I know we sure did. Although I was tired from cleaning the house (when I’m seeding various veggies in the living room, everything else is put on hold), as well as cooking the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, it was worth it. Grandson, Drew, daughter, Randie, son, Bill and his family (Kelly Jo, Mason, and Ava). David and his family spent Thanksgiving dinner with Elizabeth’s family. But they showed up later on in the day to have a nice visit and dessert.
Before Thanksgiving, we got about six inches of fresh snow. So, it was Christmas card pretty outside and the driveway, although not plowed yet, was easy to travel on. (We did make a couple of passes in and out with the big red truck and car, just to make sure folks wouldn’t have trouble.
I served a nice roasted turkey, stuffing, potatoes and squash from the garden, as well as nibbles like cream cheese on crackers with Gaucho Relish. And, of course, there was plenty of dessert. Kelly Jo brought a wonderful strawberry fluff Jello salad too. Yummm. I made pies from Hopi Pale Grey squash (our favorite, of course), gluten and dairy free apple crisp, and chocolate brownies, plus stuffing for Randie, who has several health issues right now, plus two of Will’s cheesecakes, one with raspberries, the other with blackberries. We were all grateful to be together.
After dinner, we sat around visiting and catching up. Meanwhile, Will, David, and Bill got the Christmas tree from out of the woodshed and got it stood up in the living room. I got to sit awhile with Buffy on my “ahem” lap, enjoying the nice warmth from the relatives and wood stove. Drew had to leave early, right after dinner, as he lives in St. Paul, a few hours south of us, and had to work on Friday. But Randie was able to stay with us until Sunday. That was so nice. We visited and visited while seeding out some squash. On Saturday, we had a squash tasting party at dinner, tasting the Hopi Pale Grey, Arnie’s Golden Buttercup, Gueramon Martinique vs the Porcupine squash. That was fun! We all ate so much squash, I thought we’d pop. I won’t tell you the winner, but they all were rated excellent.
I can tell you this, we are all very thankful for all of the blessings we have, especially family. Of course, a comfortable roof over our heads, plenty of wonderful food, and peace were right up there too. — Jackie
