Really awesome Choc and thanks for sharing it with all of us!

What was I wearing?

;)

Later you find out it doesn't have to be someone you love, to make you happy.

You gave that "scrappy Hispanic kid" the bestest gift of all, the knowlege of how to make himself happy.

Thanks for the story and the great work you do. :notworthy

yeah, that def. is gratitude up close and personal.

made me tear up, too.

I never ONCE thought that a kid might not know HOW to wrap a gift b/c they'd never gotten one or given one. I have been showered by the Universe with gifts of all sorts. Thank you for sharing this wonderful story.

Glad I was able to share it with you guys.

At our school, on the rare occasion the kids give each other gifts they are usually wrapped in the store's shopping bag -- to "prove" that the gift is A) new and B) paid for.

Working there makes me feel like an anthropologist. Totally different worldview.

First Thanksgiving with a truly full house: Four adults, two visiting children (ages 6 and 4), the offspring at 3 months of age, and two dogs. Order and sanity departed just in time for dinner to be served. A tryptophan miracle -- delicious food kept stress in check, for the most part.

Thank you, inventor of children's animated movies on DVD.

It doesn't matter, it was just the two of us.

Thanksgiving left-overs are officially done.
... my wife has already made a year's supply of turkey broth,
and now is working on tonight's meal of "turkey-wiggle"

I have to know -- what is turkey wiggle?

"tuna casserole" in our house is "tuna wiggle" :rolleyes:

I was imagining some kind of aspic monstrosity. Casserole, on the other hand, sounds pretty good.

Thanksgiving leftovers are no problem, just use them to bake bread.