The only thing I can think of that's out of the ordinary is my sister's take on my late grandmother's mushroom and green bean casserole. I think I'm the only one who absolutely loves it, but it's a tradition, nonetheless.
I can't wait! 
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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