Tomorrow is an traditional American Holiday. it's called Thanksgiving in our country. most people get that day off with pay, unless they work in the medical field, or the only things their bosses are grateful for is that money in their pocket. a few businesses will be open tomorrow. usually the ones that place the value of money, above their employees.
I've worked for people like that. their always crying broke, and never give raises. i worked for a guy that was so cheap that he would even work holidays with straight pay. he would usually close early complaining that nobody wanted to come to his restaurant, and eat while he took the day off to be with his family. he would actually loose money by trying to work the holidays. i worked for this guy for three years. he would gladly give you a weeks vacation off at your expense. i remember the first Christmas. he shut down early on night to throw a party for his workers. although, he had a full bar..........no alcohol was served, and the kitchen staff had to cook the food, and every employee still had to clean up the mess.
if anybody wasn't scheduled to work that night they didn't even show up. the still got their Christmas gift from the boss man. he went out and splurged on a five dollar lotto scratch off ticket for every employee!! he couldn't understand why were acting so ungrateful, so the next year he did nothing for us. no party,........no lotto..............,and we didn't have to clean up a mess either!!
the tradition was meant for a family to spend time together enjoying each others company. being grateful for what you had, no matter how little it was, nor how much. i really don't remember it working out that well at our house growing up. it seemed that mom would bust her butt for three days preparing for the day. when that day finally arrived she was cranky and worn out. i guess that you've all heard the saying, " if mama ain't happy,........then nobody else is!!" Lord Sweet Jesus how true that is!! usually, by the time everybody strolled in they left with in an hour. i couldn't see why all this work was done for an hour meal. i always thought the big event was simply to have a good time with your family. i never could see the point in cooking so much food, that you couldn't even sit at the table to eat it.
i really don't know about anybody else family, but my holiday events were the same. we got together,............we got mad about something,..............we left mad,...................but we always got over it, and came back to do it again.
things are much different for me today. all i have left in this world for family are two sisters, and their kids. one lives in Alabama, and the other Tennessee. we rarely talk any more, and haven't seen each other in years. i guess my being buck wild for several years put a real strain on our relationship, besides that they have their own lives with their own problems. i just want them to know that i still love them no matter what any of us do!!
I'm not sure what I'm going to do tomorrow. i reckon it will be just another day. I've got plenty of food to eat, and clean clothes to wear. i might run to the store today, and get some turkey parts. i really just like the thighs. them again bubba is coming home Friday from his moms, and i can bet that he will bring a fridge full of food with him. it really don't matter what i do. i just want to be happy while I'm doing it. i had my heart set on going to the mission, and helping with the Thanksgiving meal. i had no idea that there would be such an over-whelming response , and a limited number of volunteers taken.
i might just go down there tomorrow any just to eat some turkey, and be a part of something besides staying by myself the whole day. the buses run on a holiday schedule tomorrow though. the only run every two hours, and that can be a major hassle. i don't have a lot of " bus luck!" i spend a lot of time waiting for the next bus, because i just missed one. oh well,............I'll know more tomorrow.
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