Much to be Thankful for

Thanksgiving 2018

( Hi Marti..hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving )

 A little different this year. Well, each year is a little different

Oldest daughter always goes to her in-laws  ( unless next daughter is in town )
Next daughter lives out of state ( comes sometimes, never enough )
youngest daughter ...YES ( except that one time she went to in-laws in North Carolina )
favorite son...YES ( he used to find other options, but now, it is family, our family )

We often invite friends who do not have family in the area. This year we invited our new to us neighbors.
 ( They have lived across the street and up one house for two years..some people take longer to just go over and say Hi !  sorry, neighbors  )

Only verbal invitations for this celebration
And it was a special celebration
No party favors, but we like to have flowers

Little pilgrims were my Mother's 
sparkle pumpkins are new ...reminder of visits to Evergreen for treatments
Lessons were learned.   

Kitchen helper came early
and 

with plenty of time to play Uno 

When the meal is ready, there is more than the table can hold..

Not the best shot, but it is a memory.
and for the record
The man in blue cooked ham, southern stuffing, deviled eggs, yeast rolls and pecan pie. ( wife was under the weather )
His wife grilled Brussels sprouts with bacon 
They  also brought pickles  and ice cream  
( we will always include that family ) 
Neighbors brought wine and Merci treats 
Favorite son always brings plenty of sparkling cider 
That left for this hostess ...
turkey, sweet potatoes,mashed potatoes, gravy  cranberry sauces, fruit, commercial sweet potato pie, coffee 



Well, we sat for almost two hours and were happy to get better acquainted with our neighbors and with the tech industry WOW.  That  younger generation knows a lot.  

After the company took their little one home,
we worked on a puzzle  ( Norman Rockwell...so sweet )  and just relaxed with family.

A great time was had by all

Memories of Thanksgivings past:

Remember when Ruth fell in the gravy  ( a little book about Ruth and Naomi )

One year the power went out. Our friends from the Bay area, Akagi's  came...we BBQ'd the turkey and when the lights came back on,  discovered two extra pots of coffee.  ( for all who do not enjoy coffee, that is a good thing )

A couple years ago, favorite son offered to host. That was the year everyone else had other plans.  That was also the year that Mom made the meal and took it over to favorite son's house.  That was the last year for him to "host"

Many years we celebrated with my sister.  Before any of the cousins were married and Grandma Pitty Po joined us.  She had little gifts for everyone around the table.  It was a surprise, a big surprise when someone noticed the little bars of soap had pictures of naked men.     (sometimes it is best to wear those reading glasses when shopping  )



I live an exciting life
and I love it ♥