It's November...

It is not December.

(Halloween was yesterday forgodssake!)

And every other commercial on television is about Christmas.

Toys, electronics, jewelry....gifts, trees, decorations.

Uh...excuse me, but isn't it still three weeks before Thanksgiving??

Doesn't anyone celebrate Turkey Day anymore?

I remember waking up Thanksgiving morning to a house already smelling of pies baking in the oven. Preparations would have actually started days before - grinding of cranberries, chopping of veggies for the tray and for the stuffing.

And Mom made the turkey dance. All 28 - 32 lbs. or so of it (She would get the largest turkey the store could order).

We would have turkey, ham, sweet potato's, mashed postato's, gravy, stuffing, huge veggie tray, dinner rolls, candied dill pickles, cranberry salad, jello salad and salad salad. Green bean casserole and corn for the kids. Pies - cherry, pumpkin, pecan and minced meat for Dad.

Everyone would eat so much they would literally unfasten their pants to breathe. And then in 2 hours we would go back for more.

We watched parades together and football games. And later we would gather around the table for a game of hearts.

Thanksgiving.

A day to celebrate family and be thankful for what we have and who we are with. A day to be thankful for life itself.

So tonight, November 1st, I have seen numerous Christmas commercials.

Not one for Thanksgiving.

Oh wait, I know whats going on! They are waiting 2-1/2 weeks!

Then they can start running the AFTER Thanksgiving sales commercials!

Advertisers - gotta love em...