Thanksgiving Weekend . . .
I Hope Yours Was As Nice As Mine
Family Gatherings - A Holiday Tradition
November 28, 2004
By: O. J. Cunningham
Are There Any Leftovers?
Now I know why they call it "Stuffing."
I'm sure I'm not the only one who overeats at Thanksgiving. There are just so many good things to gobble.
Everybody brings a dish and it's a foregone conclusion that each family brings something delicious . . . something special that deserves sharing.
Nana Kraynak brings the scrumptious turkey. Nana Cunningham brings lemon and pumpkin pies. Fruits, rolls and salads arrive via sisters and others. I make my famous Green-Bean Caserole.
What a table! What a Feast!
What goes around . . . comes around - This was the first time that the "empty-nest" (yours truly) Cunningham
parental units had both children traveling home (from college) for a holiday. It seemed that Old Man Winter and Mother Nature got together with the Grinch to make Thanksgiving Eve 2004 not only the most-traveled day of the year but also the most-treacherous for traveling.
We Cunningham parents were on pins and needles all night Wednesday as the children inched their way home across slick and snow-covered highways. Report after report came across the news-wires.
Cars are in the ditch!
Film at 11:00 PM Pile-up on US-10!
It's NEVER Been This Bad! I-75 blocked near Flint!
Nobody Will Make It Home Alive! Now I understand why MY mom was always waiting anxiously at the door as I drove into the driveway back in the 1960s.
Imagine that - A Thanksgiving lesson learned. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Maybe these lessons are what Thanksgiving is really about. It was a glorious Turkey Day at the Cunninghams.
And . . . Oh Yes! - Just 28 Days 'Til Christmas.