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Admin To Breath or Not To Breathe...Jane's Sunday Sermon
Hi thomas
Yesterday one of our wonderful subscribers
sent me a short email and reminded me to...
" Breathe, Jane....Breath, The World Will
Wait"
Those short words are true words of wisdom
and a reminder to us all to slow down,
especially at this time of year which can
get overwhelming.
Jane's Sundy Sermon
To Breathe or Not To Breath
I don't know about you but my life can get
pretty hectic.
I am about to cook a Turkey with all the
trimmings next week and cart a whole meal
way across town to my waiting family who,
I am sure will all comment on how great it is
except for the...ya di da...that I forget to
bring or the gravy which may not be
traditional:)
And oh that chatter about last year and
how the Apple pie this year is better or
worse and the Cherry pie not quite tart
enough.
Then there is always uncle Murray at the
table, who will upset the apple cart by
coming out swinging about the upcoming
presidential race and he is always on
the wrong side:)
The gang gangs up on him.
It is up to me, at that point, to say
"More, Turkey, Murray" He can't talk
when his mouth is full:)
Do you have any idea how much work goes
into preparing a Thanks Giving Dinner. Of
course you do if you have ever done it.
It's not just cooking it on Thursday
That's definitely the easy part.
It's all in the preparation.
Weeks in advance you need to make a list
and check it twice
The you need to order the list at all the
right times so the cranberry sauce gets
done two days before and the sweet
potatoes the day before.
Then you need to enlist some help.
I call it the all hands on deck announcement!
I let it be known ,weeks in advance,
that everyone you know and love takes
Wednesday off to help you with the
prep work. No exceptions. I have been
telling my five year old grandson for
a month that he gets to mash the sweet
potatoes. He wriggled up his nose so I am
not quite sure my announcement fully
served its purpose for him.
Then you need to present the dinner as if
it is a Hollywood set with the proper
decor and fancy dinnerware and fall
trimmings that make everyone feel this is
just what the pilgrims did at their first
Thanksgiving
I don't think the pilgrims really cared if
the plates matched but my family sure
does:)
Like me, many of you probably have jobs
or are running a business and you are
fitting the drum stick into your already
full daily routine and winging it but...
Like a business or like a job, if you do
the prep work right, the results can be
very rewarding.
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