{"id":11886,"date":"2012-11-20T11:06:34","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T19:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/momservations.wordpress.com\/?p=11886"},"modified":"2012-11-20T11:06:34","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T19:06:34","slug":"a-mommy-modified-christmas-carol-for-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2012\/11\/20\/a-mommy-modified-christmas-carol-for-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"A Mommy Modified Christmas Carol for Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Momservation: <\/b>Thanksgiving might just be a celebration of everything kids won\u2019t eat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\u263a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u263a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u263a<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the first day of Thanksgiving my true love gave to me:<\/p>\n<p><i>One mom from Montana sleeping on the top bunk.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>On the second day of Thanksgiving my true love gave to me:<\/p>\n<p><i>Two kids with a week off school bouncing off the walls. <\/i><\/p>\n<p>On the third day of Thanksgiving my true love gave to me:<\/p>\n<p><i>A brother from Barstow bringing his unpotty-trained rescue dog.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>On the fourth day of Thanksgiving my true love gave to me:<\/p>\n<p><i>An aunt and a grandma from Monterey bouncing the kids from their beds.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>On the fifth day of Thanksgiving my true love gave to me:<\/p>\n<p><i>A Grampa from across the street who wants to join all the fun.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>On the sixth day of Thanksgiving my true love gave to me:<\/p>\n<p><i>A cousin and her family stopping for Thanksgiving on the way to Lake Tahoe.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11887\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/momservations.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/fall-10-154.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11887\" title=\"Fall '10 154\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/momservations.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/fall-10-154.jpg?w=300\" height=\"200\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happy Thanksgiving. May you survive it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the seventh day of Thanksgiving my true love gave to me:<\/p>\n<p><i>A family friend from Sunnyvale with family too far away needing a surrogate family. \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>On the eighth day of Thanksgiving my true love gave to me:<\/p>\n<p><i>A mother-in-law who offered her house because I don\u2019t have enough room for all these people.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>On the ninth day of Thanksgiving my true love gave to me:<\/p>\n<p><i>A couple of cats I\u2019m house sitting for my neighbors down the street.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>On the tenth day of Thanksgiving my true love gave to me:<\/p>\n<p><i>A surprise guest because, what the heck, might as well add one more<\/i><\/p>\n<p>On the eleventh day of Thanksgiving my true love gave to me:<\/p>\n<p><i>An entry in <\/i>Run to Feed the Hungry <i>Thanksgiving morning because what was I thinking when I said I\u2019d do it?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>On the twelfth day of Thanksgiving my true love gave to me:<\/p>\n<p><i>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freshandeasy.com\/\">Fresh &amp; Easy Holiday Meal Made Easy<\/a>* when I realize I need to feed all these people the night BEFORE Thanksgiving too.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"www.freshandeasy.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11890\" title=\"fresh and easy\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/momservations.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/fresh-and-easy.png\" height=\"47\" width=\"229\" \/><\/a>*Thanks <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freshandeasy.com\/\">Fresh &amp; Easy<\/a> for saving me from myself. 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