Uninvited for Thanksgiving

debodun

debodun

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I have a standing invitation to my aunt's house on Thanksgiving. She sent me an email saying she's "not doing Thanksgiving this year." Understandable since she is not feeling very well and hasn't been to church in 3 weeks. I got canned pumpkin and sweet potatoes - they will keep. I may buy a rotisserie turkey breast, Brussels sprouts and a half-pie for myself . I make my own cranberry relish and mashed white potatoes. Some things can't be bought untill really close to the day.
 

I have a standing invitation with one of my son's but I'll be making turkey legs, stuffing balls and gravy for myself. I am more comfortable doing that than going to the son's in-law's place where it's like attending a convention. With Covid I have to worry about who's sick, people sneeze and cough, and they are anti-maskers so...who cares if grandma ends up in the hospital. A nice meal at home sounds really good.
 

I guess I am planning to just risk my health this Thanksgiving. I've been invited to my daughter's and she promises just her and her boyfriend, but they are young and constantly in contact with other people. At least they are both vaccinated, and I've had my booster so I'm hoping for the best.
 
I have much to be thankful for and would rather spend a quiet day at home than be the odd duck at someone else’s family gathering

The thing that I’ve never been able to understand is why holidays have a different feel to them than other days of the year.
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bowmore said:
We will be going to our son's house. We supply the dressing. I love dressing, so we mix it up in a 10 gallon plastic container :)
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That would be just about enough for me.
My mom always made delicious cornbread stuffing (she made the cornbread, too - didn't use those dried croutons that are sold as stuffing mix). I'll never get to have that again. :mad: :mad:
 
Just hubby and I doing our own Thanksgiving this year. His daughter and her husband are unvaccinated (they're anti-vaxer's) and drive for Fed Ex and they're all over the country and coming in contact with who-knows-who, so we have told them we prefer to be by ourselves. His oldest son is an anti-vaxer also and works in a manufacturing shop with everyone else the same as him. He's not invited, either. Even though hubby and I just got our booster (Moderna) last week, we still are being cautious. It's too bad but that's the way the world works these days. :(
 
If husband and I do not have Covid, getting tested Monday. We are eating out with son and his SO. If we test positive, due to exposure via our son, Joey, we will test again in 7 days, as we will still have time for a negative test. In fact, might be time for a third. 😂

His SO requires a negative test after our exposure. 🙄
 
debodun said:
That would be just about enough for me.
My mom always made delicious cornbread stuffing (she made the cornbread, too - didn't use those dried croutons that are sold as stuffing mix). I'll never get to have that again. :mad: :mad:
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I sure hope your mom wrote down the recipe somewhere so that you can make it. The smell of it cooking would be a great memory.

I'm all about the smells of holidays foods, even Christmas candy. Such nice reminders of what it was like back in the day :) I love the smells of Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners as much as the meals themselves🦃🎄
 
I think my wife will be moved to an assisted living facility in a few days since at this point, she can't even go to the bathroom without help. I did my best as a basic caregiver. I've been doing all the cooking, cleaning, shopping, and provide icepacks and hot water bottles and whatever else she asked for, but I'm really not cut out for that role. I get frustrated and sometimes angry with the current situation, and that's not a good disposition for a caregiver.

I guess it's possible that she'll be home for Thanksgiving, but I don't know. And she's quick to make friends, so she'll probably make friends at the facility and she'll be just fine and content... much more so than if she was here with me trying to take care of her.
 
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