ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
NOVEMBER 22ND, 2OO7
TODAY'S THOUGHT
Tackle life with abandon. Go all out, hold nothing back.
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
TODAY’S ACTION
Lead by example
TODAY'S QUOTE
The trick is to love your age, whatever it is. Love it when you're young and strong and foolish. Love it when you're old and wise. If you love your age, you'll never go around wishing you were some other age. Think about that.
Miss Lucy
HAPPY THURSDAY!!
AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING !
I hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday. I'm going to be watching the parade on TV a little bit later this morning, but right now I'm enjoying that good cup of coffee and slowly waking up.
I've still got a little bit of polishing up to do around here and there's Christmas Cards to address and lots of gifts to wrap. I don't know how much I'll get done, but I do know what ever it is will be done slowly and with pleasure.
The weather is promising a cold wet mix of rain and snow so it will be a very good day to stay in.
Hope you Gobble til you Wobble
Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !
TODAY’S PRAYERS
Lord, We humbly ask
Thy blessing on the turkey and the dressing,
on the yams and cranberry jelly,
and the pickles from the deli.
Bless the apple pie and tea,
bless each and every calorie.
Let us enjoy Thanksgiving dinner.
Tomorrow we can all get thinner.
For all Thy help along the way
we're thankful this Thanksgiving Day.
We're thankful too, for all our dear ones,
for all the far away and near ones.
Although we may be far apart,
we're together in my heart.
Keep us in Thy loving care,
This is my Thanksgiving prayer.
Author Unknown
Please pray for God's protection of our troops and HIS wisdom for their commanders.
Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
God Bless you All !
25 WORDS
God, I thank You for today, for the ways You will bless me, and for the ways that I will serve others in Your name
I am in the hands of God,
and in God's time all things will be made well.
TODAY IS…THANKSGIVING DINNER 101
It's down to the wire - did you forget anything?
Thanksgiving can be painless with our Turkey Tips
Make an aluminum foil cap that covers the top of the bird and lay it over the top - press the foil lightly at the ends of the drum sticks and the neck. Place in over at 325 degrees - baste occasionally.
Foil will be removed before the last 30 minutes of roasting to brown the bird. When foil is removed for browning also remove the skewers or cut band holding legs. Roast the turkey until the meat thermometer registers 180 to185 degrees in the thigh.
This will show you approximate cooking times, but in all cases the thermometer is your best indicator.
Weight Cooking Time
6 to 8 pounds 3 to 3 1/2 hours
8 to 12 pounds 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours
12 to 16 pounds 4 to 5 hours
16 to 20 pounds 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 hours
20 to 24 pounds 5 to 6 1/2 hours
Check the drumstick which should twist easily in the socket and the thickest part of the turkey should be be soft. Remove from oven and cover loosely with new foil. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.
If all else fails call:
Butterball: 800-323-4848
USDA Poulty Hot Line: 800-535-4555
Serve leftover stuffing and gravy within one or two days. Reheat before serving. Do not serve leftover turkey meat after three day. Frozen turkey can be kept up to three weeks.
TODAY'S TRIVIA
Today is Thanksgiving Day in the U.S., by presidential proclamation. Thanksgiving was observed throughout New England as a religious holiday even before the American Revolution. Then it spread to the middle states and the West, and finally to the South after the Civil War.
Today is the Feast Day of St. Cecilia, the patron of music and musicians
1955: Elvis Presley received a $5,000 bonus for signing with RCA records and spent it all on a new Cadillac, a pink one, for his mother.
1975 - Dr. Zhivago appeared on TV for the first time. The production, including Somewhere My Love, had earned $93 million from theatre tickets over ten years. NBC paid $4 million for the broadcast rights.
1995: Walt Disney's "Toy Story" opened throughout the U.S. It was the first computer-animated movie
TODAY’S SMILE
THANKSGIVING FORECAST
Turkeys will thaw in the morning, then warm in the oven to an afternoon high near 190F. The kitchen will turn hot and humid, and if you bother the cook, be ready for a severe squall or cold shoulder.
During the late afternoon and evening, the cold front of a knife will slice through the turkey, causing an accumulation of one to two inches on plates. Mashed potatoes will drift across one side while cranberry sauce creates slippery spots on the other. Please pass the gravy.
A weight watch and indigestion warning have been issued for the entire area, with increased stuffiness around the beltway.
During the evening, the turkey will diminish and taper off to leftovers, dropping to a low of 34F in the refrigerator.
Looking ahead to Friday and Saturday, high pressure to eat sandwiches will be established. Flurries of leftovers can be expected both days with a 50 percent chance of scattered soup late in the day.
We expect a warming trend where soup develops. By early next week, eating pressure will be low as the only wish left will be the bone.
"Vegetarian" - An old Indian word meaning "poor hunter".
TODAY’S WORD
wiseacre \WY-zay-kuhr\, noun:
One who pretends to knowledge or cleverness; a would-be wise person; a smart aleck.
wiseacre comes from Middle Dutch wijssegger, "a soothsayer," from Old High German wissago, alteration of wizago, "a prophet."
TODAY'S LINK
PUMPKIN PIE FROM JACQUIE LAWSON
TODAY’S REFLECTION
Love does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil.
1 Corinthians 13:5
Among the most important words we can speak are the two words, “Thank you.” And while it is vital to be grateful, there’s another side of thank you.
If we bestow a gift on another, we should do so out of a motive that doesn’t expect anything, even a thank-you, in return. True love gives with no expectations.
Love keeps no record of wrongs—even if someone forgets to thank us for a kindness. The other side of thank you is a pure heart that reflects God’s perfect love for us.
Our Daily Bread http://www.rbc.org
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Expect a cold winter if domestic geese walk east and fly west
30 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4
May there be a miracle in YOUR life today and may you have the EYES to SEE it!
I Love You All !!!
Be Blessed !!!
MA
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