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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I hope your day is everything you hoped it would be.

For the last month I have shared my tips, ideas, must have’s, how to do’s and everything that I have learned over the years to help keep you organized for this Thanksgiving Day. As organized as I try to be, things still do happen – even to Mrs Organized! When they do, all you can do is make the best of it and try to find the humor in them. My family and I had to do just that on our way to the Thanksgiving table this year.

It went something like this:

‘Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving

‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, but Mrs. O and her spouse.
The table was set just the way that I wanted,
As we all looked forward to our family around it.

I unwrapped the turkey to give it a wash
When suddenly I realized it looked like, “OH MY GOSH!”
Jason and Allie said “Mom don’t you worry”,
We’ll help you to make it all right, in a hurry,

Mr. O said goodnight and nestled in bed,
While visions of turkey dinner danced in his head.
Then ‘mamma in her Nikes, and Allie in her flats,
Set out to Von’s at midnight for another Butterball, and fast.

While in the aisles there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my shopping cart to see what was the matter.
Away to the cases we flew like a flash,
While Allie threw a 24-pounder over her sash.

The moon on the breast of this Thanksgiving eve,
Gave us the laughter we shared, which was surely our need.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a glorious daughter who brought me a smile and a tear.

With me by her side, Allie was lively and quick,
She knew in a moment this must be our new Thanksgiving “schtick.”
More rapid than eagles her coursers they came,
As she whistled, and shouted, “Mom we’re insane!”

Her eyes-how they twinkled! her dimples how merry!
As she aided her mom in her next “Lucy flurry”.
We ran the cold water to fill up the sink,
Then emerged the turkey to defrost quickly, as you would think.

“Now Stuffing! now, Mashed Potatoes! now, Biscuits and Gravy!
On, Cranberries, ! On, Yams! on, Pumpkin Pie! and another Turkey, baby.
To the top of the table! to the bottom of us all!
We made it all right and had a great Thanksgiving, after all!

I know it’s going to be a wonderful day. My family always makes sure of that, for me too. I hope yours is too.

From our house to yours…Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Organize.com!

-Mrs. O