Thanksgiving Quotes
- As you gobble the holiday feast and ponder all of your thankful thoughts, don't forget those many "taken-for-granted" little things which give the good life real gusto.
- I want to mention some of the "Thanksgivings of Gardening" which all of us share:
- 1. Be thankful for physical strength which is necessary to prepare a garden.
- 2. Be thankful for that look of joy that flows from your youngster when he picks that first red tomato.
- 3. Be thankful for an understanding family who will eat your garden-grown vegetables regardless of how they look.
- 4. Be thankful for the personal pride stimulated by a successful garden.
- 5. Be thankful for the invaluable experience gained from struggling to produce a garden.
- 6. Be thankful for the vegetable farmer who does produce a good crop every year to supply us when we fail.
- 7. And last but not least, be thankful for the miracle of growth which we all, whether young or old, experience each and every time we plant a seed and watch it grow.
- REMEMBER, things COULD BE WORSE. You could:
- -wake up face down on the pavement.
- -put your bra on backward and it fits better.
- -call Suicide Prevention and they put you on hold.
- -see a "60 Minutes" news team waiting in your office.
- -see your birthday cake collapse from the weight of the candles.
- -have your son tell you he wishes Anita Bryant would mind her own business.
- -turn on the news and they're showing emergency routes out of the city.
- -have your twin sister forget your birthday.
- -wake up and discover your waterbed broke and then you realize that you don't have a waterbed.
- -have your car horn go off accidentally and remain stuck as you follow a group of Hell's Angels on the freeway.
- -have your boss tell you not to bother to take off your coat.
- -realize that the bird singing outside your window is a buzzard.
- -walk to work and find your dress is stuck in back of your pantyhose.
- -call your answering service and they tell you it's none of your business.
- -have your blind date turn out to be your ex-wife.
- -put both contact lenses in the same eye.