Oops, that's not a turkey! We're always searching for reality worth watching to tell you about, and here's another. If you're looking for something light after a heavy Thanksgiving meal, try some sushi. Jiro Dreams of Sushi, that is. Jiro Dreams is a 2011 Japanese documentary (it has subtitles) about Michelin three-star sushi chef Jiro Ono, whose small, simple restaurant makes the best sushi in the world.
Ono has been working nearly his whole life. At age seven, his alcoholic father abandoned him, and at age nine, he started working in a sushi shop. He never stopped.
Ono's hard work and dedication is admirable, but his perfectionism is controversial among some. Once, one of his employees had to make 200 batches of egg sushi before Ono was satisfied. His sons, who are in their 50's, are still waiting to take over the restaurant. Ono admits he treats them harder than anyone else who worked for him. How far do you have to go to make a perfect plate, and can you go too far?
Discuss Thanksgiving, recipes, Black Friday, whatever suits your fancy, and Jiro, which is available for streaming or rent on Netflix, as well as Amazon.com
. Enjoy your holiday!
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 1379 Newer› Newest»I turned on the television to watch the early news at 5:00 pm today and caught the last few minutes of Katie. I may be mistaken, but I think tomorrow's show is the rerun of Kate Gosselin, and the Dance Mom person interviews. I am sure the producers went with the least interesting show Katie Couric has had thus far as I doubt many people will be tuning in on Thanksgiving Day.
My Thanksgiving story also has to do with a canister mix-up. I am not a great cook to begin with, and making gravy is always a challenge. I sprinkled flour in the roasting pan, but it seemed to roll in to a ball. The more flour, the bigger the ball. I called my husband over for help. He said, " OMG, you're using icing sugar, and you just made turkey fudge!"
Oh it has to be Close to You, come on! :)
This: "
On the day that you were born the angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair
Of golden starlight in your eyes of blue"
And this?
"That is why all the girls in town
(Girls in town)
Follow you
(Follow you)
All around
(All around)
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you"
Did I mention my dog is bell trained? He rings a little bell to go potty.
Well this pug within an hour of being here he is ringing the bell. And with a vengeance. I don't think he is bell trained. Are they really smart? It took my dog several weeks to even notice a bell was there let alone learn how to ring it.
Admin, bell trained? That sounds so clever. Is the bell tied to a doorknob?
There's always Elizabeth Barrett Browning:
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
You rock it, Kate.
Your forever dedicated and loving servant,
Milo
Yes you can either tie it with a long string to the doorknob, or hang a regular painting hook about a foot off the ground and hang it from there. A little Christmas bell.
I prefer hanging it next to the door so that I don't hear the bell whenever humans go in and out and think he's ringing it. However for traveling, the doorknob one comes along. Easier.
Jumping In said...
I sprinkled flour in the roasting pan, but it seemed to roll in to a ball. The more flour, the bigger the ball. I called my husband over for help. He said, " OMG, you're using icing sugar, and you just made turkey fudge!"
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Admin & Tweetle
Cut it out you guys. Just the thought of Milo wooing Kate with that song and that poem is making me ill.
I guess I'm not nearly as romantic as you two. All I can picture is Milo picking nits out of Kate's hair when the two of them are together.
I'm not so sure it should be "Close to You". Years ago a co-worker and I would make up alternate song lyrics. We used to sing along to "Wind Beneath My Wings" our our special lyrics:
'Did you ever know that you're a zero
You're everything I don't want to be
And I could fly higher than George Segal
If you were the wind beneath my wings'
JMO, as always. ;)
Jumping in, turkey fudge doesn't sound that bad...
Admin, my god-dog (yes, a canine god-son) rings a bell to go out. He is a sweet wire-haired dachshund - who, by the way, is recovering after ingesting part of a wine cork (major surgery, with complications). Have fun with the puggy!
AuntieAnn said...Cut it out you guys. Just the thought of Milo wooing Kate with that song and that poem is making me ill.
I guess I'm not nearly as romantic as you two. All I can picture is Milo picking nits out of Kate's hair when the two of them are together.
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Oh, and Milo picking nits out of Kate's hair doesn't make you ill? LOL But, seriously? I think Milo would happily do that. The monkeys then eat them? Hmmmm. I won't go there.
our OWN special lyrics
Sorry, I blame the Ambienspringa!
"I went out into the kitchen, filled the sink with water, added salt…and the carton of whipping cream!"
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Haa... Tweet! I just read that story, after posting about my SIL getting the pre-cooked, smoked turkey for frying in peanut oil tomorrow.
Where was the turkey then? You needed that whipped cream for the Green (looks like Kate slop) Jell-O mold!
My old boss, used to tell a silly story about his mother-in-law leaving their cooked turkey out on the back patio laundry set, the Wednesday before... "To let it rest".
*Chinese take-out anyone?*
Bearswife said... 8
I'm not so sure it should be "Close to You". Years ago a co-worker and I would make up alternate song lyrics. We used to sing along to "Wind Beneath My Wings" our our special lyrics:
'Did you ever know that you're a zero
You're everything I don't want to be
And I could fly higher than George Segal
If you were the wind beneath my wings'
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Fun, but isn't that exactly what Mady did with White Christmas and people got worried and bent out of shape?
Bearswife said... 8
I'm not so sure it should be "Close to You". Years ago a co-worker and I would make up alternate song lyrics. We used to sing along to "Wind Beneath My Wings" our our special lyrics:
'Did you ever know that you're a zero
You're everything I don't want to be
And I could fly higher than George Segal
If you were the wind beneath my wings'
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Fun, but isn't that exactly what Mady did with White Christmas and people got worried and bent out of shape?
Well, okay, admin, it's Close To You, but this one is in second place:
The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave
To the night and the empty skies my love
To the night and the empty skies
Jumping in said... I called my husband over for help. He said, " OMG, you're using icing sugar, and you just made turkey fudge!"
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Oooohhhh, turkey fudge? Can I have the recipe pleeeasaaseeeeee?
I think this is what happens around about this late hour when you've sniffed a little too much nutmeg and ginger.
Tweet-le De Tweet-le DUMB said... 9
Oh, and Milo picking nits out of Kate's hair doesn't make you ill? LOL But, seriously? I think Milo would happily do that. The monkeys then eat them? Hmmmm. I won't go there.
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Milo picking nits out of Kate's hair while reciting Browning to her with Close to You playing in the background...sounds like a TLC reality show.
Or insect spray and Pepsi. I just sprayed a big ole spider. Eeeewwww! I hope he went away a died.
Oooohhhh, turkey fudge? Can I have the recipe pleeeasaaseeeeee?
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I'm still waiting for the recipe for chicken carcass. Do I pick the meat off the bones, or the bones off the meat? Can you make it in the microwave? If you do it in a crockpot do you have to add water?
Milo picking nits out of Kate's hair while reciting Browning to her with Close to You playing in the background...sounds like a TLC reality show.
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Do we ever see what Milo does with the nits she picked out, or is that part edited?
Fun, but isn't that exactly what Mady did with White Christmas and people got worried and bent out of shape?
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Mady is a child. What is just a joke to an adult can mean something different when a child does it. That said I don't really know for sure the motivations behind that poem. Whether it was just a fun assignment or a reflection of something more sinister. I don't think we'll ever know.
Bearswife said... 8
"I'm not so sure it should be "Close to You". Years ago a co-worker and I would make up alternate song lyrics."
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I knew we were more alike, than I imagined (in a non-Milo way ;)
I love song parodies! Co-workers & I used to do several from Grease at the Base where I worked, to pass the time during the Holidays.
AuntieAnn said...Milo picking nits out of Kate's hair while reciting Browning to her with Close to You playing in the background...sounds like a TLC reality show.
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Copyright that immediately before they see it. I think you've got a hit!
Kristine!
The best one was our rewrite of Springsteen's Thunder Road. We personalized it to fit the restaurant staff. We would sing it at the company party (karaoke). I had a mean version of Hotel California that was about our manager.
Happy Thanksgiving soul-sister!
Some internet buddies and I did a great one to "Rawhide" once. It was hilarious.
Last night... I checked in on Kate's Twitter feed.
The regulars were boycotting the tweeting of @KatePlusMy8
It sure made a nice statement.
rainbowsandunicorns said... 20
Do we ever see what Milo does with the nits she picked out, or is that part edited?
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It's saved for the traditional soup episode.
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Tweet-le De Tweet-le DUMB said... 23
Copyright that immediately before they see it.
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Can we sue?
AuntieAnn said... 27
rainbowsandunicorns said... 20
Do we ever see what Milo does with the nits she picked out, or is that part edited?
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It's saved for the traditional soup episode.
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Tweet-le De Tweet-le DUMB said... 23
Copyright that immediately before they see it.
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Can we sue?
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I don't know. Let's call Laverne and Shirley.
It's saved for the traditional soup episode.
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The Granny Soups? Are these octogenarian nits?
Rainbows and Tweet -le
LOL!
I have nothing to add to that you two.
You guys have been so much fun tonight.
I have to go to bed now. I knew I shoulda let the Rumspringa breathe...
Goodnight Jonboy, goodnight MaryEllen, good night Benjamin, goodnight Grandpa....
I saw this link on youtube and thought of Kate. I thought it might be interesting to some here. I am only going by the title name "narcissists - full documentary" so I'm not sure if it is good. I am still watching it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG4c97xXx84
sorry my link has bad language.
How To Spot Narcissists On Facebook
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lglGxQ71Urc&feature=related
Tweet-le De Tweet-le DUMB said... 197
Thinking about Milo, I don't believe anyone in their right mind would be comfortable with all that adoration being dumped all over them, especially publicly. It's just not normal in any way, shape or form. That Kate didn't nip that in the bud a long time ago, and even encourages it to the point of Milo now going completely off the deep end, tells me Kate is, indeed, not in her right mind. It tells me Milo isn't in her right mind either. This is truly the stuff of a very scary Stephen King novel.
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Love this, you've explained perfectly what this bizarre, sick relationship between Kate and Milo is. To go one step further, I've always felt (based on some tweets) that Milo sends things to Kate and the kids and that she's not a poverty-stricken hick living in a hut. And Kate will never turn down anything that's free.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating. Wishing you delicious food, peaceful and happy family/friend celebrations and no indigestion! Thank you Admin for this blog.
We celebrated last night with a family member who will be working today and we'll celebrate later today with the other side of the family. Stuffing for breakfast was a treat LOL!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL! Peaceful blessings to each of you.
24 minutes into the Macy's parade on NBC and I have not seen one single float or balloon. Nothing but Broadway show sing and dance numbers. NOW I remember why I stopped watching this crap. So disappointing! But we sally forth!
Happy Thanksgiving to my friends here.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Thanks for making this blog what it is!
Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans here ! I wish you a safe and happy holiday.
:) FD
From Canada: Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating today! xoxo
I actually think Milo sending stuff to Kate makes perfect sense. It explains why Kate strings her along so much, and why all the private messages and emails. They are likely, did you get the package did you get it did you get it? Why else would they need to message privately, what else don't they want to see publicly?
Happy Thanksgiving to all of the regulars, lurkers, anonymice and Admin. Hope you all have a blessed day with family and friends.
Mady must be familiar with Twitter if she asked for a shout out/RT...ok, done with Kate for the day!
Mady must be familiar with Twitter if she asked for a shout out/RT...ok, done with Kate for the day!
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Good point!! I'm pretty computer savvy but I didn't really understand twitter until I really looked at it and joined in. It's not really like any other form of social media that has ever been out there. The concept is very unique and in my opinion harder to understand than Facebook or other forms. It's unlikely she would even understand you can "shout out" on it without having used it before.
Also next time, Kate, could you please do something MADY wants to do? Instead of what you want to do? (I.e. me, me, me) Maybe watch an age appropriate movie, listen to music, play a board game together. SOMETHING.
Happy Thanksgiving to all! We're trying (yes as in never done before) the Alton Brown method of cooking the turkey this year...500 degrees for the fist 1/2 hour and then down to 350 for two hours. Hubby's idea. Eerything is prepared and oven ready except the creamed onions so I guess I'd better get busy on them.
I have been watching old movies this morning and saw an ad for a show about Baby Peggy. It is on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) on Dec. 3rd at 8pm ET. I thought some who get that channel maybe interested. I am going to try to remember to watch it.
Baby Peggy, The Elephant in the Room (2010)
Synopsis: Archival footage and interviews trace the rise and fall of one of the screen's first child stars.
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/872113/Baby-Peggy-The-Elephant-in-the-Room/
Formerly Duped said... 42
Mady must be familiar with Twitter if she asked for a shout out/RT...ok, done with Kate for the day!
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I thought the kids weren't allowed on social media- so how is Mady familiar w/twitter??? things that make go hmmmm...
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I hope you have a great day. We are doing ours on Saturday so today is just a lazy day for me.
Happy Thanksgiving Day!! Hope you are all getting on well.
The pie is in the oven and I've burned myself twice.
Did anyone watch Bob's Burgers last Sunday night? Bob was talking to the turkey, and when I woke up in the middle of the night to flip the bird in his brine I started talking to ours. He's a very nice bird, he's looking forward to his sauna later.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope your day is filled with family, food, and fun.
Happy Thanksgiving to all the "15 Minutes" posters and Admin. Also, Happy Thanksgiving to the Gosselin children. May it be happy and private.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who posts or lurks. I hope what ever you do today you are enjoying yourselves. Happy Thanksgiving to Admin. Without you we may never have found such entertaining and intelligent people to converse with. We have learned so much from each other on so many subjects. I hope the Gosselin children are having a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends with as much food as they can fill their tummies with. Happy Thanksgiving everyone and Happy Thursday for those that don't celebrate.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 41
I actually think Milo sending stuff to Kate makes perfect sense. It explains why Kate strings her along so much, and why all the private messages and emails. They are likely, did you get the package did you get it did you get it? Why else would they need to message privately, what else don't they want to see publicly?
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Yes, I'm sure Milo's looking for a thank you from her ungrateful hero and doesn't want to bring it to the attention of everyone that she's sent gifts and Kate doesn't have the decency to thank her most adoring, supporting, insane fan.
Happy Thanksgiving to all those who are celebrating. Enjoy the food, families, fun and laughter and be thankful for all the blessings.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all the "15 Minutes" posters and Admin. Also, Happy Thanksgiving to the Gosselin children. May it be happy and private.
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AMEN!
SO Kate tweet a photo of Shoka IDK if you guys seen it yet but here you go.
http://img.ly/q0xn
Well, seems I forgot the whipped cream! Lucky us, I'm in Canada so the Bear is headed off to the store. The pumpkin pecan pie looks fantastic!
Dwindle, I am watching the parade too, why is SpongeBob on? I guess I'm too old for it anymore. Kids these days (snark!)!
Our local radio station had a contest -- "The Sounds of Thanksgiving". $500.00 prize for the best audio submission. They just announced the winner.
A lady recorded the sound of jelly cranberry sauce sliding out of the can and plopping onto the "special" platter.
I had to share ...
chefsummer... Does that picture look like a puppy to you? It doesn't look full grown to me. I am thinking it is an old photo or perhaps mot even Shoka.
Regarding being bell trained. All of our dogs were bell trained. It was a silver bell that sat on the floor by the back door and the dogs hit the little knob on the top to ring it. Just like you'd ring to get the attention of a worker if you are at a counter in a store and the workers are all in the back area. Then we adopted a mixed breed giant puppy, Kismet, who tore it to pieces. Must get another one. Scout taps the floor where the bell used to be when she wants to go out.
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chefsummer... Does that picture look like a puppy to you? It doesn't look full grown to me. I am thinking it is an old photo or perhaps mot even Shoka.
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I was also thinking the dog does not look exactly like Shoka who has some darker markings...but I'm not going to bother researching it today!
Beautiful weather here in MA. Walked the dog, and soon to continue feast preparations.I was surprised people have Xmas wreaths up!
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chefsummer... Does that picture look like a puppy to you? It doesn't look full grown to me. I am thinking it is an old photo or perhaps mot even Shoka.
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I was thinking the same thing.
Kate just people are so dumb and will fall for it.-(her sheep will)
But I knew that's an old photo.
I'm no conspiracy theorist but Shoka looks different. Lighter fur, much fluffier. It could just be because he hasn't been groomed in awhile.
Which reminds me, German Shepherds are just as dangerous as Pit Bulls. Have a gr8t day Kate!
It's not Kate's style to prepare a massive holiday dinner without whining on Twitter. I still say she's not cooking today.
Admin and Chefsummer~ I'm not a conspiracy theorist, nor am I a dog expert by any means. But it seems to me that his chest area is much lighter (white, almost) in the Shoka Diary photos.
http://img.ly/q0xn
http://www.kateplusmy8.com/category/shoka-diaries/
Improbable Dreams said... 64
Admin and Chefsummer~ I'm not a conspiracy theorist, nor am I a dog expert by any means. But it seems to me that his chest area is much lighter (white, almost) in the Shoka Diary photos.
http://img.ly/q0xn
http://www.kateplusmy8.com/category/shoka-diaries/
His ear markings look different, too.
I wish everyone here a Happy Thanksgiving. I also wish the Gosselin kids a happy and private Thanksgiving. Please Robert if you are reading here spend the holiday with your family and not outside of the Gosselin home looking in as you did on Easter.
I think the photo of Shoka is old my he was a bit younger here.
IDK I never had a German Sheppard be for just a rottweiler and lhasa Apso.
So Anything I say is just a guess -).
My Bichon is bell trained. I have sleighbells hanging from the newel post of the steps that lead down to the front door. She stands on her hind legs and rings them when she wants to go out. The urgency of her need (or want) can be told by how vigorous the ring is.
From Québec: Happy (and safe...) Thanksgiving to all celebrating!
"Joyeuse journée d'Action de Grâce..."
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
For all you history buffs-here is a little Proclamation from 1789
George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation
Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to "recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:"
Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble than
ks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.
And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.
Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3d day of October, A.D. 1789.
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I am thankful today for my late husband's family. My immediate family is growing apart and shrinking due to deaths and I am sad that my oldest daughter is away at college. She was blessed with an invite from a new friend's family in Pennslyvania so I will be happy that she will be home for Christmas in 3 weeks. My late husband's family is large and local so we will be enjoying their company today. Tomorrow is his birthday-he would have been 50!
Hat's off to M*dy. Looks a professional photo to me.
No offense to Mady but I think she photoshopped the hat and glasses onto an existing OLD photo (or similar program )Cute, but not hard to do.I think Kate posted it trying to prove Shoka is alive & well.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating the day. That wonderful aroma of roasting turkey is wafting its way up north making my mouth water. Hope you all find a way to enjoy your day however you do it.
Maybe not next year, but sometime in the future I think Canada will just merge with the US so we will all be celebrating the holiday at the same time. Our newspaper carrier just delivered a big pile of flyers with "Black Friday" shopping bargains. Why? Our Thanksgiving was in October. It's over. So I'm flipping the giant retail corporations a big ole bird of a different feather for trying to manipulate me into believing I that I'm an idiot if I don't see what I'm missing by shopping when I see fit instead of letting them decide for me.
And I don't care much for this Black Friday label either. It has an ominous ring to it that makes me think something bad is going to happen the way it has for Black Tuesday or Black Thursday. It conjures up visions of men in black uniforms who will come knocking on my door flashing their bar-code badges and questioning me on why I'm not out there fighting for the great deals at Walmart.
From Canada, a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving Day to all my American "cousins".
P.S. I have my suspicions as well about that Shoka picture.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all from a long time lurker and rare poster.
Auntie Ann- I need to respectfully disagree with you about a merger between Canada and the United States.
My family has been Canadian for sixteen generations, since the first French came to Canada. On my mother's side are United Empire Loyalists, who chose not to become American and were displaced from their homes and came to Ontario, losing everything as a result,and
having to start over in a new land.
I have American relatives who pioneered in Stark County, Ohio; fought at Antietam for the Union in the War Between the States, and then went West to fight in the Indian wars.A relative died in Andersonville Prison as a POW.My Grandma was born in Crow Island, Michigan.
So you can see that I'm not blindly patriotic, as I have family on both sides of the border,equally dear to my memory. But I think Canada is the best country in the world and would strongly resist such a merger. Close friendship, yes; assimilation by America, NO.
IDModo, I strongly agree with your disagreement. These Black Friday flyers that arrived in our mail box today really set me off prompting my cynical comment. Our Thanksgiving is over but apparently these retail giants would like us to think differently.
Auntie Ann....I am with you, no manipulation for me either. The Black Friday shopping day applies to the United States and is a tradition known to Americans. It's just something that has no reference here, as our Thanksgiving is in October! I am not knocking Black Friday one way or another, but it isn't relative to Canadians. I live close to the U.S. border, there will be many people crossing over from Canada tomorrow to shop, I suspect the Black Friday advertising here is an attempt to keep those dollars in Canada.
To all are neighbours celebrating Thanksgiving today, have a wonderful day with family and friends.
IDModo (#76) - My background is fairly similar to yours. My family through both parents came to Canada from Ireland in the 1850's. I have travelled extensively and have found Canada to be the best country in the world. I say this with love and respect for all my U.S. relatives scattered throughout the U.S. I agree both countries maintain the best of friends but I would not support a merger either.
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auntie ann the turkey fudge made me laugh all the way across the ocean in liverpool uk
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I live close to the U.S. border, there will be many people crossing over from Canada tomorrow to shop, I suspect the Black Friday advertising here is an attempt to keep those dollars1 in Canada.
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I'm sure that's part of it. Our dollar is on an even keel right now too.
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overthehill - Turkey fudge incident made me laugh out loud, too, but it was Jumping In who made that delicacy!
Sorry, Auntie Ann, I missed the cynicism. We agree! Black Friday reminds me of Good Friday, truly a dark day in history. I hate the name and I hate that Wal Mart is bombarding us up here with Black Friday sales on a day that isn't even special to us.
It's also sad that nobody mentioned that today is the anniversary (49th I think)of the assassination of JFK. I bet everybody who is old enough remembers what they were doing or where they were when they heard the news!
IDModo, yes we agree. I share your 'sediments'. I have many relatives living in the US too. My paternal grandparents' names are written somewhere in the Ellis Island immigration record books.
About the annivesary of the assassination of Kennedy, DH and I talked about it this morning. I will never forget the radio playing mournful, droning, marching band songs the entire day. Every few minutes the announcer came on to say "the president of the United States is dead". It's ingrained in my memory as a sad day indeed.
The kids must be back with her...8 tweets in the space of 5 minutes.
Another Canadian here, wishing our neighbours a Happy Thanksgiving!
Local Black Friday ads have filled our papers the last few days - interesting to see if they keep people home.
My hairdresser & her sister are heading across the border for shopping tomorrow morning at 5:00 AM & don't expect to be home before 5:00 AM the next morning.
Not for me!
(Thank you Admin, this is a great site!)
kateplusmy8
It's beginning to smell and look a lot like Thanksgiving.... http://t.co/7WAFHiHu
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Oh, did Katherine finally show up with the food?
Ingrid, I saw that Baby Peggy talked about on TCM as well. Going to watch it even though it is sure to be sad. From the promo, it would seem that if Baby Peggy didn't work, she/they didn't eat. Even the first child star was singing for her supper and financially supporting the family. So glad there are some child labor laws. They may seem weak in spots, but glad there are some.
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kateplusmy8
It's beginning to smell and look a lot like Thanksgiving.... http://t.co/7WAFHiHu
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Oh, did Katherine finally show up with the food?
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lol! Kate's nose is so long now she needs to take a photo of every step of her TG dinner, from dressing the turkey to putting it in the oven to taking it out before anyone believes she made it herself. That's what happens when lying liars lie.
I was driving home over the Skyway Bridge with my Mom and the news came on the radio. It was my (now ex)husband's birthday, and his Dad and I were taking him out for supper. Ex was a news reporter and had to go in to work so his birthday was kinda messed up, but we didn't feel much like eating anyway, and stayed glued to the tv all night.
I saw Oswald's shooting live from the jail.It so looked like a set-up, there was nobody walking in front of him to guard him as there should have been.It was awful.
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It's beginning to smell and look a lot like Thanksgiving.... http://t.co/7WAFHiHu
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lol! Kate's nose is so long now she needs to take a photo of every step of her TG dinner, from dressing the turkey to putting it in the oven to taking it out before anyone believes she made it herself. That's what happens when lying liars lie.
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Speaking of lying liars, is it snowing in PA, because there's a lot of snow outside those windows. Old pic posing as a new one?
Just wondering because it was HOT here today, and I had to turn on the AC.
Kate's table sure looks festive...paper cups and all. She still does not know the proper way to set a table. Obviously no friends or guests today. Her to-do list will never get done.
Foxy, I agree. Was hesitant to mention it, but it seems that she would know how to set a table since she is so public with everything. It's not rocket science.
What direction does that side of the house face? Would the sun usually be shining in those windows by the table this time of year in the afternoon? If it was sunny today at her house, just wondering.
When guys have a good friendship we refer to it as a bromance. Is there a term for Milo and Kate's 'relationship'? Does one need to be invented just for them?
The paper cups are strange for Thansgiving. At 8the we had half a glass of wine in wine glasses. I know not everyone approves of kids having wine with dinner but we were taught how to properly sip wine. It was once a year. Even tonight the four yearold and seven year olds had regular glasses.
I live in Quebec and we got flyers announcing Black Friday. The only way I know about Black Friday is through this blog. Many French Canadians here have no idea what it is. It has been a work day for everyone here and there is no festive atmoshphere besides the Walmart and other big stores Christmas decorations. People here are getting ready for Christmas.
When JFK was assasinated I was in grade school and we were all sent home. I did a scrapbook with everything I could find in the newspapers about it. I will never forget it.
IDModo, Jolie Jacquelyn, AuntieAnn and any other Canadians that are on this blog tonight, I'm glad to see I'm not alone. I can pratically smell all the good food cooking from our neighbors in the U.S. I wish you all good times with your families.
Oh what do with this turkey caracas? Ship it to Venezuela? Does anyone have a coupon for organic coconut milk?
Seriously, I am too tired to deal with it tonight and there is no room in the frig to save it for tomorrow. UGH. Maybe I'll freeze it in one of my 444 pink iFreezers and deal with it tomorrow.
HunnyBunny was kind enough to wrap up all the leftovers and put them in the frig! What a sweetie! Now the only thing left is to unload the dishwasher, again, reload the dishwasher, again, and wash down the table and stove, again. THEN, Miracle on 34th Street Original B&W Version, here I come! Plus pie of course.
Curiously, Katherine never did show up here today even though I wrote it on a yellow sticky note that I faithfully required her to appear! Sigh. I have to do everything all all all aloneish on my ownish, alone. Sigh.
Thatbdoes look like snow out the left window! It was 60a degrees today! And paper napkins? On the right? What's going on?
Hello Dwindle, so glad that you could join us. I wish I could get my hand into your leftovers, I'm sure they are delicious (ish). Miracle on 34th Street is one of my favorite (here in Canada we would write favourite) movies. Enjoy!
Who's Katherine, unless of course, you mean Kate.
Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday meals!
Am taking a break between clean-up and official board games and a holiday movie to check in- while it was just me and my kids, since my DH is in London on business (timing sucks) I made the entire dinner and kept our traditions alive. No paper cups here!
Re: Kate's table. It was ok for the kids although real glasses would be nice- but since she did not tweet pics of her food I doubt she made a feast or had guests.And no reason to lie- have fun with your kids and make it a real holiday- like I did, although mine are older.(and only 2 of 'em1)
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Kate's table sure looks festive...paper cups and all. She still does not know the proper way to set a table. Obviously no friends or guests today. Her to-do list will never get done.
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non proper table setting is one of my small pet peeves. At the risk of irritating anyone with another one of my stories, my great grandmother, divorced with 3 children, was kitchen help for the Henry Ford family. And was in charge of setting the tables. So when I see the mistakes that kate made on that table, i can picture my tiny great grandmother in her black lace up shoes, storming over to the table "no, no, no, now THIS is how it goes", If you REALLY messed up, you got a few words from her in German. God, I loved her so much. Had her till I was 17. After she died, and my uncle was cleaning out her apartment, they found a big box in her room with a note that said "To Dwindle on her wedding day", it was a simple, small homemade afghan. The family gave it to me right away. It is still on my bed.
And I havent even hit the rumspringa yet tonight!
Bluebird:
Katherine is Kate's personal chef!
Formerly Duped I hope you enjoyed your dinner.
What's with Kate? Paper cups, no picture of a sumptuous meal? I really pity these children, not only do they not have any immediate family with them, but they also don't seem to have any outdoor connections (friends, sleepovers, individual contacts). Kate alienates them from all the joys in life. Like others on here I only hope that they have some sort of a normal life when they're with Jon.
I looked at the pic of the table. There is snow on the ground and on the branches of the cedar. Nice to have snow for TG, what fun.
Oh, sorry Dwindle, I took your post to mean that maybe someone close to you, Katherine, did not show up for you TG dinner, loll. Bring on the Rumspringa, I will have one with you!
Old picture. Why can't she just admit the children are with their dad today?
Snow in the picture? LOL...We talked with our family in Hburg and they said it was in the mid 50's at the time. Busted, again.
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Bluebird:
Katherine is Kate's personal chef!
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You two are so sweet! I did indeed mean THAT Katherine!
I too thought I saw snow in that pic, but then WTH maybe it was just some weird glare.
And the pic of the dog, i do think is Shoka based on the markings around the eyes, which are partially obscured by the photoshopping, but still there. In both pictures the dog looks unhappy. No panting with joy, no light in his eyes, no 'smiles' to be camera close to one of his humans. In the new pic, a chew toy untouched. His sweet face just looks miserable. There is no spark.
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Old picture. Why can't she just admit the children are with their dad today?
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Cause she wants to seem like she the perfect holiday mommy.
She wants her sheep to believe the 8 are excited and applauding mommy's TG dinner.
Snow? She's caught in another lie. The children are with their father and the picture is an old one. If she would have made a TG dinner she would have bragged about it on twitter. Kate is a failure in everything she does, but in her head she's the most amazing human being on this earth.
At last she didn't lie. She never said the kids were there or even talked abut the kids today.
Okay, differing opinion here...I don't know what that is, but I don't think it's snow.
I'd really like to believe it is, and that we're being hoodwinked again, but it just doesn't look right.
Im not a conspiracy person but that IS snow! And its been warm all week! That was from last Oct IMO. Why lie? Why not just stay quiet or even say kids are with dad Im doing such and such? This lady is sick!
kateplusmy8
Love is..Alexis found me in the kitchen, of course,following dessert&said 'Thank u mommy.I appreciate it! This was best Thanksgiving ever!'
Not for a second do I believe her daughter said this. 8 year olds simply don't speak this way. They eat, they run off to play, they get on with their busy lives. And as always, Kate makes it all about her -- what a good mommy she is. Something happened, she's trying way too hard to prove what a wonderful, caring mommy she is.
Alexis found her in the kitchen? A sign your hous is too big is if your kid has to search for you after Thanksgiving Dinner. Why weren't the kids helping clear the table? As for the snow Ill have to look at it on my laptop later
So there was no "thank you mommy x8"?? Uh-oh.
Jane, you're right. Kate always has to try and validate herself as a "good mother". "Normal" parents don't have to constantly try and convince others, particularly strangers, that they are "good" parents. We just quietly do the job of being parents and don't expect kudos for doing that job.
My Mama taught us how to set the table when we were young and we don't even think about it now. We just do it. Today, her table was beautifully set (and had been since Tuesday). She's wonderful. Kind of surprises me that people you think would know how to do this don't have a clue, and their table manners. Sheez. You can even buy place mats that show where everything goes. It's like a matching the shapes puzzle. It's fun and children learn.
Seems the routines that we grew up with are less important now. Mama still irons her card table tablecloths and napkins when it's her turn for bridge club and she uses her best china, etc
. Me, I know every short cut there is to avoid the ironing board.
Wonder why it seems to take longer to put up the food and clean up afterwards? I'm thankful we had leftovers. For supper, I had a small bowl of fresh cranberry-orange-triple sec relish. Did add more triple sec and made it WAY better.
Now what to do with the turkey leftovers. Suggestions?
So much of Kate's upbringing is a mystery. We learn from our parents and families. Do you wonder if she never saw a table nicely set? Do you wonder if her mom never got out the good china for a special occasion?
I think her wafting of Thanksgiving smell is the candles on the table. If she had really cooked we would have had a picture of the Turkey and all the trimmings. We would have seen the kids sitting at the table with their food thanking mom for the best Thanksgiving ever. There aren't even plates on that table. I think the kids are with dad. Maybe she will have dinner for them over the weekend but no way do I believe she had dinner today.
Kate is losing it!! The wyomissing weather report said sunny and 52 today so there is NO WAY that picture of her table was recent let alone today! Which also makes me believe that was an old picture of Shoka that Mady ( or Kate) photoshopped. That picture looked like a dog about a year old. Kate is unraveling!
Admin, thank you for the recommendation of jiro dreams of sushi! We watched it on Netflix this evening. It was fascinating, and dh esp loved all the Phillip Glass music on the soundtrack.
What did I miss? Did Kate say that it snowed today? It was very sunny and mild for this time of year. In fact, I didn't even have the heat turned on this afternoon.
Blessings of the day to all of you here...
Well, I don't know if it's snow or a glare, but I think maybe she set up the pathetic table scene with no kids to 'feed.' No sides or roll basket...Maybe they will eat breakfast or something there when they come home. Sad- no feast or people around, and SHE brought this all on herself.
Dinner is over and the guests have gone home (we only had two - not a holiday here). The Bear cleaned the kitchen and put the leftovers away AND brought me a rumspringa and cranberry juice!
Lots to be thankful for.
carolina peach, do you like quesadillas? Turkey quesadillas are very good, with a mild cheese and a bit of cranberry inside. Or Thanksgiving omelets you put a bit of everything inside and top with gravy!
I dont know how to set a table (hanging head). My mom never set the table, we never had nice dishes, let alone china! My mom was happy if we didnt throw food at each other at the table...yeah, memories of a large family :)
But I had to get books from the library to learn all that proper-ish stuff.
Well, homework is completed, Starbucks was open so I treated myself. My kid is at work- I'll be off to movies soon to be with her. Sink is full of dirty dishes and I dont care. My 'help' can clean it up when she gets here...oh crap, I dont have any 'help'....guess I will be cleaning it up tomorrow morning LOL!!
I'm willing to bet that IF she cooked, she didn't cook a turkey and all the trimmings.
Oh yes, I meant to say that I wish I was watching Miracle on 34th Street. It isn't on here at all! Not even On Demand or PPV. :(
I'm sorry, I still can't get over that table! Where is the linen tablecloth, the cloth napkins, and the good china plates? Does she dole out the food on Thanksgiving? I would hope she would serve family style at least for Thanksgiving!!
Was Deanna and Steve invited over for TG?
LOL or are they with their real family and friends?
I will never forget one of the kids in a very mature fashion saying if YOU get her wet WE won't get dinner. So yes I imagine they do all appreciate it very much and would gladly form a line to tell her so one by one if they felt it was necessary, and apparently, some of them do.
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Admin, thank you for the recommendation of jiro dreams of sushi! We watched it on Netflix this evening. It was fascinating, and dh esp loved all the Phillip Glass music on the soundtrack.
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You're welcome glad you liked it!
Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. Pug acts like I made him plow fields all day rather than just let him sit in front of the stove watching things cook. This is a funny dog. Kate's table? Once a year can you please let your children use real glasses? What's the worst that can happen? Oh, they break. Well then you replace it.
Bearwife, thanks for the suggestions. The quesadilla idea sounds great. Yours is the first time I've heard to put turkey and fixings in an omelet. Good suggestions to replace the turkey salad I usually do.
Overheard some youg people talking about Christmas classics. Several had never seen Miracle on 34th St. or It's a Wonderul Life. Sad.
I'm with Butterfly - I'm from a large family and my mom never had "good" china and never set a perfect table. We normally ate in the kitchen but on holidays we used the dining room. I had to learn how to set a proper table when I got married because my husband was an officer and back in the day we were expected to entertain. Now it's too much trouble to drag out the china so we don't do it. We've also always used place mats instead of a tablecloth (and paper towels instead of napkins). However, the food is always good so that makes up for my lack of Martha Stewartisness.
Im not a conspiracy person but that IS snow! And its been warm all week! That was from last Oct IMO.
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If you look at the recent photo of one of the boys working on the map placement, the three pumpkins are on the fireplace (they are on the T-giving table with the candles) and the framed sign is there on the left. It's also there on the photo she tweeted on this Thanksgiving. I doubt if those pumpkins have been on the fireplace since last October.
I was just over at YouTube and I checked out the trailer for Jiro Dreams of Sushi and it looks AMAZING! I cant wait to sit down and watch the entire thing. Thanks Admin for letting us know about this film.
I looked at the pic of Kate's pathetic TG table and I have to say that I don't think its snow, it a glare on the window, if you look at the window with the cedar you can see its green and sunny outside. JMO though...
That being said I still don't think the kids are home, that picture was staged.
Make that map placemat. Too much Rumspringa here!
Also if anyone is interested in photography or cinematography, Jiro is one in which food has never been captured so beautifully. One scene in particular in which fish is washed and cleaned looks remarkably spectacular on film.
I am from a family of 13 count them 13 children. My mom always brought out the good china for holidays. We also had my grandparents over every other Sunday and used the good china then too. My mom taught us the correct way to set the table. We also helped clean up after dinner. We had a calendar with our chores on them. I hated when my day to do dishes fell on those days. Way too many dishes and no dishwasher. By the way, my older brothers were the ones to set up the chore calendar. That is how I got stuck with Sunday and holidays. LOL.
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@Kateplusmy8 Im thankful 2have gotten 2know YOU! U have been a steady inspiration/a source of positivity & friendship I highly value! :)
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She really does believe that she knows Kate, doesn't she? This is one very sad, obsessed person. Is she lonely? Does she really have a family? I don't know, but to say that she values Kate's friendship goes beyond merely being a fan. I wonder if she knows that if she showed up at Kate's gate, she wouldn't be given the time of day.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Haven't been on the blog since Sunday night so I'm way behind in the posts but I have to chime in about chicken bones for dogs. I agree with IDModo. Our eight year old German Shepard is also on a raw food diet as were his parents. He does eat raw chicken, bone and all. He gets a turkey neck every Saturday and Sunday morning for breakfast. We buy them frozen at our local grain store where we get his food. He had a treat this morning as he got the fresh turkey neck from our turkey as well as the heart and gizzards. But unlike IDModo he also gets fresh fruits (except grapes) and vegetables. We buy his raw food in 5lb. frozen chubs which we cut into 1lb. portions for his meals.
I should add that our dog does not eat his food frozen. We thaw it out in the refrigerator before he gets it.
Yes, I know how to set a table but 95% of the time we're eating at the bar in the kitchen. My favorite china is the corelle I've had forever and my good china is in the attic. Life became full of shortcuts while working 10 hours a day and all these years later, still in that mode most of the time. Oh, and yesterday's newspapers make great placemats, use and recycle.
Shame that Kate feels she has to prove everything is perfect by fabricating pictures of situations. Isn't there a holiday custody arrangement? Thanksgiving J, Christmas K, then change next year. K, just be honest.
Just out of curiousity, why does she have the postions of the knife and spoon reversed?
I bet the kids were with Jon til late afternoon, when they came home and she made them sit down to another dinner. For once it's good that she only serves them bird size portions. :-)
Paper cups seem a little odd for Thanksgiving dinner? Wonder if they had their usual paper plates, too.
Anybody got ideas for leftover turkey besides the usual sandwich and soup?
Mel said... 142
''.....I bet the kids were with Jon til late afternoon, when they came home and she made them sit down to another dinner. For once it's good that she only serves them bird size portions. :-)
Paper cups seem a little odd for Thanksgiving dinner? Wonder if they had their usual paper plates, too.''
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I agree that Jon had the kids til late afternoon. I'll bet anything that they had both paper cups and plates. But...but...but...KK had the CANDLES LIT!! Doesn't that prove she is 'classy'????
capecodmama said... 143
Anybody got ideas for leftover turkey besides the usual sandwich and soup?
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My ex-inlaws (my kid's g-parents) make enchiladas one night and a soup another night. I love the enchiladas, can pass on the soup :)
I like to make chicken/turkey tetrazzini with the leftovers. I also do enchiladas.
You can do a spruced up turkey sandwich with artisan bread, cranberry mayo (just mix leftover cranberry sauce with mayo), hot squash spread, stuffing and swiss or cheddar cheese. It's really delicious.
A perfect table isn't everyone's thing the thing with Kate though is that she's marketed herself as sort of a poor man's Martha Stewart with a gaggle of kids. But she's just so, so downright terrible at it that it's embarrassing. Sometimes I feel like I'm watching a parody it's that bad. Sort of like that parody of Mr. Rodgers that Eddie Murphy did where it was a poor man's Mr. Rodgers trying to evade his landlord because the rent was overdue. Hahahhaa, what a classic.
I know, let's ask #kandoitallkate what to do with leftovers :)
It's just me and my daughter (and my bell-ringing bichon) but I always set the table and served family style from the time she was old enough to sit in a booster seat. She's a teen now so a lot of times we don't have time to eat together but at least a few times a week. We don't set the table perfectly and I'll just put a pot on the table instead of putting it in a bowl but I'm just flabbergasted that Kate with all her money would not use some good china, lines, and real glasses on Thanksgiving. We ate at my moms today with aunts, uncles, cousins. I grew up far away from extended family so the years when grandparents weren't visiting it was just the seven count em seven of us but my mom always used the good linens and china. And we had no money! It's just so sad to me that with family in the immediate area those kids had Thanksgiving probably portioned out to them and did not get to see any cousins or aunts or uncles or grandparents. It's ridiculous.
I bet Kate's going to tweet happy happy joy joy photos.
Of all the kids eating mommy's rate it 10 turkey dinner.
The picture looks to me as if it was the kids table and the adults were in the dining room.
As Admin said, Kate has been trying to build her "brand" on her homemaking skills. Recipes, organization, child-rearing tips, holiday decorating. So when she posts beyond-pathetic pics of bare tables, half-lit trees, and plates of what looks like dog food, she earns the discussion of her lack of skill and taste.
Don't want a discussion of your life? Don't live your life on Twitter.
Here was my thanksgiving day:
I am a disabled, bedridden dialysis patient who lives in a long term nursing home near the Cracker Barrel in Attalla, AL. My parents, who are in their very early 70's drove from Albertville to Attalla (35 miles) to eat at the Cracker Barrel in Attalla today on Thanksgiving Day (and plan to have the family dinner there tomorrow night. Almost a dozen people). and bring me something to eat from the restaurant. I didn't want Thanksgiving food. I have been wanting a cheeseburger that was homemade and onion rings for a very long time. They ordered it, and they were thinking, that is too expensive for what they got for me when they looked in the take out box. They also said they got small portions on their food plates and they have ate there many times in the last couple of years. They also eat at the Cracker Barrel in Albertville. My dad said, they hardly give you any onion rings, I had 1 that was a little big and 7 small ones. They brought it to me and I couldn't wait! I waited till they left and I started to eat. The first bite was not good. The patty was burnt, and the burnt smell was all through the hamburger. The onion rings were not crunchy. I was so excited and couldn't wait for the food because the nursing home where I live, the food is very bad. They do not feed us enough food at supper to get you through the night till breakfast. My parents were upset at the little amount of food that they got and the total with the hamburger and onion rings was 35 dollars. My mom said there was hardly any customers in there and I figured they just cooked small batches and tried to stretch what they could so they wouldn't have to throw out so much. I don't know how much my portion was, but I said it must of been over 10 dollars, since my dad said it was expensive. I don't have the reciept.
My oldest son and DIL came and brought me a plate, I ate some and I will take the rest to dialysis tomorrow with me. +
Food Disaster:
When my oldest son was five, we were over at my mothers for the 4th of July. She had made the old fashioned chocolate pies (double boiler) and merigne by electric hand beater. We were taking food out to the picnic table and she let daniel take one of the two pies that she made out to the table. He had a good grip on it and had to walk down 4 steps, no railings and across the carport out into the yard to the table. Bless his heart, he dropped it on the concrete in the carport. That little brave guy walked slowly back into the house and had bursted out in tears, but not crying, he had tears running down his face and his lips were quivering and he looked up at his Gma and said in a soft voice, Bobba, I dropped the pie. And my mother said, You did? very sweet to him. (take note kate). Well, she said, don't worry, it is ok! We have plenty of food and another pie and I have strawberries and I can put them out in a big bowl and if we want more pies, I can make some more! Then my mother, (kate take note) got the other pie and handed to daniel and said, Here daniel, take this other pie out to the table. You want me too, bobba? Yes, you'll do fine. Mother said she knew he wouldn't drop it. Mother watched him, he didn't know she was watching and she said he was so careful and got it on the table! How many southern women cooks would let that happen? I am so proud of my mother. She still says today that incident gave daniel the confidence that he has today, he is very very confident. He likes 1 class to have his Ed. Specialist. It breaks my heart the way kate has destroyed her kids confidence, especially the boys. She clearly hates them. I think she wishes that they would of been all girls. That would make HER more popular. But the 6 girls would still gotten beat with the wooden spoon through potty training. She is going to regret treating her kids like dirt and less than sub-human. She will be treated the same way much worser than she ever dreamed.
I came from a family of 8 in a small Ohio farming community. My mom set a lovely table for every single meal except breakfast: table cloth and cloth napkins. The works. Never a jar or container to be seen on her table. Everything in a serving dish with the appropriate utensil. Iced tea to drink? Of course we used iced tea spoons.
Me? I do what I can. My daughters set a lovely table today. All white dishes with silver candles and silver serving utensils etc. It was beautiful.
Hubby and I both work and we're tired and busy with kid stuff in the evening. Most evenings we sit at the counter and eat casually, but I always fix a good meal. Sometimes we use paper plates though not often. I do not want all the clean up on a weekday night.
I tried IDModo's raw food diet with our Golden about a year ago, but she couldn't get used to it. I wish we had done it sooner. She died from cancer last winter. Our next dog will be fed a raw diet. We bought what I thought was quality food, but even that had sooo many fillers in it which the vet said contributed to the fatty tumors she suddenly developed.
Hope everyone's day was lovely and big shout out to our Canadian friends who are always the kindest and most gracious people around.
My suggestion for leftover turkey... This soup doesn't read like anything special, but believe me: it is a-ma-zin-gly delicious. Very unique tasting.
Turkey and sage soup
At medium heat, melt 2 tbs butter in a large cooking pot, add 1 diced onion, 1 diced celery stalk and 25 finely chopped sage fresh sage leaves. Cook 3 to 4 minutes, then add 4 tbs flour and cook for another 2 minutes. Progressively add 5 cups of chicken bouillon (I use Campbell's, in the carton...) while scraping the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon so the flour won't stick to it. Bring to boil. Add 1/2 cup of brown rice, salt and pepper, and simmer, half covered, for 30 minutes or until the rice is fully cooked. In the meantime, in a large skillet, melt 2 tsp of butter on medium heat, add 8 ounces of sliced fresh mushrooms, salt, pepper, and cook for about 8 minutes, or until golden. Add the cooked mushrooms to the soup. Then add 1 cup 1/2 of diced leftover turkey and 1/2 cup heavy cream (35%). Let simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes, then serve, sprinkled with grated parmean cheese if you have it on hand.
Hey capecodmama :o)
How about turkey pot pie?
It's really easy: all you need is one box of "Readymade Pie Crust", leftover turkey meat, leftover cooked veggies (peas, carrots, string beans, corn), and a touch of leftover gravy.
Roll out pie crust in a deep pie dish. In a bowl, mix together turkey meat, veggies, and gravy. Season with salt and pepper, if necessary. Pour into pie crust. Cover with pie crust on top. Make holes on top with a fork, and brush crust with a beaten egg yolk.
Allow the crust to bake until crust is golden brown.
That's it!
I can't stand that lazy bitch using paper plates and cups at what seems to be EVERY meal. At a time when we are trying to recycle and create less garbage on the planet, this POS thinks it is acceptable to never use regular plates because she has 8, count 'em, 8 kids and it's too much work for her to put them in the dishwasher(s). There is NO other reason for her to do it but her stubbornness and attitude that with this many kids, she has a reason to constantly use paper. Makes me sick.
I bet she'll let Steve eat off the fine China and the real plates.
@LukeBandit I'm so sorry your meal was a disappointment! My sister is in a longterm care facility right now and the food is bad there too. She is able to leave for lunches, so we will pick her up on Saturday and take her where she wants to go. I wish I could bring you a cheeseburger!
Your story about your son and your mother is precious and an excellent example of a woman who knows what is truly important in life. I'll bet his love for her is boundless. He'll never forget that day.
Admin, how long do you have pug for? He sounds like he is settling in nicely at your place and that is what I love about pugs. They have such an easygoing nature and a real cute, clown-like personality. My pug gets called "son" around our house. Drives my family crazy but I always say he is the little boy mommy never had. LOL.
Until Saturday evening, Paper! He really has made himself right at home. Whatever you want him to do he does it. He is a little piglet who follows me everywhere and whines if I leave. He has already hurdled his baby gate. How is that POSSIBLE??? I have no idea but the baby gate was exactly where I left it with Mr. P on the other side. LOL. He is VERY different from my dog so this is quite an experience.
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I read about Baby Peggy more on Wikipedia. Sounds very sad. I hope I am able to catch it.
When I got my pug, I did some research and found out that pugs follow you everywhere because they were the 'king's dogs' in the Chinese emperor's days and were babied and carried around by their owners. Their love of food apparently comes from their regal owners feeding and spoiling them at every chance. Well, I have to say things haven't changed because my pug follows me everywhere, even to the bathroom. He also has no off switch when it comes to food. I have to wear earplugs at night because of his snoring. Who cares. I love the little devil.
Glad you are enjoying your babysitting stint Admin!
Paper well that explains a lot.
He could be in a dead sleep snoring away like he's hibernating but if I get up to get a cookie for 30 seconds he awakes instantly and follows me with this look like so what you up to what we doing now, what-we cooking up there, girlfriend? And why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near????
Hey, he is the Milo version of a dog!
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 162
My grandma had a cute little pug and he wouldn't stay in his gate either.
He was the sweeties boy ever.
He also reminded me of the men in black Frank the talking pug. lol
My last post didn't show up.
Anyhow, I spent part of the day playing with a pit bull puppy!
PatK said... 63
It's not Kate's style to prepare a massive holiday dinner without whining on Twitter. I still say she's not cooking today.
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It's not Khate's style to prepare a massive holiday dinner PERIOD.
Had a great Thanksgiving! Great food,fun games,and lots of time with family.
Am happy black friday is over....the ad's for it was just as bad as the election...one right after another.
I didn't do BF...I was happy to be home with my family...some who traveled many miles.It wouldn't have been right to say...excuse me! I have a dvd I just must get!!!
Anyway...peace love and happiness to you and yours!
Be safe all,and Happy Thanksgiving!
lukebandit, I am so sorry about your Thanksgiving meal. I wish I lived near enough to deliver a fat, juicy cheeseburger to you.
We have a Cracker Barrel sorta' near us. The food is delicious and the portions are more than average. The one near you sounds poorly managed.
The story about your son and the pie is so sweet. I could almost see his earnest face and his walk of complete concentration -- all the way to the picnic table.
Admin, sounds like you are being charmed by your little houseguest. Your anecdotes are delightful.
I have an Aunt with a pug. He "snorts" constantly and looks at us as if to say, "Yeah, you would too..."
Pug story. one of our dogs is a pug, and he is an eating MACHINE! Friend gave him to us, when friend was in grad school and did not have time for Mr Pug anymore, and as you have experienced they are Velcro dogs - stick by your side 24/7.
Once soon after we got him, we had dinner in kitchen. I had made a big batch of potatoes and creamed them in mixer, so I served it in mixing bowl. Right after dinner we all got up to do things. I left the potato bowl on the table while I went in laundry room, just for a minute. When I came back, Mr Pug was on kitchen table, his little pug face in the bowl. I yelled his name, and he calmly turned to me, mashed potato all over his face, as if to say ”why are you yelling? Potatoes? What potatoes? I am just standing here minding my own business!”
He and my cat have a conspiracy. The cat will kill a mouse and leave it on the doorstep. Mr Pug will look for the cat offerings when we head out for a walk, if I am not quick enough he swallows the mouse WHOLE! Mr Pug has never had a tummy problem from this either, I suppose he poops out the mouse bones.
I would bet everything I own that Kates kids would not be very happy being referred to as the "littles" all the time. Those kids are 8 yrs. old if I'm not mistaken and at that age they are starting to think of themselves as big kids and not babies anymore. Give it a rest Kate and let your kids grow up.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 163
Until Saturday evening, Paper! He really has made himself right at home. Whatever you want him to do he does it. He is a little piglet who follows me everywhere and whines if I leave. He has already hurdled his baby gate. How is that POSSIBLE??? I have no idea but the baby gate was exactly where I left it with Mr. P on the other side. LOL. He is VERY different from my dog so this is quite an experience.
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I have to add my pug story and baby gates- cuz I didnt know the little bugger could hurdle a gate either! We leave the gates up at night or when we leave for long periods of time- but she gets a fairly decent amount of house to play in. Anyway, one day, a stray german sheppard followed my kid into the house, dont ask, and I ran to get a slice of cheese to lure the dog out of the house, all the while my pug was, I thought, safely behind her baby gates. Well, next thing I know, she is leaping the baby gates to get at the german shepard- she also lept over the couch cuz she was so excited that a friend came to see her that she went nuts and was literally bouncing around the house. I was shocked. So apparently my little pug only obeys the baby gate laws to please me, and really she can jump those bad boys anytime she feels like it. Go figure. The little dickens.
To the Canadians who are expressing displeasure at the thought of a merger with the United States: The European Union was a start. The North American Union is next. One poster mentioned seeing U.S. tanks/military running drills in Canada. Did you also know what country came in to aid in the Katrina disaster? Mexico. Mexican troops worked with the U.S. Why would the U.S., the "richest" country in the world, need help from Mexico?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_response_to_Hurricane_Katrina
http://andrewgavinmarshall.com/2011/07/09/security-and-prosperity-partnership-of-north-america-spp-security-and-prosperity-for-whom/
http://www.infowars.com/the-nation’s-deathbed-a-new-canadian-independent-documentary-film-about-the-security-and-prosperity-agreement/
Kate said that she had 'yuck pie' 'yuck pie', egg custard pie and pumpkin roll for her TG dessert and the kids loved it.(Yeah, right, I believe her, NOT). When someone asked her on twitter what yuck pie was she answered 'oh it's so yummy... Family recipe! Delish!' I guess she never thought anyone would question the yuck pie, and had not prepared a lie or a fake recipe.
lukebandit, I'm sorry to hear about your situation, my heart goes out to you. Your Mom sounds wonderful.
Butterfly lol!
I don't understand how a dog so stout and well, piggy, can hurl that gate like an Olympian! LOL!
hurl==hurdle
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This blog has done nothing but beg kate to shut the hell up.
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LOL Amen.
Behind please stop exploiting the kids, the next most common thing we have begged for is to please shut the hell up.
I wonder why Kate didn't try to make her table more festive by using the dining room- why have this big house if she uses the rooms so little?- and pretty plates and glasses? How is this the 'best TG ever' according to Alexis? Who knows the truth of what they ate or when. If this Xmas is to be ' the best ever' also, prepare for paper plates and newspaper end roll-wrapped packages, kids :(
I do hope the kids had some fun with Jon anyway.
Luke I am so sorry to hear your experience yesterday. If you want, you might want to look up their email address and just send them an email telling them about it. Even if they don't do anything, I think they should know.
Friend of my daughter's had to work yesterday. (Kid works at Subway for gas money).
He said all employees were required to work, whether it was one hour or just a few (he worked 4hrs, from 1pm-5pm. He served FIVE people. FIVE.
None of the employees were paid holiday pay.
#SUBWAY SUCKS
This is a great Black Friday post about delaying gratification:
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2012/11/23/ask-the-readers-how-can-you-help-children-appreciate-delayed-gratification/
"Like me, my wife grew up envying friends who got everything they wanted. So when we had our children, she wanted to give them all of the things we saw our rich childhood friends receive. We’ve done our best to get them nearly everything they’ve ever put on a wish list, hoping we’ll witness the elation we would have felt in getting that kind of stuff at their age.
No such luck. Sure, they’ll usually crack a fleeting smile upon opening a present – but then it’s calmly on to the next gift. Often they won’t even ask to open some of the toys they received when the party is over. The pleasure centers in their brains appear to be overloaded by getting all of this stuff, and now, like the longtime addict who needs epic amounts of opiates to feel the slightest high, they’re hardly swayed by routine offerings.
Thankfully, this hasn’t resulted in spoiled attitudes on the kids’ part. They always kindly thank the gift-givers and I think they understand that they have it pretty sweet in the material-goods department. But because they have never felt the sting of prolonged want, it doesn’t seem that they can feel the highs associated with getting a long-awaited gift."
Anonnymous 176 - in the European Union, countries retain their sovereignty,nationality and governments. France is still France; Belgium,still Belgium. The EU was primarily instituted for trade purposes.
We already have a North American Free Trade agreement (NAFTA), which many of us voted against, incidentally.The only difference is that we have not amalgamated our currency as they have in Europe.This does not mean that we have merged with the US,nor has Mexico.
Canadians were also involved in helping after Katrina, a conveniently forgotten fact. The Mexican army was much closer geographically so it makes sense that they would respond in a larger way.
Lastly, whenever you have something to say to me, you are Anonymous. Why is that?
So I guess Subway which is worth 1.8 BILLION really needed to sell those five sandwiches to make it? Disturbing.
I was gonna say isn't NAFTA essentially the EU lite?
I don't think we should become one but I think it's good that we all get along. We don't appreciate it as much as we should. Can you imagine if we had an enemy living right next door like what happened so often in Europe through the ages?
When my Irish mother died, 18 year ago, she made me promise to use the good Irish china. One of her biggest regrets, she said, was that she only used it twice a year on Thanksgiving and Christmas. So our china is in a kitchen cabinet next to the regular dishes. We use it daily. Not strange to see a teenage boy with a sandwich and chips on a white china plate with a silver rim and faint shamrocks along the edge. And in all these years we've only lost one teacup.
Good morning, everyone. Hope everyone slept well last night.
Kate's quiet, eh? Obviously no kids today.
Admin, I cracked up when you posted that line "Why do birds suddenly appear, everytime you are near?"
The G kids ask "Why does your twitter phone suddenly appear, everytime we are near?" to their mom.
Admin, I agree. We can co-operate as friendly nations without losing any of our individual heritage, if our governments all agree that this is the way to go. We have "the largest undefended border in the world." It has been working for nearly 200 years.
IDModo said... 190
Agree 100%. Having lived in various areas of both countries which are actually quite different in many ways, I can attest that these are two of the greatest nations in the world!!Cooperation and an amicable relationship are key to the success of both.
Growing up in Detroit, all things Canadian were considered things of our closest most beloved cousins. As a kid, I just assumed all of the US felt that way.
When it was revealed that Canadians had, at great personal risk, smuggled out some Americans during the Iran hostage crisis, Detroit posted a huge billboard facing Canada, that said "Merci, Canada" I cried when I saw it. One month later, the winter Olympics were held in NY and during opening ceremonies the Canadian athletes got a ROARING welcome into the stadium. In my mind, that is the way it all should be, our closest cousins and we need to keep it just like that.
Hate to bust your bubble that Kate posted an old Thanksgiving picture, but on Nov. 20 she posted a picture of one of the tup boys at the table. In the background, against the fire place is the same handwritten small poster and the same pumpkin decoration on the table. So unless she doesn't change anything year after year, I think what you saw was glare. BTW, that house is the coldest place I have ever seen (not homey) at all.
I do believe the kids were with Jon most of the day and they came home at dinner time. I bet Kate served a microwave meal. If she had "friends" over, then I could see her using Katherine. I guess ol' Steve had better things to do this year. Also, when she said she greeted the kids in the morning with Happy Thanksgiving, that could have been by phone.
As far as that Shoka photo, it is cagey of Kate to post that. Obviously, it's of a much younger Shoka.
Kate really does live in a alternate universe. Eventually the lying will catch up to her as she will have to produce Shoka or explain what happened and the kids are getting older and less likely to keep quiet. Yep, her days are numbered.
I went to Starbucks yesterday, cuz it was open, and it was actually pretty busy, just as busy as a non-holiday. Not all the Starbucks were open though, some were closed, so it was a hit and miss for my peppermint mocha :)
I dont feel guilty, either. I know if I was working, I would rather be busy than slooooow and watching the minutes on the clock. Been there, done that.
My daughter was busy at the theater- guess all the kids wanted out of the house and away from the relatives- LOL, poor dear, she is dragging a$$ today. I say good- builds character!
Admin,
if your pug is hurling over baby gates, I suggest it might be time to call in a priest ;)
And back away slowly from said puggy...with cross in hand...
LOL
butterfly said... 195
Admin,
if your pug is hurling over baby gates, I suggest it might be time to call in a priest ;)
And back away slowly from said puggy...with cross in hand...
LOL
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LOL!! LOL!!
...might want to tape that snoring and try playing it backwards...
The pug stories are cracking me up! What sweeties they sound like!
Son in law sent a pic of himself and other soldiers standing on an airfield with thumbs out towards the runway in hitchhiking poses. There is a plane landing. Son in law says "you know you have hit rock bottom when you are trying to hitch a ride home from the Russians for Thanksgiving."
I choose not to use my regular posting name because of the Admin's dislike for blog on blog commentary. I have on occasion read at RWA as some of you have and it is not a blog I would care to be associated with. Yes, we poke and snark about the sheeple but they take it to a level that I believe is libelous and dangerous.
November 21, 2012 8:47 PM
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I Noticed this comment is claiming someone else is libelous while making a libelous statement against someone else. Saying someone is dangerous is a libelous statement in and of itself. Why would you do that? This has sheeple smell all over it.
Well, just DD at her mall job.Took over a 1/2 hr as opposed to 10 minutes. My goodness, the people were awful, driving over meridians, honking,shouting obscenities and the mall cops not much better with hurling insults at drivers. A small accident ahead of me- the woman would not move her car which was blocking 5 intersections! Arguing with the cops. threatened with a ticket while the person who hit her had fled. To much. I hope it's better in the evening when I collect her! The worst! On-line for me till this madness is over.
Some holiday spirit >:(
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I choose not to use my regular posting name because of the Admin's dislike for blog on blog commentary. I have on occasion read at RWA as some of you have and it is not a blog I would care to be associated with. Yes, we poke and snark about the sheeple but they take it to a level that I believe is libelous and dangerous.
November 21, 2012 8:47 PM
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I Noticed this comment is claiming someone else is libelous while making a libelous statement against someone else. Saying someone is dangerous is a libelous statement in and of itself. Why would you do that? This has sheeple smell all over it.
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So now we have one Anonymous posting to another Anonymous?
Why is it so difficult--MAKE UP A NAME. PUT IT IN THE NAME/URL BOX. ANYONE CAN DO IT.
See, I did.
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