Category Archives: Holidays

This year we had a hard time deciding what to do for Thanksgiving. At one time I was going to cook a turkey that my adult son had purchased. We were going to have a traditional family meal like we have done in past years except that all the extended family was not coming over. Then my son learned that he had to work on Thanksgiving. (He is an EMT) So after much discussion we decided that we would go out to eat for a change. For once I would not be spending all morning cooking. I did make a cheesecake for later in the day. Then for the rest of the day I read a book, knitted and tried to figure out what to do. It was nice but I actually missed the cooking. So two o’clock arrived and we were off to the Cracker Barrell Restaurant. Now my father-in-law warned us that there would probably be a wait. I thought my dear husband was going to create a huge scene when he discovered the wait was over an hour-long. Fortunately, Cracker Barrell has a nice shop that we spent the time in looking around. Finally after waiting over an hour, the waitress seated us at a table. I ordered the standard Thanksgiving meal – turkey, ham, dressing, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans and a piece of pumpkin pie. My husband and daughter ordered something else off the regular menu and they were upset when the waitress told them they were out of coleslaw. Everything was going pretty well. We finished eating and paid our bill. Now, for those who do not know, my husband is a firefighter. As we were leaving the restaurant, he received a fire call about a shed being on fire. So now we are speeding down the road with the emergency lights blazing to get to this house that has a shed on fire. I was for sure that we were going to hit a car. Anyway, my stomach began to feel a little queasy from all that fast driving. Fortunately, the shed fire was very small. (The owners put ashes in a plastic bag and set the bag in the shed.) Nobody was hurt.

In conclusion, my husband decided that next year we would stay home for Thanksgiving and we would cook the traditional Thanksgiving feast. Apparently, having leftover turkey is better than waiting in line for an hour to eat. And I agree.

This evening we are planning on watching the University of Texas and Texas A&M football game. My daughter is cheering for A&M. I am cheering for Texas. Go Longhorns!

Here are a few facts about Labor day taken from the U.S. Department of Labor website.

1.Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.

2. The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.

In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a “workingmen’s holiday” on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.

The morning was spent cleaning out the garage with my husband. The garage is considered his domain so basically I just did what ever he wanted me to do. Then in the afternoon I spent worked cleaning out this really large closet that I call “the dungeon”. To end the day I invited my in-laws and my grown son over for supper. We had a nice evening eating and visiting.

So how did you spend your Labor Day Holiday?