by Jen Kulman
Obviously, this is a big, happy week for eaters! Less so for poultry.
At our annual dinner, my mother starts out okay, but panics as the dinner hour approaches. She makes a quick visit to the wine bottle to settle her nerves, and invariably leaves a dish in the oven that won't be discovered until clean-up. "Hey, I knew I made more rolls!"
Of course, my mom will be wearing her fancy turkey hat. It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without Mr.Gobble.
Obviously, this is a big, happy week for eaters! Less so for poultry.
At our annual dinner, my mother starts out okay, but panics as the dinner hour approaches. She makes a quick visit to the wine bottle to settle her nerves, and invariably leaves a dish in the oven that won't be discovered until clean-up. "Hey, I knew I made more rolls!"
Of course, my mom will be wearing her fancy turkey hat. It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without Mr.Gobble.
If your mom doesn't wear a topic inducing hat like mine, you will need to explore other avenues for stimulating conversation. Is there anything worse than trading stilted lines with Cousin Steve once a year? Presenting the ideal book for the upcoming holidays: Could You? Would You? by Trudy White.
This book is thought provoking and fun. Pepper other family members with these questions and really get them thinking. Would you like to: Bathe in a laundry sink? Wash in a river? Soap up with an octopus? You may learn more about Cousin Steve than you actually intended...
Some of the questions are very funny, and some are more run-of-the-mill, but with hilarious answers. What is the best thing about you? Snails like me. Hmmm. May want to save that gem for your office holiday party.
No matter your plans or headgear, have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!
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Count me in as a Snape-lover and proud of it. That being said, I think he's toast. There is no other way to redeem him, but to have him die protecting Harry or the cause in one way or another.
Also, that being said, I wonder how much the movies have influenced Snape love. The movies, some better than others, are not nearly as good as the books, but Alan Rickman is a standout actor in the series. He brings humor to Snape, humor I'm not sure that's always there in the books. Heck. I'm going to post about this now...
No doubt about it. Snape entered into an Unbreakable Vow with Dumbledore to protect the kids at all costs, thus both professors knew Dumbledore's ultimate fate. And Snape will have to make the ultimate sacrifice - yet another father figure in Harry's life gone, as it should be.