill. And, I love you.
Same for 5cats.
And anyone else struggling.
(Slow blinks, Cat. Slow blinks:)
🙂
I picked up BBQ yesterday and made a sour cherry pie. No turkey this year. Cooked up the cherries with red wine and cinnamon. My husband is watching the Dallas/Washington game. Glad I have a new book.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
TT Happy Thanksgiving.. and to all who post.. Still have bird in oven.. on the west coast. Cats driving me crazy by the oven.. One would think I neglected them… hardly.
This Thanksgiving is pretty rough, spending it in the hospital with pneumonia, but I am thankful to have this site, as it brings a bit of normalcy & comfort. Blessings to you, TT, and to everyone visiting the site.
The other Shay: Blessing to you also..
Sorry you are ill. Feel better
Sorry you are ill. Hope you feel better soon!
May all your hearts be stuffed with good things. Even if your glass appears half empty it’s still running over.
Happy Thanksgiving to you Tamara and to all my TT friends and family ! And I’m really enjoying reading how everyone is spending their day and what they are cooking / baking /eating. Lots of love to everyone!
To all those suffering with health problems, I wish you all a speedy recovery and better health going into the new year. Its a pleasure to hear your stories -good or not so good. We can all relate to tough times.
COULD WE PLEASE STOP WITH THE SUICIDAL IDEATIONS? This is supposed to be a THANKSGIVING post. Not a bunch of people talking about who has the bigger brain bleed.
Please and thank you.
Thanks for letting me be a part of this crazy tribe of Tamettes! We laugh, we cry, we disagree, we support just like other dysfunctional family, that puts thecfun in dysfunction!
Now let the craziness begin, no wonder Dec 26th is my favorite day!! Woohoo
Happy Thanksgiving, Tamara and to all who post here, however you choose to spend the day. I have the good fortune of spending the week with my parents at their home in Montana. We’ve had a great time together and a nice holiday wih just the three of us and the dog. My mom and I are gearing up for some Black Friday shopping tomorrow. While I am not keen on the idea, she really likes to go so I am taking her. Hopefully it won’t be too crazy.
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I came to the conclusion today that I am a dressing nut . I am trying not to go eat a big bowl right now! I didn’t put oysters in it this time so have to make some more next week. One advantage to being alone, dressing for breakfast.
While in the middle of eating my Thanksgiving dinner, I got up with my plate and served myself another very big serving of dressing. I had eaten the first serving and barely touched any of the other food on my plate… Just got up…served me more dressing…went back to the table…continued to eat without skipping a beat and without explanation…stealth move on my part, I don’t think anyone noticed,
Dear God, you are all calling it dressing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn’t that the proper name for it when it isn’t in the bird?
Probably.. my ex and his fam from Texas call it dressing, but we call it stuffing on the east coast. The crew here make fun of me for being an “asshat Yankee.” Lmaoo!
I think the MOST important aspect of the dressing/stuffing debate is that it’s DELICIOUS no matter what it’s called and HALLELUJAH when you have enough left over to nibble on for DAYS. YUM, YUM, YUM. 😊
I have a weird thing where twenty minutes after I eat, my narcolepsy kicks in. So while all of this was going on my brother, who is mostly perfect leads a kitchen cleanup at my sisters house. But the time I noticed, everything was cleaned and put away. So my take home was limited to desserts because I didn’t have the balls to try to drag the dressing back out of the fridge just to eat an run with extry dressing.
Hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving!! My sister and I every year for the past 4yrs have gone out Thanksgiving morning, stopped to get something hot to drink and walk all around the downtown area passing out 6 month bus passes along with giftcards to Target that we purchase to all the homeless people we can find so they can go purchase a jacket, clothes, shoes, food…whatever will help them make their life a little easier. Then we head off to one of our local food banks to help prepare and serve lunch to everyone who comes by and spend time talking with those who are there.
Afterwards we head back to her place after lunch where her husband is cooking for all our friends and family who gather there every year to celebrate and relax.
This holiday more than any other helps remind us of how lucky we are to live the life we do and be so thankful that we can give back to so many people who through whatever twist of fate are struggling. I sit here at 1:25am having just gotten home from celebrating, writing this in front of the fireplace with a glass of wine reflecting on the day and thankful for this great life I have and the amazing people in it!! **cheers**
DW, THANK YOU for that post. From the bottom of my heart. THANK YOU.
Thank you TT for that, i appreciate it and you…. we all adore you and all the hard work you put into this blog, i hope you know how much we enjoy what you do for us!! I could only imagine how time consuming it is!
So, YAY!!!
Day after thanksgiving, just something about it I love 🙂
I had big plans for my first holiday alone but ended up taking a pretty nasty fall when I was getting ready to go so I cancelled plans and hunkered in for the holiday as it was sleeting and snowing, ugh. A lot of people in my life still don’t know that I’m alone so I don’t have to deal with the annoying phone calls from people thinking I’m on suicide watch or something, so I was left alone with my animals and I survived. If I make it through Xmas alone – I can do anything! Now I just have to hope that my doctor left me a script for my pain killers cuz I’m a hurting unit.
Ow! Hope you are OK!
I’m fine. I actually tripped over a chicken when I went out to check on them before my departure. The biggest bruise is to my pride, but this too shall pass. It’s very humbling to find your ass print in a pile of chicken shit and realize that the last time this happened it wasn’t quite so wide.
Lol! 😉 At least nothing was broken or fractured. Nothing worse than a busted tailbone. Hope it all heals 🙂
Mine was memorable. Poptarts and cheddar popcorn in an ER waiting room. Thanksgiving Dinner of champions! (But everyone seems to be ok!)
Oh geez! The ER isn’t the most fun, I hope everyone is doing better. 😉
Your purple pens ink flows like a Mont Blanc.Would love to see you cuss in cursive.
Deliberately skipped Thanksgiving & it felt great! No cooking, no small talk. Got up early to beat the breakfast crowd at Denney’s an hour away. Sat alone at a big booth & read a mystery for an hour before visiting the veteran’s cemetery wear my husband is buried. Took a nice floral arrangement, a bottle of eggnog & some shortbread cookies. He always loved a party. The NC Vietnam Veteran’s memorial is across the street, so took some time to visit there & find the name of one of my handsome classmates. It is an awesome memorial & I wanted to express my gratitude to the men & women who sacrificed, but when I saw all the tens of thousands of names etched into the enormous glass panels the emotion I felt even stronger was rage at the men in Washington who sent all those women & men, boys & girls to die horrendously over nothing more than money & power. After all that I still had time to catch an early matinee near home & then rushed an hour in the other direction to make the sale at Stein Mart. Yes, it was worth it, as the discounts & coupons were FAB. One of my great-granddaughters is getting a kitten for Christmas (currently stashed at my house; this morning, kitten 2; crystal glass & coaster 0), & I was able to get a $70 velveteen kitty chaise lounge for $17). Oh, & Thanksgiving was my birthday (almost 3/4 of a century), & I spent it eactly the way I wanted. A great time was had by moi.
Miz, yours was my favorite Thanksgiving post so far. I can see me doing that one year!
Happy Belated Birthday, Miz! 😊
I’ve only recently have become aware of this site. OMG. Love it! So many decent people. So compassionate. Much better than all the other hateful places! TT is now my go to girl!
Another really good thing about dressing is that before it is served you can take a big scoop out and smooth the rest and no one will know, allegedly.
Happy belated Thanksgiving, all! Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday.
Maybe a silly question, with the new site setup, how do I access the older posts? Do I have to go to archives?
thanks!
@Shae, Are you using the mobile version or desktop?
I can only speak for mobile version. If that is what you’re using, go to homepage, scroll to very bottom & you will see a link that says “older”, click on that. You may have to zoom in to see it as for me it was difficult to find as there isn’t much contrast with the purple background. Because, my old eyesight isn’t what it used to be! Hope that helps.
I’m on my desktop…but maybe I’ll try on my mobile. That might be easier. Thank you!