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An Un-Martha Thanksgiving



Since most of you will not get this until Monday AM, I'm hoping it will
strike just the right note in getting your week off to a humorous start and
putting us all in the holiday spirit.  For those outside the U.S. who have
never heard of Martha Stewart, let's just say that she has made her fame
and quite considerably immense fortune instructing people on how to live a
"beautiful" life.  You will understand more as you read...  :)

This was forwarded to me - I do not know the author, but he/she has my
thanks for making me chortle and guffaw.
Enjoy!!  ttfn - jill.
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Martha Stewart will not be dining with us this Thanksgiving.  I'm
telling you this in advance, so don't act surprised come next Thursday.
Since Ms. Stewart won't be coming, I've made a few small changes

(1) Our sidewalk will not be lined with homemade, paper-bag luminarias.
After a trial run, it was decided that, no matter how cleverly  done, rows
of flaming lunch sacks do not have the desired welcoming effect.

(2) Once inside, our guests will note that the entry hall is not decorated
with the swags of Indian corn and fall foliage I had planned to make.
Instead, I've gotten the kids involved in the decorating by having them
track in colorful autumn leaves from the front yard.  The mud was their
idea.

(3)  The dining table will not be covered with expensive linens, fancy
china,
or crystal goblets.  If possible, we will use dishes that match, and
everyone will get a fork.  Since this IS Thanksgiving, we will  refrain
from using the plastic Peter Rabbit plate and the Santa napkins from
last Christmas. Our centerpiece will not be the tower of fresh fruit
and  flowers that I promised.  Instead we will be displaying a
hedgehog-like decoration hand-crafted from the finest construction
paper.  The artist assures me it is a turkey.

(4) We will be dining fashionably late.  The children will entertain you
while you wait.  I'm sure they will be happy to share every choice
comment I have made regarding Thanksgiving, pilgrims, and the turkey
hotline.  Please remember that most of these comments were made at 5:00
AM upon discovering that the turkey was still hard enough to cut
diamonds.  As an accompaniment to the children's recital, I will play a
recording of tribal drumming.  If the children should mention that I
don't own a recording of tribal drumming, or that tribal drumming sounds
suspiciously like a frozen turkey in a clothes dryer, ignore them.  They
are lying.

(5) We toyed with the idea of ringing a dainty silver bell to announce the
start of our feast.  In the end, we chose to keep our traditional
method. We've also decided against a formal seating arrangement.  When
the smoke alarm sounds, please gather around the table and sit where you
like.

(6)  In the spirit of harmony, we will ask the children to sit at a
separate
table.  In a separate room.  Next door.

(7) Now, I know you have all seen pictures of one person carving a turkey
in
front of a crowd of appreciative onlookers.  This will not be happening
at our dinner.  For safety reasons, the turkey will be carved in a
private ceremony.  I stress "private" meaning:   Do not, under any
circumstances,  enter the kitchen to laugh at me.  Do not send small,
unsuspecting children to check on my progress.  I have an electric
knife. The  turkey is unarmed.  It stands to reason that I will
eventually win. When I do,  we  will eat.

(8)  I would like to take this opportunity to remind my young diners that
"passing the rolls" is not a football play.  Nor is it a request to bean
your sister in the head with warm tasty bread.  Oh, and one reminder
for  the adults:   For the duration of the meal, and especially while in
the presence of young diners, we will refer to the giblet gravy by its
lesser-known name: Cheese Sauce.  If a young diner questions you
regarding the origins or type of Cheese Sauce, plead ignorance.  Cheese
Sauce stains.

(9) Before I forget, there is one last change.  Instead of offering a
choice
between 12 different scrumptious desserts, we will be serving the
traditional pumpkin pie, garnished with whipped cream and small
fingerprints.  You will still have a choice - take it or leave it.

Martha Stewart will not be dining with us this Thanksgiving.  She
probably won't come next year either.  It's a GOOD thing.

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