Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Here's some fun ~ happening now!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Here's some fun ~ happening now!
Merry Christmas, Woozler
by Rhonda Paglia
Giveaway ends December 10, 2015.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
I love Thanksgiving! I love getting together with our extended family. I look forward to our traditional Thanksgiving "feasta" with homemade pasta and sauce, turkey, stuffing, and lots of other delicious goodies! I love it all, minus the extra pounds, of course! I also love Thanksgiving because it's a reminder to reflect and to take some special quiet time to give thanks for all of my blessings.
We live in a very challenging times. Our world is changing everyday. It is even more important to be thankful, to show appreciation to those around us, to love and hug our kids and grandkids, and to be an example of love, kindness, and caring in our world. So here's a simple "Grammy Pags" request this Thanksgiving:
- take a little time to recount your blessing and give thanks for them
- in some little way, show your family and loved ones how much you value and appreciate them
- send some love and peace into the hearts of everyone on Earth
Thank you! I am grateful for you, and I wish you a very Happy, Happy Thanksgiving!
Now for a little fun! Here's a repost of the silly little story I wrote last year for the Turkey Tale Challenge.
As part of the challenge, facebook family and friends gave me a list of 62 words they wanted to see in a Thanksgiving story - no longer than 500 words.
Here is word list: family, turkey, pilgrims, John, Priscilla, Indian, stuffing, pumpkin, pie, yams, green beans, parades, napping, tofurkey, love, laughter, stuffing, feast, memories, cooking, cranberries, gobble, kids, bountiful, harvest, blessings, grateful, parade, football, glutton, nap, compost, leftovers, dish-washing, cleanup, warmth, gravy, crisp, sweet, savory, moist, center pieces, don't eat me, I stuff the turkey, then the turkey stuffs me, burp, fluffy mashed potatoes, seconds. volunteer soup kitchen, snow, November, sweet, kitchen, smells.
I used them all! Enjoy this little Turkey Tale repost!
Written and Illustrated by Rhonda Paglia
A Grammy Pags Story ~ just for fun!
c. 2104
Thanksgiving today: I stuff the turkey, then the turkey stuffs me!! BURP!!!!
But, perhaps the first Thanksgiving started like this . . .
“GOBBLE,
gobble, gobble!”
“What was that?” wondered
Mrs. Pricilla John. She was cooking green
beans, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pies. Savory smells were
coming from her kitchen.
It was November.
Snow had not yet begun to fly. Laughter filled
Pricilla’s ears. Her kids were having a pilgrim and Indian parade.
Pricilla was so grateful for these memories, for
her family, and for their blessings.
“GOBBLE,
gobble, gobble!”
She heard the noise again. This
time it was louder, closer! “I’m hearing things,” thought Pricilla
and she went back to her work.
The parade ended. The kids
started kicking the ball. Football, they called it. Mr.
John, known as Papa, felt like a glutton. The compost was
waiting, but he just wanted to relax and take a nap.
He was glad the kids were outside.
Pricilla added marshmallows to
the yams and stirred the gravy. She made fluffy
mashed potatoes.
“Something’s missing for
this feast,” she said to herself. “I need something special;
something crisp, sweet, warm, and moist.
Hmm, what should it be?”
“Not me!” whispered the
Gobbler. His knobby knees were shaking and quaking with fear!
Suddenly a package flew in the
kitchen window and landed with a crash in the sink! Dishes that
needed washed and cleaned up flew in the
air!
“What’s this?” Pricilla
jumped, she was startled! She picked up the dripping blob, turned it
over, and wiped it off. She peeked out the window. Her kids were
still playing. Nothing seemed unusual.
Pricilla carefully opened the
package. She was a little nervous! Not too many packages landed in
her sink!
Inside was something white.
The label read, “Tofurkey. Vegetarian product. Made only
with the finest organic soybeans and tofu.”
She took a sniff. Not much
to it. “Beans,” she thought. “Edible.” Pricilla had an
idea! “This is it!” she said, “our main course!!”
“Thank you,” she called to the
mysterious package thrower.
“Gobble,
gobble, good!” thought
the Gobbler.
He shut his eyes and leaned tight
against the cabin wall!
He heard Pricilla whack the
tofurkey with great vigor! His heart beat faster. He heard the
stuff sizzle in her frying pan. He could smell the stuffing and cranberries and
flavors mixing together.
“Don’t
eat me!” he thought.
Pricilla set the table and
straightened the centerpiece. “Come and get it!” she called to
her family. “It’s a special feast! No seconds or leftovers for
the volunteer soup kitchen this night!”
Papa John and the kids raced into
the kitchen! Delicious smells were everywhere. The family gave
thanks for their bountiful harvest. “What a Thanksgiving Day!”
said Papa. “I think we should celebrate every year!” And so it was!
“Gobble,
gobble, PHEW!” Mr. Turkey backed slowly into the
woods, safe for another year.
One more thing I just have to share:
Grammy Pags Stories has received 2 awards this fall! I'm so excited!
#2 - Grammy's Rockin' Color Rap-a-licious Rap just received the 2015 Gittle List Top Ten Award & Review from Aviva Gittle Publishing.
That's it for now! Happy Thanksgiving!
“GOBBLE,
gobble, gobble!”
“What was that?” wondered
Mrs. Pricilla John. She was cooking green
beans, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pies. Savory smells were
coming from her kitchen.
It was November.
Snow had not yet begun to fly. Laughter filled
Pricilla’s ears. Her kids were having a pilgrim and Indian parade.
Pricilla was so grateful for these memories, for
her family, and for their blessings.
“GOBBLE,
gobble, gobble!”
She heard the noise again. This
time it was louder, closer! “I’m hearing things,” thought Pricilla
and she went back to her work.
The parade ended. The kids
started kicking the ball. Football, they called it. Mr.
John, known as Papa, felt like a glutton. The compost was
waiting, but he just wanted to relax and take a nap.
He was glad the kids were outside.
Pricilla added marshmallows to
the yams and stirred the gravy. She made fluffy
mashed potatoes.
“Something’s missing for
this feast,” she said to herself. “I need something special;
something crisp, sweet, warm, and moist.
Hmm, what should it be?”
“Not me!” whispered the
Gobbler. His knobby knees were shaking and quaking with fear!
Suddenly a package flew in the
kitchen window and landed with a crash in the sink! Dishes that
needed washed and cleaned up flew in the
air!
“What’s this?” Pricilla
jumped, she was startled! She picked up the dripping blob, turned it
over, and wiped it off. She peeked out the window. Her kids were
still playing. Nothing seemed unusual.
Pricilla carefully opened the
package. She was a little nervous! Not too many packages landed in
her sink!
Inside was something white.
The label read, “Tofurkey. Vegetarian product. Made only
with the finest organic soybeans and tofu.”
She took a sniff. Not much
to it. “Beans,” she thought. “Edible.” Pricilla had an
idea! “This is it!” she said, “our main course!!”
“Thank you,” she called to the
mysterious package thrower.
“Gobble,
gobble, good!” thought
the Gobbler.
He shut his eyes and leaned tight
against the cabin wall!
He heard Pricilla whack the
tofurkey with great vigor! His heart beat faster. He heard the
stuff sizzle in her frying pan. He could smell the stuffing and cranberries and
flavors mixing together.
“Don’t
eat me!” he thought.
Pricilla set the table and
straightened the centerpiece. “Come and get it!” she called to
her family. “It’s a special feast! No seconds or leftovers for
the volunteer soup kitchen this night!”
Papa John and the kids raced into
the kitchen! Delicious smells were everywhere. The family gave
thanks for their bountiful harvest. “What a Thanksgiving Day!”
said Papa. “I think we should celebrate every year!” And so it was!
“Gobble,
gobble, PHEW!” Mr. Turkey backed slowly into the
woods, safe for another year.
#2 - Grammy's Rockin' Color Rap-a-licious Rap just received the 2015 Gittle List Top Ten Award & Review from Aviva Gittle Publishing.  |
| Rhonda Paglia ~Grammy Pags with her 5 grandchildren: Sofie, Sylvan, Caleb, Orion, and Rowan |
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Rhonda Paglia is a children's author, a retired elementary teacher, and a "not so retired" grandmother from Pennsylvania. She and her husband have three grown children, five grandchildren, and a little Yorkie-poo named Bella. "Grammy Pags," as she is called, enjoys gardening, tap dancing, yoga, playing the recorder, reading, and, of course, writing stories – especially for her grandkids!
Rhonda is the author of “The Little Lambs and the Very Special Mission,” “Three Little Gnomes and a Boy Named Orion,” “Doonsey’s Beach Adventure, the Great Rescue,” and “Duke ‘n’ Matt, Rescue Road Warriors,” her first non-fiction book.
Rhonda is the author of “The Little Lambs and the Very Special Mission,” “Three Little Gnomes and a Boy Named Orion,” “Doonsey’s Beach Adventure, the Great Rescue,” and “Duke ‘n’ Matt, Rescue Road Warriors,” her first non-fiction book.
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