I'm fortunate in that I'm a guest at 2 different places. My special needs sister lives in a Home. I will join her there at about noon. The cook gives up her day to provide everyone with such delicious dishes, one being home made noodles. I will wobble out of there and go to my daughter's for her meal late afternoon. I used to provide the pies for there, but no longer can do that. They either get them from the Amish or a friend who bakes/sells them. I had my turn of being the hostess for many, many years.

With family in Windsor, ON. Yes, we get to celebrate it twice. No, I'm not leaving because Trump got elected. :)

Our share is plenty of wine, pumpkin pies and cheesecakes.

Not decided yet. We're feeling very lucky -- our daughter's new job is 2 hours away instead of 6. It will make visiting for holidays much easier!

Sounds like everyone has some great dinners to eat!

I would love to be in the house and I am very hopeful we will at least be partly in. I can definitely cook in the house.

We will be home, cooking half our meal and having MIL and her husband, I may even use my china she gave us as I never have a occasion to use it and I feel like it would put a sparkle in her eyes. Thankful and grateful!

We enjoy the day at home quietly with just the two of us. We don't cook a meal, but rather graze on a number of freshly prepared dishes from our local gourmet market. Normally, we avoid all social engagements during the four-day weekend and use the time to decorate the house for Christmas, but this year we are hosting a birthday party the next day so I will be baking and preparing food for that.

I still host our holidays because guests are mostly my kids and their families and because I have the biggest house. My married kids rotate from in-laws one holiday and here the other holiday. We will eat about 6:30. My sister will bring the pies and vegetables to cook here. This year she is buying Marie Calendar's pies rather than bake. I will make the fresh turkey, stuffing, candied sweet potatoes, stuffed baked potatoes, 2 kinds of cranberry sauce, pumpkin bread, mincemeat peach garnish, corn bread pudding, and mulled cider if it gets cold enough. Various people will bring wine. My sister and her husband will return home at the end of the evening, but we will have 10 staying at the house: our 3 kids, 2 spouses, 1 SO, and 2 grandsons and us. It is exhausting, but something we all look forward to doing.

I'll be having dinner at my middle daughter's house with her inlaws. Won't see my other two daughters that day since one will be with her so's family in another state and the other will be traveling that day since her daughter's ice hockey team plays out of state early Friday morning.

Depends on if my husband works. If he does, I may go to Moody
Gardens with friends. I've done it before. The food isn't all that great, in my opinion, and that's why my husband won't go if he happens to take the day off. I will cook at home...which, really, is what I prefer to do, but my friends invite me every year. Sometimes I go, sometimes not.

Hope everyone enjoys their holiday, however you observe it.

My house got "chosen" (even though I hosted Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day). sigh . I love that my mom is still around, and she loves my house, but my budget has had enough hits lately. There. I've said it. Now then, my biological brother and sister will come and whoever they bring. It could be three additional or it could be nine more. I guess I better get cracking on making a menu, and doling out who needs to make which dishes. All I have to do is the turkey and supply the table. I may also do the pies. I like making dessert. I think I'll have a dinner this year, rather than midday. I always seem to get stuck with lunch time. Doubt it'll work, but I'm going to try!

We will be going to our youngest daughter's home, she lives a half mile away and all of our children will be there plus possibly Amber's Mother in law. I bought the turkey but Cheryl will fix it and we shall have ham, and I will fix, mashed potatoes, candied sweet potatoes, the gravy, chicken and noodles, home canned green beans with bacon and onion, probably a couple other vegetables, dressing, cranberry sauce, yeast rolls, pumpkin pie, black raspberry pie, and whatever else I have time and energy to fix. Beverages will be soft drinks or water. I don't usually tell people what to bring, they know what I am fixing and usually fix something to go along with it. We will arrive at Amber's around 12:30, unload my food and we will eat around one or one thirty. There may be 12 or 13 of us. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

Sue

Yummy food everyone! We're going to our son's house this year. They live about a mile away, (or about 1/3 of a mile as the crow flies!) LOL! I take pumpkin, pecan, and raisin pies, homemade rolls, sweet corn from our freezer, roasted carrots, and an appetizer. My Dad, brother and his family, and our daughter and her family will be there. Should be 26 actual eaters, and 1 month old twin girls that my niece just had.

I host Thanksgiving every year. Mom passed away this year. DH and I lived with her for the last 20+ years and DH was her caretaker for the last couple of years (he moved his office home so he could be there for her. What a prince!) This is the house I grew up in and Mom left it to me. We just finished a kitchen/dining/living room reno and it will be our first Thanksgiving in it. Some of the kids haven't even seen it yet. So, it's bittersweet. I'm so looking forward to having room at the table to seat everyone, but it will be the first time that Mom will not be sitting there with us. But I know she'll be there in spirit.

Dinner will be at 3:00.

We are hosting this year, the plan was to have both kids and their families including their in laws. Then we found out that daughter's mom in law was diagnosed with colon cancer so they will be with her. As it should be.

We're doing traditional roasted turkey, baked ham, stuffing, sweet and mashed potatoes, fresh and canned cranberry sauce and green bean casserole. The kids are bringing dessert.

My husband prefers jellied cranberry sauce, it reminds him of his mom.

Donna, very sorry you lost your mom. What wonderful memories you will have in her/your house. I hope you have some happiness on Thanksgiving Day.

Rob, your house, you set the time for dinner!

We won't have Thanksgiving dinner til the weekend when our kids can be home. They have to work on Friday. We're invited to our daughter's future in-laws for dinner on Thanksgiving day. Not sure if we are going, 3 hour drive one way.

I hope everyone's dinners and family time are fabulous.

It will just be my husband & myself with Calico Kitty. I plan on a small turkey because I love the leftovers. Dressing of course, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberries & asparagus. May or may not baked a few sweet potatoes.

It will be just my husband and me. Our usual routine is to overeat mid-afternoon, take a long nap, overeat again, and fall asleep early on the couch watching a movie. I love Thanksgiving! When we lived close to family I always hosted and it was usually about 30 people. Now I don't get out of pajamas all day.

We will be at my daughters and her husband does the turkey and dressing and I do the veggies. Her daughter and family will be there too. I'm a great grandmother and love love love my new little Dylan. He's stayed for two overnights with us so far. I'm so excited.

Our son moved into a new home this summer and will host our family this year. They are really looking forward to doing it. They will furnish the turkey and such. We will all bring food to finish out the meal.. Usually one of our two daughters host the dinner. It will be nice for our son and DIL to have everyone in.. Larry and I will head south for the weekend following our day. I usually take my Christmas cards and get them addressed and ready to mail..

We will be at the inlaws'. Mom will cook the turkey, and all of the girls (4) will bring other stuff. One will always make green bean casserole, but otherwise it's anybody's guess. I think there will be 18 for dinner.

I love going there for holidays. Our family all gets along and it will be loud and boisterous and we'll eat too much. Then we'll take a breath and do it all again for Christmas. My parents are gone, and my sister goes elsewhere for the holidays, so DH's side of the family is party central. I look forward to holidays just for the family dinners!

I always do Thanksgiving. But, there will only be 6 of us. That said, it's a lot of preparing because of specific diets!

I do love the smell of the roasting turkey. And, I like my pumpkin pie. My sister will bring her cheesecake, which is my husband's favorite.

My father, brother, and a family friend are coming on Wednesday and staying until Friday. On turkey day, my grandson and his bride are joining us. I feel so blessed to have this time with my family--Dad is almost 95, so our time together is precious. I will fix an abundance of food, so all can leave with leftovers.

We will likely hit some Black Friday sales...my birthday is on Black Friday, and I just love to buy nice gifts for myself. LOL

I've been hosting Thanksgiving for 6 years now, as well as all other big holidays. Most years we have a big group, 15-25 people.

In 2013, we started a DIY kitchen remodel and one of the big goals was to make our kitchen and dining area ideal for large get togethers.

For the past two years, it's been small groups but this year I'm having 20 and I'm really excited to use my space!!

We already had a get-together with out of town family a few weeks ago and it was wonderful how well the space worked out. I'm looking forward to having my house bustling again with all the guests.

I usually start the morning with some from scratch pumpkin muffins. I always have the Macy's parade playing in the background while I prep food.

I serve appetizers at noon so everyone has something to nibble on.

The main meal is around 2, then we sit and visit and play games, have dessert around 4 and everyone just reheats leftovers the rest of the day if they are hungry.

Can you tell I'm excited?

This year's menu

Appetizers-

Chicken fajita wraps

Turkey tortilla spirals

Raw veggies with dip

Main Meal-

Turkey (believe it or not, my first year with a turkey)

Oven roasted brisket

Green bean casserole

Sweet potato casserole

Fluff

Roasted root vegetables (I'm looking for a good recipe now)

Stuffing

Dinner rolls

Cranberry sauce

Dessert-

Pecan pie

Apple pie

Cherry cream cheese pie

Lemon pie

I think Thanksgiving is probably my most favorite holiday. I look forward to it every year and I spend the day after decorating my house for Christmas.

I can't wait!

We ordered Cracker Barrel's Thanksgiving dinner, just have to heat it up! One son and his girlfriend are coming and our neighbors, probably will have more here before the day is over!