Yes, Thanksgiving dinner was it's usual good time. There was turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, corn, peas, stuffing, salad, rolls, grits, and three desserts. No one eats the grits. That's just a Southern tradition we've picked up on. After the meal, during a time-out, we spread it around the house to kill the Palmetto bugs.

It's the during the meal that's a problem. First, how to eat the food. There are those who eat one item at a time. A bite of turkey, then a bite of potato, then a couple of peas. Then there's the "mix'em" type. A little bit of everything has to go in every bite. My son-in-law is one of those. That explains his table setting including a shovel.

The three-year old sticks his head into the pile and works his way out. The oldest does a dainty, little chew everything thoroughly thing. The baby just eats what he touches first. Either that or throws it on the floor, depending on his mood.

Halfway through the meal you hear this rumbling sound. You look around and no one else seems to have noticed it.

"What's that rumbling sound?" , you ask.

"What rumbling sound", they all reply.

Great, now you're hearing things. You still hear the rumbling sound. Oh, it coming from inside you. From inside your bowels. Time to pucker up. You can't gracefully excuse yourself from the table to go to the bathroom. Everyone will hear the toilet flush. Yes, you have to flush it.

The baby, at that right age, also hears a rumbling from his bowels. He just doesn't care. He doesn't have to pucker up. Cut loose or not makes no difference. He's allowed. In fact, he enjoys it. It certainly gets everyone's attention.

Your problem is that the gas won't just sit in one spot for long. If it can't escape from one end it will from the other. If you happen to be chewing food at that time it makes a mess.

"Dad! That's not funny! What kind of example are you setting these kids? Quinn, stop that. Grandpap shouldn't have blown food out of his nose and you shouldn't either."