A Heron Clan Thanksgiving

We awakened this morning to a gloriously snowy Thanksgiving Day.

Both condo's smell wonderful as the feast that t and sue have labored over for the past day cooks. sue's across the room ironing her giant anitique linen table cloth that will adorn her huge dining room table where the 10 of us will gather for dinner this afternoon. Her side of the condo's is fragrant with the smells of her famous STUFFED turkey. She's already given me her Thanksgiving lecture....yes, that's right the impudent brat lectured me....that she's been cooking turkeys for 28 years in the same pan and they are of course...by god...stuffed! None of this dressing on the side for her and hers:) And, mind you, no one's ever gotten ptomaine, or botulism, or even an upset tummy from one of her birds:)

As for t, no one in creation is more overjoyed by producing a cluinary entertainment event. We'll have special relish trays with splenda sweetened pickles and relish (four of us gathering today are diabetic) plus both colors of olives, and almonds, shrimp cocktail, and a major array of vegetable and bread alternatives,and 4 pies..2 pumpkin and 2 pecan, and mince meat epanadas, (all suar fee:) and ....I'm sure I'm not even aware of all of the delicacies she's prepared.

We have had this special Thanksgiving ceremony in our home that extends back before my divorce. My son, who was about age 8 when this began, always begins the holiday meal by decapitating a turkey molded of butter with the butter knife. T realized yesterday, much to her horror, that what with my son (now 16) and daughter (now 22) coming to dinner along with their mom, we had no butter turkey for him to lop the head off of. She called around and found one. sue was off work yesterday, so she went to purhcase it only to find that store's supply exhausted as well:( She got them to phone another store which had just one left. They held it for her, and she drove 20 miles to a nearby town to pick it up. Whatever happens this feast will begin with the youngest family member's ritual decapitation of the "butter turkey." Thank you spice. It is no wonder my family has been able to incorporate you so well into its fold. You both are so wonderful to them.

We are together in homes we love and loving each other greatly. We have pretty good health for middle-aged folks. We have work that not only makes a comfortable living for us, but that enhances our lives and enriches our spirits. We have family and close friends, seven of whom are joining the three of us for dinner today. And very appropriately, WE HAVE SNOW!!!!!!!! What a perfect Thanksgiving! In large part this prefection is a result of hard work and great caring of my two wonderful and beautiful spice.

I'll be off soon to make my rounds to pick up some of our guests who are elderly, and have disabilities which prevent them from driving to us so that the festivities can begin:)

I hope everyone who reads this, whether they are celebrating Thanksgiving today or not, has as glorious a day today as we are.

All the best:)

Tom

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