My sister hosted (very brave of her) and my Mom & Step-dad, all 3 of my siblings and most of the children attended. The only missing children were my oldest who live out of state. In addition to this were a variety of friends, some who came for dinner and some after just for the fun. Well, I thought it was fun...my sister may still be cleaning up from the day!
Luckily travel was good this year. We had a rainy trip down with a detour of a few miles and a sick dog (don't give bones as treats on a long ride....lesson learned!) but was otherwise uneventful. The temperatures were well above freezing, unlike past trips. One in particular I remember because I had offered to bring down a fresh turkey from a local turkey farm and ended up in a hotel overnight around St. Joseph due to a horrible snow storm. All worked out fine that year, but it was nice not to have the stress this year.
Dinner was wonderful, of course. How can Thanksgiving dinner be anything but wonderful. Lots of food to choose from. Our family tradition is to have Polish foods in addition to the traditional Turkey & sides. In addition to turkey, dressing, sweet & white potatoes, peas & carrots, cranberry, etc. we had fresh Polish sausage, Kapusta, & a variety of Peirogi - all yummy & MUCH to much food. Of course this was all followed by pies, many of them!
After dinner the fun began. My younger brother (the youngest sibling) took pictures and I'm sharing one here. My sister
had some silly string, which soon devolved into whipped cream. I don't know how it started, but it sure was fun! The uncles (my brothers) are such great role models. I can't think of anything better for children to see than adults playing and having fun. All I could think about what what wonderful memories the children would have!Cleaning up the (people are easy) carpet, walls, etc. are another story. My sister is a true sport.
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