Thanksgiving is Coming and What Should I Do?

I am in a total quandry. What to do for Thanksgiving? I have two adult daughters and one adult niece. I have asked both my adult daughters (more like hinted really strongly) if they would PLEASE take over the cooking and clean up for this year. My oldest daughter was trying to get a word in to say "no" but I wouldn't let her. I went on a rambling diatribe about:

Daughter (my words): "Mom would you like Rachel, Kelsi and me (I) to make Thanksgiving this year?........Could we use your up to date kitchen.......Could we use your multiple sets of dishwear and flatwear?.......We promise to clean up......We won't let Dad deep fat fry the turkey and make a mess all over the new carpeting on the deck.....we know that Dad also makes a great bar-b-qued turkey, but he hasn't been feeling great and we feel he needs a break.......and so on, and so on."

"Mom, we would LOVE to make the holiday dinners this year because you're such a great mother. You babysit your grandchildren for free. You drive your grandchildren to wherever they need to be. You keep an eagle-eyed watch on everyone in my family. You bust Rachel out of jail (3 times). You put up with all my husbands (3--at last count). You pray your son gets a great job. We know you love us and we really want to do this one thing for you. We know that Kelsi will help, because Kelsi is great that way."

"We will make sure that 91-year-old Grandma R., 75-year-old Grandma T., Aunt Susie, who might be working, and you, our most loving mother, should not have to pick up the reins this year and drive the Thanksgiving wagon. We are adult enough to take those reins away from you and let all of you sit back and bask in the knowledge that you have raised 3 loving-----capable-----adult, women who can do this."

"If there are extra people, they can also be invited and have Thanksgiving dinner with us, because, after all, this is what the holiday is all about. Giving thanks for those wonderful things, that the wonderful people in your life have done for you (us)."

"We will go to the store, do all the shopping, buy all the supplies and make a great and wonderful Thanksgiving dinner for our in-town family.....because that is just what you have raised us to be. Loving, caring, helpful women. Not thinking of ourselves and what we need to do, but what we can do for everyone else. That will truly make us happy and fulfilled this holiday season. So, please, our most loving mother, and grandmothers and Aunt Susie.....we WILL do this for all of you this year. Next year.......you're on your own."