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RIDDLE ME THIS If April showers bring May flowers, what do Mayflowers bring? ? Pilgrims Which cat discovered America? ? Christofurry Columbus Why do turkeys always go, "gobble, gobble"? ? Because they never learned good table manners! What key has legs and can't open doors? ? A Turkey Why did Johnny get such low grades after Thanksgiving? ? Everything is marked down after the holidays What has feathers and webbed feet? ? A turkey wearing scuba gear

TOP 10 SIGNS YOU ATE TOO MUCH  From David Letterman . 10. Hundreds of volunteers have started to stack sandbags around you. . 9. Doctor tells you your weight is perfect for a man 17' tall. . 8. You are responsible for a slight but measurable shift in the earth's axis. . 7. Right this minute you're laughing up pie on the carpet. . 6. You decide to take a little nap and wake up in mid-July. . 5. World's fattest man sends you a telegram, warning you to "back off!" . 4. CBS tells you to lose weight or else. . 3. Getting off your couch requires help from the fire department. . 2. Every escalator you step on immediately grinds to a halt. . 1. You're sweatin' gravy.

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Create Your Own Thanksgiving Turkey

This cute turkey is made from your child's handprints and footprints, cut out of construction paper. It makes a very nice Thanksgiving decoration.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED...
Brown, red, orange and yellow construction paper, pencil, scissors, glue, googly eyes (optional)

STEP 1 Trace around the child's feet using brown construction paper. These two pieces will be the turkey's body.
STEP 2 Trace around the child's hands using red, orange, and yellow construction paper. These 6 pieces will be the turkey's feathers.
STEP 3 Glue the two footprints together to make the turkey's body. (The heels make the head area.)
STEP 4 Cut out a round wattle and an orange beak. Glue the wattle, beak, and googly eyes (or paper eyes) to the turkey's head. Make two legs from paper and glue then to the back of the body (or use pipe cleaners and tape them to the back).
STEP 5 Glue the handprint "feathers" to the back of the turkey. You can now decorate your house for Thanksgiving with these cute turkeys. Don't forget to put the child's name and age on the back of the turkey.

HISTORY OF VETERANS DAY World War I officially ended on June 28, 1919, with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The actual fighting between the Allies and Germany, however, had ended seven months earlier with the armistice, which went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. Armistice Day, as November 11 became known, officially became a holiday in the United States in 1926, and a national holiday 12 years later. On June 1, 1954, the name was changed to Veterans Day to honor all U.S. veterans. In 1968, new legislation changed the national commemoration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. It soon became apparent, however, that November 11 was a date of historic significance to many Americans. Therefore, in 1978 Congress returned the observance to its traditional date.