On Friday, November 25th 2011, I will be entering new and unfamiliar territory...the classroom. Okay so not entirely new. I have been in a classroom most days of my life either as student or teacher, but NEVER on the day after Thanksgiving! My students graciously offered to allow me to cancel class to avoid this unprecedented event. Alas, I declined and we will be meeting together on that fateful day.
Aside from going where no American teacher has gone before, I am also going to have a Thanksgiving day WITHOUT guilt. You heard me right. I will happily, mindfully, and without remorse eat my roast chicken (we can't find turkey), both kinds of stuffing (we like both my mom's and Mark's mom's recipes so we make both), brussel sprouts with parmesan, AND pumpkin pie. How have I achieved this monumental feat? I walked.
You heard right and with these easy steps (hehe) you too can enjoy a guilt free Thanksgiving. Simply walk to the grocery store, buy all of your Thanksgiving ingredients, bag them up, attach them to your body in whatever fashion works for you (I carried mine over my shoulders and in my hands), and then walk home. Extra absolution for carrying said ingredients up 5 flights of stairs. I was winded and cursing much of the way home, but as you all are my witness I will never feel guilty about being full on Thanksgiving AGAIN!
BTW: I will get around to posting more about our fall break travels once the mountain of grading is down to a molehill.
Happy Thanksgiving Mark and Lynnette! Will be thinking of you but I am enjoying your blog very much. Also keep up with you on FB. All is well in the land of sunflowers and where the deer and antelope play. I will be taking Bill to Sterling with me for the day - or for as much of it as he wants. He is doing well. Love you both. Aunt Dawnie
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