Thanksgiving History Lesson :)

I'm working today and a customer just came in to ask some questions about her budget payments. This woman is FABULOUSLY SWEET . She stands all of 4 & 1/2 feet tall, always wears gray pencil skirts, a button up white shirt, and a knit beanie type hat and if I had to guess is somewhere in her late 70s. I'm not sure what religion she classifies herself as but I know that she has a strong faith in God . She bakes her own bread, fasts on certain days, cooks and cooks like crazy on others and works her little fingers to the bone taking care of a husband with dimentia and her fairly old farm house:flowerforyou: .

Any time there is a holiday I find myself teetering on the fence of what to say to her:huh: , for I don't know what ones she celebrates (normally I say Happy --- anyway, because for instance, although I celebrate Christmas "I" would still say thank you if someone wished me a Happy Kwanza or other holiday )... I took a deep breath and asked "Mrs. M---, do you and your husband celebrate Thanksgiving?". She smiled her crooked little smile and said "Yes dear we do. But NOT the same time the rest of the United States does. WE celebrate on the REAL day as elected by President George Washington. It wasn't until Lincoln came along and changed the date so that those fighting in the Civil War could be part of the feasting that it began being celebrated in November." I thoughtfully replied "Oh? I was not aware of that, thank you. In that case I hope you and Mr. M--- have a WONDERFUL Thursday and every day until and every day thereafter." She smiled back and said thank you, and informed me that HER thanksgiving was wonderful indeed .

After she left, before the door on her gigantic truck slammed closed, I looked it up... she was, of course, correct! If you ever have a moment, look it up... the history is quite interesting. You may not care, but it was definately a bright spot on my otherwise crappy little Tuesday afternoon. (Thanks to YOU Mrs. M---)