Tuesday, December 3, 2013

What Happens on Thanksgiving Stays on Thanksgiving

Last week was Thanksgiving.

Cathie forced the children to dress up as Pilgrims and Indians.




And then she made Bob wear this all through dinner.


But she took her turn, too. And in public.


And we were proud of her when at the last minute she decided to compete in the Turkey Trot race with the kids, despite wearing high-heeled sandals and jeans. 


Fortunately I got to spend the day playing with my nieces and nephews.


Unfortunately I spent two hours making this pie that nobody would eat because it tasted like cough syrup.


I left the pie at Bob and Cathie's house. Cathie told me the next day they called a hazmat team to come and have it removed.

Happy Thanksgiving.

~It Just Gets Stranger

14 comments:

  1. I'm intrigued by the cough syrup pie. If no one ate any, how do you know what it tasted like? Did you include cough syrup as an ingredient? Don't do that anymore.

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    1. I left out an important part: I tasted it and announced loudly, "THIS TASTES LIKE COUGH SYRUP." Add to it that it didn't look appetizing in the first place and after that nobody was interested in trying it.

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  2. Make sure you thank Cathie for passing on her fab hair genes to you!

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  3. Oh...was it a cherry cough syrup pie? I love the taste of cherry cough syrup! Do you have the recipe?

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  4. giant fork and spoon = high five

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  5. Your family is adorable.

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  6. That sounds like a perfect Thanksgiving :)

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  7. I am deeply distressed by Cathie's lack of cultural sensitivity:
    http://nativeappropriations.com/2010/04/but-why-cant-i-wear-a-hipster-headdress.html

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    1. I am deeply distressed that Cathie was just called a hipster.

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    2. Yeah, wearing a headdress to celebrate the Native Americans on Thanksgiving is just as offensive as dressing like a leprechaun on St. Patrick's day. The nerve of some people, appropriating my culture's symbols. *eyeroll*

      You see that? That's what extreme political correctness looks like.

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  8. I'm glad you had a great Thanksgiving! Nieces and nephews are the best.

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  9. pie-making is kind of an art. and it takes time and practice to master.

    i made the best apple pie of my life this thanksgiving, since you asked. (and that's saying something, because in my 31 years of life, i've made more than my fair share of apple pies.)

    keep on trying, eli.

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  10. It truly is an art of its own, the only kind of pie I can successfully bake is blueberry. My grandmother makes the best "pumpkin" pie, and this year I bought a pumpkin to give her recipe a try. It turned out okay, it tasted store bought. While complaining about my failed attempt, my mom told me that my grandmother uses squash, but just calls her pies pumpkin. Squash pies are way better....

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    1. I wondered why you had put "pumpkin" in quotes, LOL. Thanks for clearing that up, and I just have to agree, but I'll tell you WHY squash pies are way better - TOO MANY "pumpkin pie" SPICES (in pumpkin pie)! My preference is either pumpkin CHEESECAKE or sweet potato pie. Never actually had a squash pie (that I'm aware of) but I bet I would like it. :)

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