Comments on: Thanksgoing https://mothersofbrothers.com/thanksgoing/ All about life with boys...and life in general Sat, 21 Dec 2019 17:09:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Domestic Goddess https://mothersofbrothers.com/thanksgoing/comment-page-1/#comment-5193 The Domestic Goddess Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:06:42 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=1027#comment-5193 We rotate families every other year. So does the rest of my family, that way, every other year we are all together. This year was my year to host 30 of 'em. Which is all of 'em. Next year I'm thinking we're going away someplace. We rotate families every other year. So does the rest of my family, that way, every other year we are all together. This year was my year to host 30 of ‘em. Which is all of ‘em.

Next year I’m thinking we’re going away someplace.

]]> By: lesliedr https://mothersofbrothers.com/thanksgoing/comment-page-1/#comment-5181 lesliedr Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:46:35 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=1027#comment-5181 I do recommend the occasional trip to Paris - no turkey, but I still feel as stuffed as I would have if I was somewhere in New England. (I DID do the claiming very early on. Made sense, especially when I discovered that my husband's family also served brisket because one cousin doesn't like turkey. So Thanksgiving looked a lot like Rosh Hashanah! I do recommend the occasional trip to Paris – no turkey, but I still feel as stuffed as I would have if I was somewhere in New England. (I DID do the claiming very early on. Made sense, especially when I discovered that my husband’s family also served brisket because one cousin doesn’t like turkey. So Thanksgiving looked a lot like Rosh Hashanah!

]]> By: Lisa https://mothersofbrothers.com/thanksgoing/comment-page-1/#comment-5180 Lisa Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:26:40 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=1027#comment-5180 Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Got the reference! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Got the reference!

]]> By: Elizabeth https://mothersofbrothers.com/thanksgoing/comment-page-1/#comment-5176 Elizabeth Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:36:45 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=1027#comment-5176 Try this on for size: our three remaining parents are spread out over three COUNTRIES. In some ways, though, it's easier, to say, "I'm not going to Costa Rica for Thanksgiving," (especially when that particular parent doesn't even believe in the holidays). SO that leaves us with two parents: on in Seattle and one in Mexico. This Christmas, we're taking the Seattle parent with us to the Mexico parent's house for Christmas. Problem solved! (For this year.) Try this on for size: our three remaining parents are spread out over three COUNTRIES. In some ways, though, it’s easier, to say, “I’m not going to Costa Rica for Thanksgiving,” (especially when that particular parent doesn’t even believe in the holidays). SO that leaves us with two parents: on in Seattle and one in Mexico. This Christmas, we’re taking the Seattle parent with us to the Mexico parent’s house for Christmas. Problem solved! (For this year.)

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