MY THANKSGIVING:
I spent the day working at the store. It was busy enough through the day, with some lag times. Most customers were there to find one or two items (and often found more, of course), but there were plenty who had carts filled with their groceries.
One of this year's deals was a fully cooked turkey and the "fixings", all prepared and boxed. These were bought by customers who had pre-ordered their goodies. The florist was quite busy as well, of course. And the bakery had plenty of pies sold over the last few days.
What were the customers like? Most of them were cheerful, happy to find us open. Some pitied me for "having" to work on the holiday; I just told them I was enjoying myself, and that it was a lot better than my stepdaughter's cooking. (When in doubt, always pick on the stepdaughter's cooking; everyone understands.) There were a few who were determined to grumble, but not many.
And there was the mother/daughter combo who argued about sour cream.
M: All you need in your mashed potatoes is some milk, you don't need anything else!
D: Well, I
always put sour cream in my mashed potatoes!
M: Well, that's why you're so fat!
(Of course, Mom was just as hefty.)
All and all, I had a good time yesterday. Definately one of the more memorable Thanksgivings I've had.
Certainly more memorable than it would have been at the stepdaughter's table.
