Thanksgiving Football
Fun while it lasted26 total reviews
Comment from lyenochka
Thanks for sharing this Thanksgiving tradition! If your grandchildren lived closer, maybe it could start up again. And thanks for letting me know about the connection between the holiday and football historically!
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was my daughter, Cindy's age (Remove the comma or else you are telling the reader Steph is your daughter. I think Cindy must be your daughter.)
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2023
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Thanks for sharing this Thanksgiving tradition! If your grandchildren lived closer, maybe it could start up again. And thanks for letting me know about the connection between the holiday and football historically!
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was my daughter, Cindy's age (Remove the comma or else you are telling the reader Steph is your daughter. I think Cindy must be your daughter.)
Comment Written 29-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2023
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Hi Helen. I wished they lived closer for many reasons. Thank you for reading this little story.
Also for the correction. Yes, Cindy is my daughter and I see the the point of confusion.
Enjoy your Wednesday.
John
Comment from Father Flaps
Hi John,
I enjoyed your "Happy Days" football extravaganzas. Where would we be without sports, eh? We have the CFL up here in Canada, but I've never been drawn to it for some reason. However, I love to watch the NFL games on Sunday afternoons, and Monday nights, often Thursday nights and the odd Saturday, too. My favorite team is the New York Giants. We always had an NFL pool when I was still working at Moosehead Breweries. You just had to pick the winning teams each week, and points added up to the end of the season.. Then, of course, we threw the teams in a hat, and draw out a team for the playoffs. Lots of fun, our own camaraderie at work. But I've been retired for over 13 years now, and all my buddies, too. Of the newer crowd in there now, sports don't seem to matter. There are no pools for the NFL, NHL, MLB, PGA, or even Nascar. I miss it.
I recall the XFL. Can't get into it, though. I have three Toronto Maple Leaf hats, and an Auston Matthews jersey, too. (But I seldom wear the jersey anymore.) LOL.
Thanksgiving and football... they go hand-in-hand, don't they?
Nicely penned! Some good history in your piece.
TOUCHDOWN!
Cheers,
Kimbob
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2023
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Hi John,
I enjoyed your "Happy Days" football extravaganzas. Where would we be without sports, eh? We have the CFL up here in Canada, but I've never been drawn to it for some reason. However, I love to watch the NFL games on Sunday afternoons, and Monday nights, often Thursday nights and the odd Saturday, too. My favorite team is the New York Giants. We always had an NFL pool when I was still working at Moosehead Breweries. You just had to pick the winning teams each week, and points added up to the end of the season.. Then, of course, we threw the teams in a hat, and draw out a team for the playoffs. Lots of fun, our own camaraderie at work. But I've been retired for over 13 years now, and all my buddies, too. Of the newer crowd in there now, sports don't seem to matter. There are no pools for the NFL, NHL, MLB, PGA, or even Nascar. I miss it.
I recall the XFL. Can't get into it, though. I have three Toronto Maple Leaf hats, and an Auston Matthews jersey, too. (But I seldom wear the jersey anymore.) LOL.
Thanksgiving and football... they go hand-in-hand, don't they?
Nicely penned! Some good history in your piece.
TOUCHDOWN!
Cheers,
Kimbob
Comment Written 26-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2023
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Thank you so much for reading about one of my Thanksgiving memories. I do appreciate it and sorry for this late response.
I?ve been extremely busy with family, work and FanStory, my other family.
John
Comment from w.j.debi
What a fun tradition. It may not have lasted a long time, but I'm sure the families loved it. Great job by leading us into the story with the history of other football leagues.
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2023
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What a fun tradition. It may not have lasted a long time, but I'm sure the families loved it. Great job by leading us into the story with the history of other football leagues.
Comment Written 25-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2023
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Thank you so much for reading about one of my Thanksgiving memories. I do appreciate it and sorry for this late response.
I?ve been extremely busy with family, work and FanStory, my other family.
John
Comment from Debi Pick Marquette
What a lovely story, John. And when I saw myself with a six left, I thought I would come searching for you, as I knew you would have a treasure for me to love. And as always, you did not disappoint. I love football, but I loved it even more that it was your kids playing it. How awesome of a neighborhood that liked your lead that the kids started and it started a six year tradition.
As great as those are to remember, I sometimes find myself saying, "wasn't that just yesterday, tho?" That part is not so much fun, when reality slaps you in the face and reminds you that time has been running when it was supposed to walk. . But nonetheless it sounded like a lovely time then, and how cool that your sons both ended up as chefs. Dad must have had some vibes rubbing off on them. I bet you are a great cook. I know my husband, Glen does about 75% of it here. He calls himself a bull-chef.
It was a delightful story and I hated to see it end. Gosh it has been good to come here and see you a little more too. Just a little more eyesight with time, so I am counting the blessings as it is so nice to finally read a few of your awesome posts lately.
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2023
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What a lovely story, John. And when I saw myself with a six left, I thought I would come searching for you, as I knew you would have a treasure for me to love. And as always, you did not disappoint. I love football, but I loved it even more that it was your kids playing it. How awesome of a neighborhood that liked your lead that the kids started and it started a six year tradition.
As great as those are to remember, I sometimes find myself saying, "wasn't that just yesterday, tho?" That part is not so much fun, when reality slaps you in the face and reminds you that time has been running when it was supposed to walk. . But nonetheless it sounded like a lovely time then, and how cool that your sons both ended up as chefs. Dad must have had some vibes rubbing off on them. I bet you are a great cook. I know my husband, Glen does about 75% of it here. He calls himself a bull-chef.
It was a delightful story and I hated to see it end. Gosh it has been good to come here and see you a little more too. Just a little more eyesight with time, so I am counting the blessings as it is so nice to finally read a few of your awesome posts lately.
Comment Written 25-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2023
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Thank you so much for reading about one of my Thanksgiving memories. I do appreciate it and sorry for this late response.
I?ve been extremely busy with family, work and FanStory, my other family.
John
Thank you for those glittering stars. You made my night!
John
Comment from barbara.wilkey
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I only had two of my boys, only one has a family, home for Thanksgiving. The other two too far away and one of them is a chef and is busy this time of year. Anyway, my point, I'm always amazed at when brothers come home instead of grown adults when they get together, they revert back to teenage brothers. LOL Yes, we had our football game which included three-year-old and five-year-old little girls. Grandma was included along with a dachshund. LOL I enjoyed reading.
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2023
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I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I only had two of my boys, only one has a family, home for Thanksgiving. The other two too far away and one of them is a chef and is busy this time of year. Anyway, my point, I'm always amazed at when brothers come home instead of grown adults when they get together, they revert back to teenage brothers. LOL Yes, we had our football game which included three-year-old and five-year-old little girls. Grandma was included along with a dachshund. LOL I enjoyed reading.
Comment Written 25-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2023
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Thank you.
Comment from eliz100
I enjoyed reading your Thanksgiving story. What beautiful memories to have. I do not see any room for improvement. Happy Thanksgiving! Have a blessed day.
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2023
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I enjoyed reading your Thanksgiving story. What beautiful memories to have. I do not see any room for improvement. Happy Thanksgiving! Have a blessed day.
Comment Written 25-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2023
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Thank you so much for reading about one of my Thanksgiving memories. I do appreciate it and sorry for this late response.
I?ve been extremely busy with family, work and FanStory, my other family.
John
Comment from John Ciarmello
I loved this, John!
Wonderful times always fade, but memories never do.
I'm sure your gang still thinks back as you do on the wonderful times spent there on the front lawn playing football.
A super warm and relatable write, my friend! Best, JohnC
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2023
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I loved this, John!
Wonderful times always fade, but memories never do.
I'm sure your gang still thinks back as you do on the wonderful times spent there on the front lawn playing football.
A super warm and relatable write, my friend! Best, JohnC
Comment Written 25-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2023
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Thank you so much for reading about one of my Thanksgiving memories. I do appreciate it and sorry for this late response.
I?ve been extremely busy with family, work and FanStory, my other family.
John
Comment from Navada
What a lovely story! I really like the concept of families and neighbourhoods coming together at a festive time of year. It always seems to involve food! It's fun that in this instance, it also involved sport as a unifying influence. Thanks for the share.
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2023
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What a lovely story! I really like the concept of families and neighbourhoods coming together at a festive time of year. It always seems to involve food! It's fun that in this instance, it also involved sport as a unifying influence. Thanks for the share.
Comment Written 25-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2023
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Thank you so much for reading about one of my Thanksgiving memories. I do appreciate it and sorry for this late response.
I?ve been extremely busy with family, work and FanStory, my other family.
John
Comment from Jacob1395
I really enjoyed reading this insight into your life, and learning a little bit about the history of the NFL. Being from the UK, I'm not an American football fan, and I don't think I'd be able to understand it, but I enjoyed reading the snippets of information you gave us. A well written piece.
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2023
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I really enjoyed reading this insight into your life, and learning a little bit about the history of the NFL. Being from the UK, I'm not an American football fan, and I don't think I'd be able to understand it, but I enjoyed reading the snippets of information you gave us. A well written piece.
Comment Written 25-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2023
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Thank you so much for reading about one of my Thanksgiving memories. I do appreciate it and sorry for this late response.
I?ve been extremely busy with family, work and FanStory, my other family.
John
Comment from gramalot8
I loved your fun poem. My family has never physically participated in playing football like yours in the story. However, the tv has to be tuned in to the most anticipated game of the season.
Great write and hope your Thanksgiving was a great day...
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2023
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I loved your fun poem. My family has never physically participated in playing football like yours in the story. However, the tv has to be tuned in to the most anticipated game of the season.
Great write and hope your Thanksgiving was a great day...
Comment Written 25-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2023
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Thank you for reading and sharing.
Thanksgiving was great. Our daughters family drove up from Maryland and Jackson (5yr old grandson stayed the weekend).
I hope yours was also what you wanted.
John