Nov 26

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FL07 Assigned FEMA base Camp Galveston, Texas

The kitchen folks are busy planning an Old Fashion Thanksgiving Dinner. They are making Turkey, Ham, Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans, Cranberries, Stuffing, Gravy, and Pumpkin Pie.

A message to the kitchen folks... Thank you so much for your outstanding efforts. It does not go unnoticed. Adding your special touch to your meal preparations makes our meals away from home... more like home. Thank-you for all the creativity. The deserts are outstanding. The S'mores...casserole like...whatever it was. Oh MY GOD!! How decadent. Oh....and let's see... the Peach Cobbler.....to die for. My key criteria for any restaurant is consistency. You have mastered that. You should be proud of the service you have been providing. THANK YOU.

A big thank-you to TEEN Challenge, as well, for all your hard work in the kitchen.

Everybody has become "family". For the folks who have been there everyday, it would to imagine a holiday meal without their new "family". I am sure the Thanksgiving meal will be as close to home as possibly practical.

On another note... Galveston is still messed up. I overheard some citizens talking, while waiting in line at the UPS store. One got three feet of water, but his house was built on stilts ... so he was OK. The other got fourteen feet of water... no stilts. They said they knew of people who will not return to the island. They lost so much, it was not even worth attempting to salvage their property. I heard one lady say she refused to make Thanksgiving Dinner until her family was back in their home. That was hard for me to understand. I thought she would be thankful for having her family. I guess you can't imagine how it feels to lose all your valued possessions until you actually are in that boat yourself. It is easy to say.."be thankful for this...for that...your alive" . I bet doesn't feel much like living when your pictures, your clothes, your dishes, your furniture, your home...are gone. Not moved, not stashed somewhere, not hiding.... just gone.

On that note... Let's everybody have a happy Thankgiving. If you are with family, love them...cherish the day you get to spend with them. If you are with friends, love them too...cherish the day you get to spend with them. We have made Thanksgiving a "Family" holiday. Remember....the first Thankgiving was not "family"....it was new aquantinces. New friends. Strange friends. All sharing one common day. All sharing one common goal. All sharing.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

dj

ps. Toaka says...."Oh my god!!!! Look at all the snacks!!! (tail wagging so hard she can't stand up) WOOO HOOOO!!! I love this holiday stuff!!!"