I'm sitting here thinking about Thanksgiving and my earliest memories but I can't remember any prior to high school, that is strange, never thought about it before. But those thanksgivings were great, I too woke up to mom simmering celery, onions and what have you for the stuffing. But going to our football game was the best. I still have old 8mm movies of one of the turkey day games and I'm sitting in the bleachers blowing a trumpet........oh myyyy. Now since being married I have had the honors of cooking. I guess mom felt ok I did my part it's your turn LOL...... It was great, giving the kids their little chores, you could tell by their faces that they knew it was a special day. Grandma, pop pop, my aunts and uncles and all, the more the merrier. Now that 4 are out of the house and have their own homes and families I have taken a note from my mom and passed it down so with 4 of them they take turns with the holidays. 2 more at home to go and I'll never cook another holiday dinner again LOL. Only kidding, dear ole mom here is still expected over early to get the bird in the oven, make the gravy, stuffing and potatoes. Last year I got them good, I whipped myself up a few martini's and needless to say they did all the work. Sitting down to eat we had a turkey cooked rare and no gravy.......but we got it all straight and dinner turned out to be a success or so I think. My kids say different........I keep hearing, "not like last year please". HAPPY THANKSGIVING DEAR FRIENDS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ELLEN