We headed down to hang with my side of the family for Thanksgiving.  We had a typical Thanksgiving dinner.  The menu included:

• Turkey ( I abstained)
• Mashed potatoes
• Butternut squash
• Peas
• Stuffing (made by the brother, vegetarian even!)
• Sweet potatoes (with maple syrup and cranberries, even I thought this was tasty)
• Cream of broccoli soup

It was a team effort, with my brother and mother doing most of the work.  After a while we had dessert, with these offerings:

• Apple pie
• Chocolate pudding pie
• Pumpkin pie
• Vanilla ice cream
• Chocolate ice cream
• Whipped cream to top things off

A word about the pumpkin pie:  It was the best pumpkin pie I have ever had.  My brother found a new recipe and my mom whipped it up and it was sweet and creamy and just plain GOOD.  I need to find out how to make me one of them puppies.

It was a fine meal, shared with family.  That is a good thing.  Like all families we have our differences and oddities, but we get along well.  That isn’t true of many families.  So I am lucky.  I am thankful for that.

Dinner Over, Dessert Soon