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Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:38:37 GMT, Cindy Fuller
> > wrote:
>
> >Now for a Thanksgiving story. I was talking to an elderly man at church
> >on Sunday, and I asked him how he was doing. In all sincerity he
> >answered, "Near perfect." This came as a bit of a surprise to me, since
> >his wife of 40+ years had died less than 8 weeks ago and his health is
> >not optimum. But he was staying positive. In the midst of the chaos
> >and sorrow, may we all find it inside us to say that we are also "near
> >perfect".
>
> Thank you for sharing that, Cindy. Very inspirational.
>
There's even more to the story. The sermon theme was that true joy is
only experienced after some pain. The minister offered as an example
the pain she felt after her first marriage dissolved, and the joy she
has in the relationship with her current husband.

Back to food: Yesterday's festivities came off well. I was dubious
about using store-bought dried bread crumbs for the S&G dressing, but it
came out well. SO was in charge of the turkey. He roasted it breast
down, then flipped it over toward the end. The breast meat was nice and
moist as a result. We did not brine the turkey this year, which meant
that we could use the drippings for gravy. The pecan pie came out okay,
but the filling was a bit loose. (Yes, it was cooked completely.) SO's
mom provided a small miracle when she walked from her apartment to the
car and back again. (With the help of her walker, but this is more
physical activity than she has done in months.) We were also joined by
my grad school roommate, who brought a tasty salad and mashed sweet
potatoes (as opposed to yams). All in all, a very pleasant holiday.

Cindy

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