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3 hours ago, Wiler77 said:

But that reminds me of this breakfast casserole my wife's family makes, which came from my wife's uncle. Eggs, cheese, breakfast sausage, bread. Combine and bake. Really fucking good.


+rep for breakfast casserole. Love that stuff.

 

 

3 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

It’s in a family partnership

Ok then, next year, talk politics and get shot?

 

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My niece showed up this morning wearing a shirt that says “I’m a Christian.  The love your neighbor kind, not the storm the capital kind”.  This triggered the MAGAT half of the family so we had to hear all about the peaceful demonstration.  I finally just went and sat on the porch and drank coffee with my dog.  We were supposed to eat at 12:30, but it appears that it will be somewhat delayed.

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23 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Last night at the ranch was just me, my daughter, my 94 year old mom, and my dogs so it was pleasant.  That all ended this morning when my MAGAT older sister came up.  I’ve already been subjected to rants about how the only President worse than Carter was Biden.  She also made fun of my daughter liking Taylor Swift because if she wasn’t so liberal she could get a man and wouldn’t have to only sing about her break ups.  Also had to listen to rant about Talylor Swift being a bitch for telling my sister that she can’t drive an SUV while she flies around in a private jet.  I’m not sure where the fuck that one came from.  I’m getting reading to take my daughter into town to go to WalMart so we can be around less unpleasant people.

Losing your keys would be easy to do at a ranch...  very distracting too, worrying about finding your keys, might take up a lot of free time backtracking and checking cushions etc.  Just a thought

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So much for just a quiet, stress free Thanksgiving for the 2 of us. Mrs GOTJ had a minor procedure the other day that resulted in a couple stitches in a tender place. Then she lost a filling this morning, 3 days after having a cavity filled in a different tooth. She's cranky/uncomfortable and pretty much inconsolable right now. I'm spending as much time as I can pretending to tend the turkey on the smoker while she angrily replies to group texts from her family asking how Thanksgiving is going.

Few things suck worse than being helpless to relieve the pain someone you love is feeling.

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So much for just a quiet, stress free Thanksgiving for the 2 of us. Mrs GOTJ had a minor procedure the other day that resulted in a couple stitches in a tender place. Then she lost a filling this morning, 3 days after having a cavity filled in a different tooth. She's cranky/uncomfortable and pretty much inconsolable right now. I'm spending as much time as I can pretending to tend the turkey on the smoker while she angrily replies to group texts from her family asking how Thanksgiving is going.

Few things suck worse than being helpless to relieve the pain someone you love is feeling.

That turkey’s not going to tend itself. 
 

sorry about Mrs. GOTJ. It is hard watching someone you love suffer. 

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Had Thanksgiving with the wife and young kids, sister + BIL and parents on Saturday. 

In a shocking moment of clarity, the parents purposely showed up an hour after my sister and BIL, so election venting could be performed in their absence.

The 2 year-old finally interacted significantly with my sister, who I know was feeling insecure about him previously being anywhere from indifferent to fearful of her. The newborn slept basically the entire time. We cooked most of the appetizers and deserts ahead of time, leaving my dad to do the bird while we supervised children. 

Pretty uneventful, other than the turkey setting the fire alarm off twice while my wife struggled to get the toddler down for a nap.

Just the immediate family today. I'm about to go pick up some Peking duck, but currently watching the toddler walk laps around the house using his fake Dyson while working on potty training.

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Getting ready to head into the belly of the beast...  45+ people in a small 3 bedroom.  It's going to be madness, card tables, no assigned seating, and buffet style.  I bitch, but this has become a yearly thing I actually look forward too.  It's just not Thanksgiving until you've snapped a few plastic forks on some bone dry turkey!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your (apparently) reprobate families!

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My niece showed up this morning wearing a shirt that says “I’m a Christian.  The love your neighbor kind, not the storm the capital kind”.  This triggered the MAGAT half of the family so we had to hear all about the peaceful demonstration.  I finally just went and sat on the porch and drank coffee with my dog.  We were supposed to eat at 12:30, but it appears that it will be somewhat delayed.

Is this niece 18?
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On 11/5/2024 at 4:01 PM, 4th&Five said:

My brother has been in a relationship with a woman for 15+ years that he has kept a secret from all of his friends and family. In February he decided to tell my mom about her but hasn’t addressed it with anyone else…he just showed up at my wife’s birthday lunch with her. Very strange and very awkward so the holidays should be pretty weird. Does she bring her kids and her grandkid to my parent’s house? We’ll see!

This was about as weird as I expected. With her being there we didn’t have enough room at the table so my mom set up her little desk and had my kid’s sit there. The gf made the worst deviled eggs I’ve ever had and we all continued to address how fucking strange the whole situation is. 
The highlight was my dad telling a 10 minute story about a deer impaling itself on his fence and bleeding out in the front yard. Great conversation starter over pie!

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21 hours ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:


You’re much nicer than me. My mom passed away in ‘10 after 43 years with my Dad. He remarried 7 years ago. I call her by name. No association as I do not care for her.
She does not come over for holidays which is nice.

So, in the end, the plates had been set out on the table, and I didn't realize it.  So when I was about to go through the buffet line, I grabbed a paper plate and didn't look back.  It's a Thanksgiving miracle!  We rented out the clubhouse at the assisted living facility where my mom lives (it's easier that transporting her to our house).  Everything went well with no drama.  Definitely a couple of "cousin walks" with the college age kids.  Best part, minimal cleanup and no house guests.  

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1 hour ago, Dbeasy said:

Today I learned one of you degenerates is the father in law to my brother in law. I don’t even want to ask him his user name. I don’t think I could deal with that weirdness. 

So... your dad? Did you mean son-in-law?

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At in-laws. My MIL’s brother starts pivoting from my wife pouring a tequila to how Trump and the president of Mexico said they won’t engage in a tariff battle. Then he starts questioning her lineage as she doesn’t look Mexican. And the MIL is trying to mention to him that she is Mexican. He keeps bantering how she looks Scandinavian, my FIL and I are chuckling, then he interrupts everyone for a toast.

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5 minutes ago, Nivek said:

At in-laws. My MIL’s brother starts pivoting from my wife pouring a tequila to how Trump and the president of Mexico said they won’t engage in a tariff battle. Then he starts questioning her lineage as she doesn’t look Mexican. And the MIL is trying to mention to him that she is Mexican. He keeps bantering how she looks Scandinavian, my FIL and I are chuckling, then he interrupts everyone for a toast.

JFC

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9 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

My niece showed up this morning wearing a shirt that says “I’m a Christian.  The love your neighbor kind, not the storm the capital kind”.  This triggered the MAGAT half of the family so we had to hear all about the peaceful demonstration.  I finally just went and sat on the porch and drank coffee with my dog.  We were supposed to eat at 12:30, but it appears that it will be somewhat delayed.

 

im looking to settle down, she sounds like my type

 

 

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Went to a friends house. He made everything. Food was damn good but we got out of there when his BIL started talking politics and such. My wife gave me the look. You know, shut the fuck up, you are not on Surly. After eating more than I needed I went out back, smoked my pipe and relaxed on the patio.

BIL's wife comes out (she is salvadoran, did not expect this gringo to not only speak Spanish, but also her neighborhood back home.) "Do you think I could get deported? she asks. Tamper my pipe, look up and say, yep, you could.

My Wife heard and suggested it was time to go. Buddy brought me over desert. Fun day.

 

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2 hours ago, Longboard Horn said:

Had lunch at a coworker's house. Her daughter is a freshman at Boston U. However, she hates it and hates her roommate. The good news: the daughter is transferring to Texas next semester! 🤘

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I made the long-ass, three-day drive from Texas to Upstate New York earlier this week for Thanksgiving with my daughter, who's attending college here. Why drive? I wanted to also see my birthmom (I'm adopted) and her people in SW Ohio, including her 91-year-old mother who now lives with her and was born and raised in some eastern Kentucky holler (total hoot who recounts tales of Depression Era family feuds/shootouts) and my much younger half-sister along with her husband and kids.

Monday night at the roadside motel in eastern Arkansas, I got a text from my birthmom telling me her mom just had a stroke and was in the hospital, so not an ideal time to visit. But she still insisted I crash at her place for the night before continuing on Wednesday morning, and I obliged. She'd kindly thrown a roast and root vegetables in a crockpot for dinner. Her mom had a successful surgery to remove the clot sometime overnight between Monday and Tuesday and was back to being lucid (her left side apparently isn't doing so hot) but wasn't ready to receive visitors.

For Thanksgiving, my daughter insisted she do all the cooking (I ended up chipping in, of course, since it was her first time to take on T-Day). Everything turned out well, and we had a fantastic day hanging at her apartment, feasting on a fairly straightforward but delicious baked ham, plus sides). Later this morning, we're going to go get her a new phone and come back to bake a pecan pie together after lunch and watch a few episodes of "Arcane."

I'll head back to Texas through Ohio on Monday and hopefully will get a chance to see my birthmom's mom (she's supposed to be released this Sunday). I've only met her 3-4 times, and given her age and condition, I fully realize this might be one of the last times I get to see her. So, I'll just be really grateful I decided to drive and have this last chance (possibly) to be around her for a short while.

Y'all take care of yourselves and those you love. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

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