Thanksgiving

katepoet · 11-15-2007, 04:58 PM

Thanks Diana, but our diets are overwhelmingly limited. I can't even get a snack if we are out and I am hungry. Neither can our son although he does have a few more foods than I do. But we are still thankful to be together, the three of us and Bowser, no matter how tough the road is sometimes.

Mandy · 11-16-2007, 01:45 AM

That must be very challenging Kate, i hope you can come up with something nice to eat, even though you guys are limited, decorate the table with candles, and just enjoy your time together.

AngieDoogles · 11-16-2007, 08:42 AM

Well, our Thanksgiving is on Sunday! Mom has chemo on Tuesday and won't feel like cooking OR eating by Thursday so we decided to do it early. I'm pretty excited. I get to make more sides than usual this year. Mom is taking care of the turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie and Sheryl's jello dessert.

katepoet · 11-16-2007, 07:48 PM

Mandy, what a good idea - candles - our existing essential oil peppermint ones are almost used up - I will get new ones for the holidays. Anyone have a good online source for good essential oil products?

Mandy · 11-17-2007, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by katepoet

Mandy, what a good idea - candles - our existing essential oil peppermint ones are almost used up - I will get new ones for the holidays. Anyone have a good online source for good essential oil products?

Maybe that would be a good thread for everyone to see, and post ideas

I will see if i can find any.

DianaB · 11-17-2007, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by AngieDoogles

Well, our Thanksgiving is on Sunday! Mom has chemo on Tuesday and won't feel like cooking OR eating by Thursday so we decided to do it early. I'm pretty excited. I get to make more sides than usual this year. Mom is taking care of the turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie and Sheryl's jello dessert.

I think that you've come up with a wonderful idea for your family. You're a very sweet daughter to make sure that your Mom has a good Thanksgiving too. And your Mom will be in my prayers this week too!

AngieDoogles · 11-17-2007, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by DianaB

I think that you've come up with a wonderful idea for your family. You're a very sweet daughter to make sure that your Mom has a good Thanksgiving too. And your Mom will be in my prayers this week too!

It was actually Mom's idea. I didn't know her chemo fell two days before Thanksgiving and she told me and then asked how Bren and I felt about doing it on Sunday. We were more than happy to do it whenever, so long as Mom gets to have fun and enjoy the day. I'm getting so excited!!

katepoet · 11-17-2007, 09:34 PM

Thanks Mandy. I will look, too.

Angie, when you get to make and eat all that good food, take a bite for me and let me know just how much I enjoyed it! lol Glad you could find a way so Mom could be a part of your traditions.

Tink · 11-17-2007, 09:47 PM

For many years dhs' family has had Thanksgiving at his brothers house and celebrated Christmas at the same time because 3 of the 5 siblings live a distance away and winter driving in our part of the country can be challenging at best.

This year we'd planned to do the same, but dh is so angry at his brother that he's decided we're not going. There's a long history of serious problems in the family, that started 50+ yrs ago... so it's nothing new really, but has reached a boiling point. It's actually a relief for all of us since it's not a lot of fun to go when you only see these people once a year and there's always tension in the air. My feeling on it is that it's one less obligation to worry about.

So we will be having Thanksgiving at home with our own kids this year. Katie plans to cook for us this year, so that should be fun.

rivermom · 11-22-2007, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by katepoet

Thanks Diana, but our diets are overwhelmingly limited. I can't even get a snack if we are out and I am hungry. Neither can our son although he does have a few more foods than I do. But we are still thankful to be together, the three of us and Bowser, no matter how tough the road is sometimes.

I couldn't imagine. So, what do you eat?

Janet · 11-22-2007, 04:25 PM

Then I'm either going to go buy myself one or put it on a Christmas list. I would like to have a web-cam, bluetooth headset and a navigation system.

katepoet · 11-22-2007, 09:21 PM

Oh River, you won't believe it, but all I can eat are potatoes with butter, coffee with milk and sugar, a little 100% grape juice, a little 100% cranberry juice, and some vitamins. If I eat anything else, the pain is incredible. Our son has about 10 foods right now. He also gets severe pain from other foods. My husband can eat whatever as long as he takes into account his diabetes and blood pressure which are both under control. The dog, Bowser, is almost as limited as I am - I make his biscuits and his main meal each day is spaghetti with tuna and oil. We all had Lyme disease and it damaged our immune systems and our guts. Don't know how my husband got away without that part but I am glad he did. Can you believe our son picked out a dog that is as bad as we are, and from Lyme, too!

So holidays are no longer about food at all, they are exclusively about love and friendship. It makes it hard to join friends or family for the holiday, but easy to wish them well and to be glad we have them.

Janet · 11-23-2007, 04:44 AM

Sorry you're in the health that you are, but wouldn't it be great if EVERYONE'S holiday was about love and being together instead of food?

rivermom · 11-23-2007, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by katepoet

Oh River, you won't believe it, but all I can eat are potatoes with butter, coffee with milk and sugar, a little 100% grape juice, a little 100% cranberry juice, and some vitamins. If I eat anything else, the pain is incredible. Our son has about 10 foods right now. He also gets severe pain from other foods. My husband can eat whatever as long as he takes into account his diabetes and blood pressure which are both under control. The dog, Bowser, is almost as limited as I am - I make his biscuits and his main meal each day is spaghetti with tuna and oil. We all had Lyme disease and it damaged our immune systems and our guts. Don't know how my husband got away without that part but I am glad he did. Can you believe our son picked out a dog that is as bad as we are, and from Lyme, too!

So holidays are no longer about food at all, they are exclusively about love and friendship. It makes it hard to join friends or family for the holiday, but easy to wish them well and to be glad we have them.

I am glad to see you have found foods that work for you and your family.

Mandy · 11-23-2007, 12:16 PM

It's great to see that friends, and family are so appreciated, it warms my heart. We all have something to be grateful for.

11-16-2007, 01:45 AM	#2
Mandy Donating 4WT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Who cares! Posts: 4,587	That must be very challenging Kate, i hope you can come up with something nice to eat, even though you guys are limited, decorate the table with candles, and just enjoy your time together. __________________ Many people will walk in and out your life, but only true friends leave footprints!

11-16-2007, 08:42 AM	#3
AngieDoogles Donating 4WT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,509	Well, our Thanksgiving is on Sunday! Mom has chemo on Tuesday and won't feel like cooking OR eating by Thursday so we decided to do it early. I'm pretty excited. I get to make more sides than usual this year. Mom is taking care of the turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie and Sheryl's jello dessert. __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~MT

11-17-2007, 09:47 PM	#9
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	For many years dhs' family has had Thanksgiving at his brothers house and celebrated Christmas at the same time because 3 of the 5 siblings live a distance away and winter driving in our part of the country can be challenging at best. This year we'd planned to do the same, but dh is so angry at his brother that he's decided we're not going. There's a long history of serious problems in the family, that started 50+ yrs ago... so it's nothing new really, but has reached a boiling point. It's actually a relief for all of us since it's not a lot of fun to go when you only see these people once a year and there's always tension in the air. My feeling on it is that it's one less obligation to worry about. So we will be having Thanksgiving at home with our own kids this year. Katie plans to cook for us this year, so that should be fun. __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

11-22-2007, 04:25 PM	#11
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	Then I'm either going to go buy myself one or put it on a Christmas list. I would like to have a web-cam, bluetooth headset and a navigation system. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

11-23-2007, 04:44 AM	#13
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	Sorry you're in the health that you are, but wouldn't it be great if EVERYONE'S holiday was about love and being together instead of food? __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

11-15-2007, 04:58 PM	#1
katepoet Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 992	Thanks Diana, but our diets are overwhelmingly limited. I can't even get a snack if we are out and I am hungry. Neither can our son although he does have a few more foods than I do. But we are still thankful to be together, the three of us and Bowser, no matter how tough the road is sometimes.

11-16-2007, 07:48 PM	#4
katepoet Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 992	Mandy, what a good idea - candles - our existing essential oil peppermint ones are almost used up - I will get new ones for the holidays. Anyone have a good online source for good essential oil products?

11-17-2007, 09:34 PM	#8
katepoet Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 992	Thanks Mandy. I will look, too. Angie, when you get to make and eat all that good food, take a bite for me and let me know just how much I enjoyed it! lol Glad you could find a way so Mom could be a part of your traditions.

11-22-2007, 09:21 PM	#12
katepoet Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 992	Oh River, you won't believe it, but all I can eat are potatoes with butter, coffee with milk and sugar, a little 100% grape juice, a little 100% cranberry juice, and some vitamins. If I eat anything else, the pain is incredible. Our son has about 10 foods right now. He also gets severe pain from other foods. My husband can eat whatever as long as he takes into account his diabetes and blood pressure which are both under control. The dog, Bowser, is almost as limited as I am - I make his biscuits and his main meal each day is spaghetti with tuna and oil. We all had Lyme disease and it damaged our immune systems and our guts. Don't know how my husband got away without that part but I am glad he did. Can you believe our son picked out a dog that is as bad as we are, and from Lyme, too! So holidays are no longer about food at all, they are exclusively about love and friendship. It makes it hard to join friends or family for the holiday, but easy to wish them well and to be glad we have them.

11-23-2007, 12:16 PM	#15
Mandy Donating 4WT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Who cares! Posts: 4,587	It's great to see that friends, and family are so appreciated, it warms my heart. We all have something to be grateful for. __________________ Many people will walk in and out your life, but only true friends leave footprints!

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