Talk about a cool holiday! There’s tons to be thankful for
This Thanksgiving, in addition to the usual thanks (for family, friends, food), why not save a little gratitude for the things we usually take for granted or consider too goofy to be thankful for? We’ll get you started. Be thankful for…
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…second helpings. Because you’re eating to express your gratitude, asking for more is, like, OK. So go ahead and give thanks until your stomach warns you that you’ve been grateful enough.
2
…cranberry sauce. It’s the traditional Thanksgiving food that can’t be undercooked, burnedor otherwise ruined. (Make sure you get to it first, just in case.)
3
…the family dog. What loyal friend is always under the table when you need to make something unappetizing disappear from your plate without actually eating it? (If you don’t have a dog, think cloth napkin.)
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…all the things you can do with turkey leftovers: turkey tetrazzini, turkey soup, turkey casserole, turkey sandwiches, turkey enchiladas (look for our recipe next week!), turkey on toast and, by day four or five, turkey missiles, hockey pucks and door stops (just kidding).
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…overeating, which is practically expected. It sometimes works as an excuse to get out of clearing the table, doing the dishes or taking out the trash. “Sorry, Dad, I ate so much of your awesome turkey that I can’t move” just might work.
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…a holiday that always falls on a Thursday. A four-day weekend is in the bag.
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…the turkey wishbone. It’s such fun digging it out of the turkey and waiting for it to dry so you and your sib can each grab an end and yank it apart. Whoever ends up with the bigger piece gets to choose the last slice of pumpkin pie or good luck for the rest of the year – whichever is more tempting at the time.
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…the turkey hotline. Because people do the darndest things with turkey – they forget to thaw it out or remove the giblets’ bag and so on. (Just in case, the Butterball Turkey Hotline is 800-323-4848.)
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…relatives. Sure, we know how annoying they can be, making useless comments like, “I swear you’ve grown a foot since I last saw you.” But they’re also funny. Not intentionally, of course. But some of their habits can be pretty humorous. Like, maybe your uncle slurps his soup or your aunt picks her teeth. Look at it this way: You already know all the bizarro things your immediate family does. Relatives provide new material.
