Tracy wrote:
> Becca wrote:
>> People who have been here a while have heard this story. About 8-10
>> years ago, my niece, "M", called me Thanksgiving morning, crying.
>> She baked a turkey to bring to the family gathering, but the turkey
>> did not look right. I drove to her house, and the turkey was upside
>> down.

>> First of all, M's mother never cooked, and M had been addicted to
>> cocaine for over 10 years, so you never knew what to expect. I am
>> happy to say, that after being addicted to cocaine for over 20
>> years, she has now been sober for 2 years. We never thought we
>> would see her sober.

Congratulations on that, Becca.

> My mother did that one year - I was a kid - maybe 10 but I still
> remember the fight my parents had about the turkey without any meat.
> At the time, they were both very heavy drinkers. My mother always put
> the turkey in the night before Thanksgiving - she obviously had a few
> too many when she put it in the oven.

Tracy, I hope it's not too hurtful to you when I say I laughed
out loud about the turkey with no meat. OMG, so funny.

nancy