A Life Full Of Experiences by Di Nally

THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS

Thanksgiving

At Thanksgiving we celebrate the things we are grateful for
And we will eat, drink and watch football on TV.
It's the one time we allow our men to be couch potatoes
Without making them feel uneasy.

But lets be fair here, it's not only the men
Some of us women watch the game too
I clean up the mess from the Thanksgiving feast
And I watch the game just like some of you do.

I think it's great when the wife sits with her man
And cheers for their favorite team
My man loves it when I do this for him
Now all I have to do is figure out how to get him to clean.

{that ain't a gonna happen}

Dianna Nally
11/7/04

HUT ONE HUT TWO
LET'S PUT THIS TIGER BACK IN THE ZOO

THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO PAVED THE WAY
TO OUR EVER SO BLESSED THANKSGIVING DAY

I AM THANKFUL FOR BEING BORN AN AMERICAN GIRL
WHO CAN PARTAKE IN THE CELLEBRATIONS AND JOY'S OF THIS WORLD

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY
AND ASK YOU ALL TO JOIN ME IN WISHING A HAPPY THANKSGIVING
TO ALL OUR SOLDIERS OVERSEAS

HAPPY THANKSGIVING AMERICA
DIANNA NALLY
11/4/09

FAMILY TRADITIONS
THROUGH MY CHILDHOOD IT WAS ALWAYS A TRADITION
FOR MOM AND DAD TO WAKE US AT 4AM CHRISTMAS MORN
AND WHEN OUR KIDS WERE YOUNG AND EXCITEFUL
WE ALWAYS FOLLOWED THAT TRADITION SINCE THE DAY THEY WERE BORN

WE WOULD HAVE SANTA CLAUSE MUGS
FILLED WITH HOT COCOA
WE WOULD WAIT TO COOK BREAKFAST
BECAUSE THE KIDS WERE TOO RARING TO GO

THEY'DE GO SIT NEXT TO THE CHRISTMAS TREE
WHILE DADDY GAVE OUT THE GIFTS
AND MAMA TOOK PICTURES OF OUR PRESENTS
AND WATCH THE SNOW DRIFT

THEN IT WAS TIME FOR THE TURKEY TO BE STUFFED
WITH CORN BREAD, GIBLETS, CELERY AND ONONS TOO
MOMS STUFFING WAS ALWAYS MADE THE SAME WAY ALL THE TIME
AND THAT'S HOW I ALWAYS MAKE MY STUFFING TOO

ONCE THE TURKEY WENT INTO THE OVEN
MOM WOULD SIT DOWN LONG ENOUGH TO HAVE HER COFFEE
THAT'S THE WAY WE DO IT IN OUR HOUSE
BECAUSE A TRADITIONAL FAMILY ARE WE

IT'S ALWAY'S BEEN A TRADITION TO HAVE CHRISTMAS AT HOME
BECAUSE DAD BELIEVED THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE
WE WOULD ALL BRING A DISH TO ADD TO THE DINNER
AND THAT'S HOW WE DO THINGS, MY FAMILY AND ME

DIANNA NALLY
11/4/09

{TRADITION IS IMPORTANT TO ME. AND EVERY CHRISTMAS DINNER IS DONE AT MY HOUSE. I GUESS I'M
A BIT LIKE DAD.DINNER IS USUALLY BETWEEN 3 AND 4PM. I MAKE THE TURKEY,POTATO'S,STUFFING.
AND A VEGETABLE. THE KIDS BRING A DISH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MEAL. I MAKE THE PUMPKIN PIES,
AND THE CHOCOLATE CREAM PIES. I MAKE BANANA BREAD,PUMPKIN BREAD,AND A CINNAMIN SWIRL BREAD.
I MAKE THOSE SO I DON'T HAVE TO COOK CHRISTMAS MORNING.I HAVE WAY TOO MUCH TO DO THAT DAY.
WE OPEN PRESENTS TO OUR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS,AS WELL AS THE ONES THEY BRING US, AFTER DINNER.
WE HAVE PIE AND COFFEE(MILK FOR THE KIDS),DO THE DISHES, AND VISIT AWHILE.SOMETIMES THE KIDS
SING CHRISTMAS SONGS WITH NANA (ME). EVERYONE GOES HOME AROUND 9PM, AT WHICH TIME I
FINALLY GET TO SIT DOWN. MY FEET AND LEGS HURT AFTER BAKING THE PIES AND BREADS THE NIGHT BEFORE.
BUT IT IS ALL WORTH IT TO ME. THAT'S THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT MY FAMILY COULD GIVE ME.