thanksgiving 2018
We turned off the apps and high tech toys. Chinese checkers and Family Feud were the family favorites.
We enjoyed another happy thanksgiving minus the turkey. The table was still festively prepared. Grandpa (the official turkey master) and Grandma C stayed home recovering from health challenges. Another set of grandparents were still on holiday IN Turkey. Half a dozen children buzzed around. My sis in law poured a strong margarita for me and my brother. It was also her birthday. We had a lot to celebrate. My brother's birthday was earlier this week.
L: "Where's your dog?"
JNET: "In my purse, of course."
I took Ukee out. L wanted a picture with him. I still have the doghouse she made out of a tissue box.
Prayers and thanks were shared. We ate and caught up with each other. Meteor Garden played in the background. There weren't enough football fans to win the remote. If you go to any family members' home, you will find that we are all binge watching Meteor Garden. My niece was working on a puzzle at a table next to the dining table. Everyone had to commit to connecting four pieces before the major board games commenced. A set of nephews were on the living room floor playing bingo with their grandma. The Chinese checkers board was beside them ready and waiting. Everyone enjoyed lighthearted catch up conversations over mini games throughout the room. Eventually, everyone migrated back to the main dining table to play together. Family Feud was the favorite. We all shook hands with our opponents, mimed fake buzz buttons in front of us and made sound effects.
The family has grown with its marriages and children. I love that the affection for board games has not died in competition to tech toys. Sometimes a baby grabs pieces and interrupts a game. The kids have made a fun chant when the baby gets near that makes me laugh.
"INCOMING BAAAAAAABBBBYYYYYY!!!!!"
Before my brothers got married and had children, I used to spend thanksgiving alone. I was happy to write about what I was grateful for and spend a day of solitude making a meal for myself. Then my brothers got married and with it came an extended family and children. My world got bigger with a bonus family.
I hope you feel grateful for your life and that it makes you smile in your solitary moments and I also hope you feel the bonus of a big world you are part of.
Peace. Love. And Joy.
JNET
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