Comments on Mystery Lovers' Kitchen: Thanksgiving Memories

Janel--It went well, thanks! And absolutely no fo...

2009-11-27T08:22:26.281-05:00

Janel--It went well, thanks! And absolutely no food disasters (for once.) :)

Elizabeth/Riley

Hope your Thanksgiving went well today - not too m...

2009-11-26T21:34:34.486-05:00

Hope your Thanksgiving went well today - not too much chaos and lots of good memories!

Happy Thanksgiving to you, too, Lesa! We're thank...

2009-11-26T21:05:02.241-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving to you, too, Lesa! We're thankful for *you*!

I hope your aunt saved some dressing for you! :)

Elizabeth/Riley

Just dropped by to say Happy Thanksgiving to a gro...

2009-11-26T17:43:36.483-05:00

Just dropped by to say Happy Thanksgiving to a group of my favorite people. Where else is there a group of women who enjoy food, mysteries, and have a great sense of humor? As evidenced by the stories of group photos, sofas with broken arms, and grandmothers who like to tell stories.

I have no Thanksgiving horror stories, but my worst Thanksgiving was the one in which I was sick, and didn't get to go to my aunt's. Darn, and I was the official dressing taster, too.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Lesa - http://www.lesasbookcritiques.blogspot.com

Mason, you're so right. I love to tell my kids fun...

2009-11-26T17:03:53.256-05:00

Mason, you're so right. I love to tell my kids funny stories about relatives they weren't able to meet. Happy Thanksgiving to you, too!

Elizabeth
Mystery Writing is Murder

I think mayhem memories are the best. They make yo...

2009-11-26T11:53:17.706-05:00

I think mayhem memories are the best. They make you laugh for years to come and it's things like that you wind up telling your grandchildren about that way they have good memories of relatives they might not have ever seen. Wishing all a safe, healthy and Happy Thanksgiving.

Cleo and Avery--Happy Thanksgiving to both of you!...

2009-11-26T11:40:43.963-05:00

Cleo and Avery--Happy Thanksgiving to both of you! May mayhem reign! :)

Elizabeth/Riley

Mayhem on Thanksgiving. Sounds like a plan. Oh, ...

2009-11-26T11:02:45.030-05:00

Mayhem on Thanksgiving. Sounds like a plan. Oh, wait, that is my plan. Lots of people in a tiny space. Lots of food, loud talk, and laughter. It's a plan! Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Elizabeth/Riley - Thank you for making me smile th...

2009-11-26T09:31:50.260-05:00

Elizabeth/Riley - Thank you for making me smile this AM!! Could not agree more!

Happy Thanksgiving to you
& all your family

Hugs,
~Cleo

Margot--Oh, that is TOO funny. That's the thing a...

2009-11-26T08:26:52.359-05:00

Margot--Oh, that is TOO funny. That's the thing about furniture when you're really young--it's just not reliable! And ours was always really low to the ground, which made it tough for our older relatives--they couldn't get back up again!

Julie--So it looked like y'all were making a really cheesy reunion photo! You couldn't have planned that if you'd tried!

Stacy--He stuck around! You played just the right note with your comment. That is hilarious, though! And now you have this great, funny memory for the holiday.

Elizabeth/Riley

Happy Thanksgiving, Elizabeth! Your holiday stori...

2009-11-26T07:45:41.619-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving, Elizabeth! Your holiday stories sound just like my family. One of the most memorable Thanksgivings was when my sister brought her new fiance. He sat next to my grandmother, who was famous for sharing all her doctor visits in detail. She wouldn't stop talking about her trip earlier that week to the gynecologist. Normally, I could thwart grandma's advances into her medical woes, but she was hard of hearing and I was too far away. He squirmed as she went into the gritty details. I finally laughed out loud and said to him, "Welcome to the family!" Fortunately, he has a great sense of humor and stuck around! Grandma has since passed, but I think of her every Thanksgiving and have to smile.

Thanks for sharing your fun memories with us, Eliz...

2009-11-26T06:13:09.886-05:00

Thanks for sharing your fun memories with us, Elizabeth. Holidays always seem to invite disaster, but later those moments are the most fun ones of all.

Margot - your sofa story makes me laugh. I can't top that one, but one Thanksgiving about half of us - without advance planning - showed up wearing the exact same color. We took a picture, of course. Fortunately no sofas were harmed in the making of that photo ;-)

Julie

Elizabeth - Thanks for sharing your memories. I th...

2009-11-26T00:43:04.685-05:00

Elizabeth - Thanks for sharing your memories. I think holidays can't help but generate those crazy kinds of stories; every time you mix a group of relatives and friends with serious meal preparation and a dash of chaos, you get funny stories. I remember at the first Thanksgiving that my husband and I hosted after we were married, we wanted to take a group 'photo. So we all gathered around our sofa, which worked fine...until someone sat too hard on one of the arms and broke it. Quite a shot ; )