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Around lunchtime, I would intormn my SHAR 10 WAT KEMORE 492 Lmother that maybe, just maybe, t could try CO PC TROSSE O SL HU IDFE t0 cat something because. 1 was feeling Our owet pice f te yor!Our owet pice f te yar!slightly better. * Whatcvcr she made me was a welcome L k change to the squashed peanut butter and jam sandwich I would have had at school. 1 kept up my Thanksgiving tradition in high school and even as an adult I'd caîl in 1: ý1'1/sick that day or take a day of my holidays. Saleprieend Sae lace ndsSince I vc been working at home, I alwaya Satuday Deembe 9,200 Satrda, Dcembr 16, 000try to tind time for the football games, if not for the parade. % v wndiesekr-sen% v uiiisu a270s. 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The football games weren't so great later L alySTORE HOUIS 100 NpsigRd. either, so my whole Thanksgiving waa owned and mam, , Wiitam mmc Trund. TIESEE® V M So, like I said, I'm tise type of person operated by iFit ii John Sampson THsuND O W N i 12. 4llp I IING RDI who wiahes thinga were the way they uaed ATHE STORES YOU TRUST 90-7-13 ~to be. AT TE SOREYOUTRUTO !!!m 7-413 lIlI keep my computer and VCR and Dt292000 KitchenAïd as ci ragiarad tnademark of Kitahe"Ad USA. KtchanAid Canada licensaa in Canada. Copyright 2000. aaans Canada Ilo microwave, thank you, but give me back my parade.