3rd Best Thanksgiving Moment

Posted on 27. Nov, 2009 by kchristieh in my life

Our third best Thanksgiving moment came when my nephew decided he wanted ramen instead of the more traditional turkey dinner. He also chose an Otter Pop instead of pumpkin pie.

The top two moments were when my brother-in-law said a beautiful grace before the meal began and when we all went around the table and said what we’re thankful for. It’s pretty poignant when people are happy to be alive. We were very grateful to be together.

How we remembered Thanksgiving’s true meaning

Posted on 27. Nov, 2008 by kchristieh in my life

It’s easy to gloss over the true meaning of Thanksgiving. Wake up late, watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, take advantage of the 25% off total purchase coupon at Sport Authority (hypothetically speaking, of course, hahaha) and eat lots of yummy food. Maybe someone says a nice, long grace, but that’s often about it.

This year was different. I asked everyone at our celebration to name something they’re thankful for, and suggested that we go around the table a few times to make sure people didn’t feel pressure to come up with the “perfect” thing to give thanks for.

I’m thankful for so many things. I could have gone on for a long, long time. I’m thankful that my daughter hasn’t gotten into an accident driving, that our country hasn’t been attacked like on 9/11 again, that my family is healthy, that we’re doing ok financially, that I have loving family and friends, and so much more.

I love that I live in a country that’s made a holiday out of being thankful. I think that’s really cool.

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Yes, we found the best turkey recipe

Posted on 22. Nov, 2007 by kchristieh in food, my life

I usually don’t like turkey. I find it to be dry and bland. I’ve concluded that it’s because most turkey isn’t cooked according to Elise.com’s Mom’s Roast Turkey recipe. I followed this recipe today to cook our turkey, and everyone agreed that it was fabulous. It was mostly cooked breast side down, so it was nice and tender. The lemon, carrots and celery, along with the olive oil and salt and pepper rub, pumped it full of flavor. And the whole house smelled wonderful because of the rosemary sprigs that we’d picked from our own yard. Of course, it helped that our fresh turkey was free range, organic, hormone-free, etc. My mom joked that it was like having a hippie meal, with using our rosemary and having such a natural turkey. But of course, this was more like what our ancestors would have had only a few generations back.

Anyway, this turkey recipe was so good I may even make turkey for Christmas!

How to say “thank you” in 456 languages

Posted on 26. May, 2007 by kchristieh in cool websites

How do you say “thank you” in Korean or Armenian? That was my dilemma yesterday when I was writing my final PTA president column, and wanted to thank the gals who organized our school’s Multicultural Week.

A quick Google search found Jennifer’s Language Page, which lists key phrases in 456 languages. From Afrikaans to Zulu, she’s got it all. It’s like an online Tower of Babel.

I quickly found what I was looking for: komapsumnida and shnorhagallem. Now to decide if I should proceed with the column’s Fleetwood Mac theme. (long story)

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