I have to work on Thanksgiving. There is a high probability that I will be alone in the group home for most of the day, as all the residents will be with their families. But someone has to stick around in case plans change and a resident returns earlier than anticipated. I'll use the time to do some deep cleaning, and some reading, and maybe mend some clothes.

I'm not quite sure at the moment how Daniel and I will keep the holiday, but I'm sure we will find a way that suits.

Oh, yeah -- I'm also making a turkey breast, because my mom and sister like turkey, too, and mom is bringing cranberry sauce, because she and Dad like it.

Dan has to work day after T-day, and mom and dad live an hour away, and they like to be home before dark, so I thought "Have people over!" My house will be clean, and I will have food, and it will be fun!

black people or Middle Eastern people or Native Americans or Hispanic people to apply for this job?"

Therein lies the usefulness of "other" as a category to encompass ethnicities who are much less likely to apply for a job than the ones they listed. (I mean, seriously - listing Native American on an application form in any country outside the Americas...not so much with the pointfulness. And 'Hispanic' wouldn't be remotely meaningful as a category in Europe or Asia, afaic.)

It was more the lack of black and Middle Eastern people on that one that had me quizzical. The British one seemed to have a lot of options, and it was interesting to me that they were different options than the ones I usually see. But the New Zealand one (which I can't find right now -- that website was a pain to get through the first time, and now it's telling me that I have the wrong browser and so it won't show me anything) had Asian and European as the only options. The rest of my list of people not included was more that once I noticed those two groups, I started noticing how many other groups weren't there.

I am having Thanksgiving at some restaurant in Miami. I don't know where yet, at my friend has not yet made reservations. She called me very drunk last night after her traditional beaujolais nouveau/birthday party, and I reminded her she needs to make them. We'll see where we end up...

I am very excited about Thanksgiving this year. First, it's at our house (no travel!) and the only thing we have to make is the turkey. My mom and aunt coordinated everything else. Joe makes an awesome turkey and my mom and aunt are both fabulous cooks. So I'm anticipating great food, no drama, all in my own home. This year, I'm thankful for Thanksgiving.

eta: Oh, and we won a turkey when we ran a family 5K Turkey Trot yesterday at Ft. Carson. So the only things we had to buy were the bacon/apples/garlic/herbs to go on the turkey.

My Dad is going up to be with my bro, SIL, and nephew. Mom and her sister are driving up to be with my grandmother (it's her 90th birthday a week from tomorrow).

My mom, aunt J, and I are having thanksgiving lunch together at some point early in the afternoon. Possibly eating out.

Then my other aunt will drive up, she and mom will leave in the morning Friday and I'll be here just me for the rest of the weekend.

Well me and the cats.

Thanksgiving this year: Cornish game hens, stuffing, , green beans with facon, fresh cranberries with honey and lemon juice, Sweet potato pie. leftovers for one day.

We are driving up to gorgeous San Luis Obispo to have T-day with the in-laws. I will make my now-traditional blue cheese mashed potatoes and the turkey will be done in some totes delicious way by Bro-in-law, who is a chef. Other BiL loves lemon meringue, so SiL always makes him one from scratch for dessert.

Worst part of going up there-- DH and I are both on diets, and that means I will not be eating more stuffing than is humanly possible, as is my wont. Best part of going up there--they have horses and new baby donkey to pet!

I had Thanksgiving dinner last night, at a Friends Thanksgiving of 12 years standing which invited me in about three years ago. I brought two pies, apple and pumpkin, the hosts made some of the best turkey I've ever had, and everyone else brought the fixins. It was delicious and full of laughter.

This coming Thursday I'll be working on a job project that has gone kind of insane. Given that my dad, my last localish relative, died last February, I'm kind of glad to have other things to do.

Regardless, there will be pie.