Thanksgiving goat?

There are many who associate the best of stories or gossip with the beauty and barbershops. The next good source is usually the corner café, but this week the best of stories could be found at Brookshire's pharmacy. There's nothing like standing in line with people waiting for prescriptions to get a little talkin' going on. Pharmacist assistant Christy Ferguson started it by telling us she thought she was going to have goat for Thanksgiving. "While driving home the other evening, I received a call from my daughter," said Christy. She told me a goat was standing on the carport. Okay, I told her, the goat belongs to the neighbor and I'll be home shortly and help catch it.

"Well, my daughter tried catching the goat, but got tired and decided to go in the house to rest. She left the patio door open and the goat followed her inside without her knowing it. When I got home, I found the goat on my bed. (Yes, she has pictures.) I called my husband's uncle and said, "Help, I've got a goat on my bed! He laughed and said, "Shoot it and we'll eat it for Thanksgiving." Needless to say the goat got removed from the bed without being harmed and Christy was looking forward to the traditional turkey.

Standing in line at the pharmacy with thoughts of Thanksgiving, Karen Gunby shared this story: "My in-laws pulled a good one on us last year for Thanksgiving," she said. "My mother-in-law, the late Carol Gunby collected the decorated tins and had them displayed on a shelf above her kitchen sink. While she was fixing dinner, one of the tins fell off and hit a spoon on the cabinet top. The spoon flipped up and knocked her false teeth out. The false teeth landed directly into a large bowl of potato salad. They didn't bother to tell us until we had eaten." (It's a good thing.)

Betty West was given a wild birthday party at Kilgore National Bank this last Monday. Actually it was a quiet, very pleasant birthday party according to Betty. The surprise birthday party came complete with a luncheon, cake and present. "Don't tell my age," asked Betty. We will let you off this year, Betty, but, no promises for next year.

Wanda Wheeler also shared a birthday last week. "I'm just starting to celebrate," she claims. Happy birthday, Wanda. Glad to hear you're up to celebrating.

Highland Park Baptist Church is gearing up for their Christmas Cantata to be held Sunday, December 7 at 10:50 a.m. and again at 6 p.m. Now's the time to mark your calendars.

And if you are full of turkey head toward St. Paul's Episcopal Church for their annual taco salad luncheon on December 5, 2008 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

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