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This is our Thanksgiving table. Of course I still need to set it. I use gold charger plates too.

PAIN

OK Kitten helped me. I just wanted to post pics and she decided to get fancy. She and my husband are watching as I post this. LOL There looks like there is some sort of stain on the tablecloth, must be a shadow.

LOL I guess my husband is right that we need a new digital camera. The PenCam just can't take very good pictures, especially inside. Our carpet is white yet shows up more yellow in the pic. The pic seems quite grainy.

Looks pretty darn fancy, Pain, even though the quality of the picture doesn't probably do it justice. Your dining room looks so cozy. I love the fireplace. Wish we still had one. Didn't you know you were suppose to cook the turkey before you put it on the table? LOL Seriously, it looks beautiful.

I do think you ought to get your husband a new digital camera for Christmas though. I just love mine. Not all that expensive and it takes great pictures and is easy to upload to the computer.

You're kidding! I'm suppose to cook the turkey first! Guess that is why it is always so tough. LOL I wouldn't even try to pick out a camera for my husband. He was going to get a $550 one but now is talking about maybe $250. LOL He's been looking around for years, just like we've been looking at stoves for years. I'll try to remember to take a picture of the table when I get it all set with the gold charger plates, my new gold flatware and all my crystal(DuChamp)--you know--that cheap crystal you see used on all the tv shows. LOL I have about everything they've put out. You can't see all my crystal in that picture, or the china hutch. Guess I should try taking a picture from the other end of the room. Actually, when we moved in here, that was the family room. But, we found the livingroom was just sitting there going to waste and we needed a larger diningroom area, so just turned the family room in to our diningroom. My husband built me enclosed bookcases on both sides of it and they are crammed full with cookbooks sitting all over the floor too.. They are on the other side of the table where you can't see. LOL We don't use that fireplace often though because sometimes if the wind is blowing a certain direction, it makes smoke come in to the room, could use a higher stack on it. The skunkies love to sleep in it. I'll have to take a pic of our Christmas table too. I do it all in gold and crystal, have a really pretty white lace Christmas tablecloth. You can't see the print in the Thanksgiving one. It is of the first Thanksgiving. Sure wish you could come join us. There will be plenty of food. LOL

~ Martha Will Not Be Joining Us!!! ~
To my Thanksgiving Guests,
Martha Stewart will not be dining with us this Thanksgiving. I'm telling you in advance, so don't act surprised.Since Ms. Stewart won't be coming, I've made a few small changes:

Our sidewalk will not be lined with homemade, paper bag luminaries. 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.
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.

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 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.

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

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 Year.
She probably won't come next year either.

I Am Thankful!!!

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