Giving thanks

Dateline Washington DC

Happy Thanksgiving!  Still Thanksgiving weekend so I think I can still say it. 

We came down here for turkey day in a new house! And it worked out well. Andrew made the turkey and Mary and Margaret made a ton of sides. Guests brought more sides and you'll never guess how many pies we had. Let's just say we had three pumpkin pies as a starter with others as well as a plum pudding. I bet you all had similar memorable meals. I know at least two households did not have turkeys. And speaking of turkeys, Peter found an article about Larison's Turkey Farm in Chester NJ. I know we had some Sunday dinners but maybe not Thanksgivings

And in the middle of that celebrations, there were birthdays!! Ronan turned one!!  A big one. Sankar and Andrew S also had birthdays. And we were here for Andrew's birthday party that featured a rainbow cake that Simon picked out. 

We had barely caught our breath from our Daytona trip before we turned around and came down here. Mary's brother had a successful neck/spine surgery and is home now. Mary had set up a caregiver to check in a couple days of week and transformed his home to sparkle city for his recovery. 

We stayed with Marilyn who went above and beyond the call of duty in hosting us and feeding us and chatting with us. She was going to spend Thanksgiving with Robbie and his partner. 

There was a big meal in Fairport with both Matthew and Jeffrey and families there with Paula's sister. Claire joined her parents for the big meal while her brother celebrated with Joe and Leonor in London. All over the place. Annie and Sankar were with friends at a wedding celebration. 

We head back tomorrow and then we're off again but you'll have to wait for the next letter to read where. 

Hope the winter storms won't get in the way of people heading home today and tomorrow. Out in Illinois, they're hunkered down and waiting the end of the snow. Pretty yucky out here but should be good travel day tomorrow. Safe driving. 

We just got home from church, the first day of Advent. And Margaret, Andrew and Simon just decorated their tree!  Ready for the next big event. Are you?

If not, stop wasting your time reading this letter and get to work. 

Live from down here.