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Thanksgiving

On November 22nd we held our annual "Harvest Dinner" at church, complete with all the traditional Thanksgiving foods. As in years past, I complained about this dinner ruining my Thanksgiving dinner. I know, I know, that isn't a very thankful spirit to have but let me explain... I am very particular when it comes to turkey, how it tastes and the dishes that are served with it. And I'm not that crazy about turkey so I'm content to have it once a year, eat it for left overs for several days in turkey sandwiches with copious amounts of Miracle Whip, lettuce and pickles and then not touch it again until the next year. I've suggested for several years that we should have a different theme to celebrate our thanks -- like Mexican or Italian. But alas, no one at the church is particularly fond of that idea! When the list went up for the dinner, I complained yet again to Jim. After a couple of weeks of grumbling, I finally signed up for the "other meat" catego...