….Was a ROUSING SUCCESS!!!
And my feet are talking to me. But, the kids two generations down washed all the dishes for me, and most of the dishes have been put away. My stepson has put tables back where they belong, and will help me tomorrow, bringing up the Christmas trees.
There were thirty-nine people here for the day. They began arriving at noon. Dinner was scheduled for 3:00, and we actually got there a little late, but the appetizers were wonderful and no one complained.
This year, in addition to the traditional green beans deluxe, and broccoli casserole, we added a corn dish, sauteed Brussels sprouts and mashed sweet potatoes. No one goes hungry at our house! *G* My sister made the traditional pumpkin pies, one of my nieces made creme brulee, and another brought chocolate dipped strawberries and a pear-hazelnut cake.
As we gathered before the meal, my youngest sister read to us Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation which started Thanksgiving Day. It’s good to know our history, and why we celebrate this day.
Should you be in our neck of the woods next Thanksgiving, drop in. We have more than enough to share.
Arrrgh!!!
It's just my state of mind!
Buffy–It’s always nice that families pitch in to ease the burden of producing such a feast. Fabulous!
(“…Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation which started Thanksgiving Day.” I’m taking it that you meant that Lincoln’s proclamation was the one that started Thanksgiving Day for a particular year, since we were taught that Thanksgiving proclamations were issued by the Continental Congress in the late 1770s?)
It WAS fabulous! And I’ve thanked them all!
In reading up on Thanksgiving at Wikipedia, I find that both Washington and Lincoln made proclamations about Thanksgiving in late November. It became a national holiday during one of Roosevelt’s terms, set on the fourth Thursday of November.
I’ve posted the Lincoln proclamation that my sister read to us in the next entry.