Most people plan Thanksgiving well in advance, but with so much time spent on the elections this year, Thanksgiving has kind of sneaked up on us. Would you believe, it's only two weeks from last Thursday to Thanksgiving and with it the traditional beginning of the Christmas season. If you haven't started planning for Thanksgiving yet, you're already in trouble, according to the website Epicurious. It suggests a six week prep time if you want to do the holiday justice.

Are you prepared for Thanksgiving 2012? And more importantly, in what has been a very contentious year, what is it that you can be most thankful for this year?