Where in the World Isn't Bob Saget?

[French Quarter]

Ewwww! Mash potatoes with skins sounds so, so wrong. Sure it makes good roughage, but, think of the texture upset because "chunks" are still there. It's like having fried chicken with the feathers still attached.

It depends on the potato. Ones with thicker skins don't make good mashers anyway. If you get really fresh potatoes, the skins just sort of dissolve. No chunks. Everything else is somewhere in between.

 

[JenniferS]

I hope it tasted as good as it looked!

I. Ate. Too. Much.

Pretty glad I didn't end up having time to change. No need to undo my pants this way.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

That's insane! I have never heard of a charity respond to a gift by telling you that you needed to send more money. That would turn me off too.

If you ever donate to St. Jude's they will send you a lot of promo material in the mail. I don't ever read it, I donate when I feel like it not when they want me to.

 

[JenniferS]

It depends on the potato. Ones with thicker skins don't make good mashers anyway. If you get really fresh potatoes, the skins just sort of dissolve. No chunks. Everything else is somewhere in between.

She's a coaster! They know their potatoes!
Listen up @Goofyernmost.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

I. Ate. Too. Much.

Pretty glad I didn't end up having time to change. No need to undo my pants this way.

We always wear stretchy pants for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and any other big feast.

 

[French Quarter]

so is the day after the Canadian Thanksgiving called Black Tuesday like here the day after is called black Friday?

No...we just call it Regular Old Tuesday.

 

[JenniferS]

If you ever donate to St. Jude's they will send you a lot of promo material in the mail. I don't ever read it, I donate when I feel like it not when they want me to.

My donations have become very directed lately.
1. Auntie's mission work in Tanzania.
2. Local food bank.
3. Salvation Army Christmas kettle campaign.

No more shot gun $30 here/$20 there.
#1 gets my tithe.
#2 & #3 get what I feel led to give.

So much easier. To everyone else, I just say, "No sorry".

 

[JenniferS]

No...we just call it Regular Old Tuesday.

 

[French Quarter]

Nope. Technically Thanksgiving is on the Monday, although many celebrate on either the Saturday or Sunday - and then it's back to work on Tuesday.

Our big, crazy, line-up at 5:00 a.m. shopping day is Boxing Day.

Depends on where you are in Canada. Boxing Day (December 26 for those not in the know) is also a holiday here so the big sales happen on the 27th.

 

[JenniferS]

Depends on where you are in Canada. Boxing Day (December 26 for those not in the know) is also a holiday here so the big sales happen on the 27th.

Stores always defied the law here anyway, and just took the $5000 fine. The gov't finally threw up their hands and made opening on Boxing Day legal.

 

[French Quarter]

Ok Mr. Turkey, get happy for 15 mins.

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Mr. Turkey there is a Butterball Pre-stuffed. Absolutely idiot-proof. Even JenniferS-proof. I have yet to goof one up!

Looks so delicious! We are still eating our ham from our Thanksgiving meal yesterday. Tonight we had ham soup and there still is a ton left.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Stores always defied the law here anyway, and just took the $5000 fine. The gov't finally threw up their hands and made opening on Boxing Day legal.

My how forward thinking, eh! Like Boxing Day was a real meaningful Holiday anyway.

 

[French Quarter]

I. Ate. Too. Much.

Pretty glad I didn't end up having time to change. No need to undo my pants this way.

What would Thanksgiving be without fat pants?

 

[French Quarter]

She's a coaster! They know their potatoes!
Listen up @Goofyernmost.

Oh yeah. There are potato fields everywhere around this place and potato chip factories too. I know my stuff!

 

[unkadug]

Oh yeah. There are potato fields everywhere around this place and potato chip factories too. I know my stuff!

I thought you were from New Orleans.

 

[catmom46]

I clean up as I go. My roaster was washed and put away before Hubby even carved the turkey.

Oh, I would have offered to clean up in exchange for leftovers! I'm no moocher.

 

[French Quarter]

My how forward thinking, eh! Like Boxing Day was a real meaningful Holiday anyway.

I think it more about giving people a chance to have two days off in a row to spend time with their families than it is the actual significance of Boxing Day. (I agree that many people don't celebrate Boxing Day any more.) It's not a national holiday so I still work anyway so it really doesn't matter to me.

 

[French Quarter]

I thought you were from New Orleans.

Haha...no. I just really like POFQ.

 

[catmom46]

That's my neighbour. Her son works for that plumber. He used to work for Rogers Plumbing, so this white van is recent.

If he's a good plumber, that's very convenient.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

My donations have become very directed lately.
1. Auntie's mission work in Tanzania.
2. Local food bank.
3. Salvation Army Christmas kettle campaign.

No more shot gun $30 here/$20 there.
#1 gets my tithe.
#2 & #3 get what I feel led to give.

So much easier. To everyone else, I just say, "No sorry".

I'm sorry if you have mentioned it recently, but how is your auntie doing? I seem to remember she wasn't doing so good.