Great-aunts Gladys and Ginny with Gladys’ daughter, Darlene
Thanksgiving’s this Thursday, and my mind keeps wandering to the holiday. Rather than fight the feeling, I’m going with it and making a list of Thanksgiving faves. Here goes.
- Favorite Thanksgiving childhood memory: Spending the day playing with my cousins and conspiring with them about how to persuade our parents to let us stay overnight together.
- Favorite Thanksgiving adult memory: The year Great-uncle Burnell (suffering from Alzheimer’s), his wife Ginny, and sister-in-law Gladys (both in their 90s) came for dinner. Burnell kept saying he had such a good time he wanted to give me a six million dollar bill. Ginny and Gladys argued about who spilled crumbs and couldn’t get over how well the paper napkins matched the linen tablecloth.
- Favorite Thanksgiving trip: Driving from Camp Crook to Le Mars during our South Dakota days. Every time we drove into a snowstorm between Mitchell and Sioux Falls.
- Favorite aroma: Waking up to the smell of the onions and celery sauteing in butter for the stuffing Mom was making.
- Favorite appetizer: Mom’s Franklin Chex Mix
- Favorite food: Mashed potatoes and gravy
- Favorite pie: Cherry
- Favorite tradition: Playing Catch Phrase with the fam
Okay, now it’s your turn. What’s on your list of Thanksgiving faves? Give into the feeling and leave a comment!
Favorite memory is going to my son’s house because then I don’t have to cook and you can’t take a pumpkin pie on an airplane. He smokes turkey, turkey legs, roasts a turkey and makes my awesome stuffing.
Sorry, somehow I didn’t see your comment Cindy. That’s a really good memory – not having to cook on Thanksgiving. And smoked turkey..yum!