<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">. . . <b><i>Thanksgiving</i></b><img src="cid:5E7735ED-CB16-498C-9311-EC7D101582E3" alt="image1.jpeg" id="70711CFC-FE39-403F-9884-534E46215E28" _mf_state="1" title="null" style="width: calc((100% + 20px) + 20px); margin-left: -20px;"></span><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Thanksgiving/Thanksgiving.jpg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Thanksgiving/Thanksgiving.jpg</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Reach Out and Touch Somebody’s Hand”</b></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Thanksgiving/Reach_Out_and_Touch_Somebodys_Hand.mp3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Thanksgiving/Reach_Out_and_Touch_Somebodys_Hand.mp3</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Thank You For Being a Friend”</b></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Thanksgiving/Thank_You_For_Being_a_Friend.mp3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Thanksgiving/Thank_You_For_Being_a_Friend.mp3</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Thanksgiving Prayer”</b></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Thanksgiving/Thanksgiving_Prayer.mp3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Thanksgiving/Thanksgiving_Prayer.mp3</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“We Are Family”</b></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Thanksgiving/We_Are_Family.mp3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Thanksgiving/We_Are_Family.mp3</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“What a Wonderful World”</b></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Thanksgiving/What_a_Wonderful_World.mp3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Thanksgiving/What_a_Wonderful_World.mp3</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">——————-</b></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></b></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>“Fourth Thursday Of November” </b>by Patricia L. Cisco</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ever since I can remember,</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">on the fourth Thursday of November,</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">long before the crack of dawn,</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">early on that frosty morn,</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">flurries and leaves in wispy winds,</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">as our mother's long day begins.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Placing pumpkins beside the front door, </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">setting the table for twenty or more.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Into her cozy kitchen she goes,</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">creating tradition as only she knows.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A muffled clanging in our heads</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">as we still slumber in our beds.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Then, as if by some magical spell,</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">spicy, sweet scents begin to dispel.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Aromas in the atmosphere rise,</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">waking our senses and opening our eyes.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cinnamon, saffron, nutmeg, and sage.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Stuffing the turkey, she's setting the stage.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">On the stovetop simmering away,</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">delicious side dishes are at play.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Deep dish apple and pumpkin pie</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">rest on the windowsill nearby.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Family and friends begin to arrive.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Some a bit tired from the drive.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Children running in and out.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Happy laughter all about.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The smell of turkey sweeping the air.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thanksgiving time is finally here!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Out of the oven all golden brown,</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">her turkey is our table's crown!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dad, with his big wide grin,</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">slices the turkey nice and thin.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Smiling with her dimples so sweet,</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">she knows Thanksgiving is complete.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Now we give thanks to the Lord above</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">for this bountiful blessing made with love.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Many Novembers have come and gone. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We try to carry her memories on, </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">but the one thing we can never replace</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">is mom's sweet smiling dimpled face.</span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">——————————————-</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div><div><span style="background-color: 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