Hectic Winter Holidays
Submitted by
Mrs_Fire_PC
Ah—Thanksgiving. The time for turkey and family togetherness. For us it's a question of which crazy family will we spend the holidays with this year?
I thought it was hard to balance my divorced mom and dads' sides of the family but then you throw in my husband's family too and it gets really hectic. We inevitably divide Thanksgiving and Christmas up and sometimes still don't fit everyone in. And whoever we go with it never fails to be as nutty as the pecan pie.
When I was younger I remember my Dad's side of the family meeting for a pot-luck Thanksgiving at the primitive family cabin. I mean primitive as in no running water and 'use the out-house' primitive. In later years they've held the pot-luck at my paternal grandmother's with all my screwball uncles.
Of course there's the Thanksgiving dinners at my maternal grandmother's that are a bit more civilized in a stuffy kind of way. We have place cards to know where to sit and eat a nice meal all while avoiding the elephant in the room—my 50-something year old uncle that still lives at home.
And then of course there's my husband's family. They are a big brood who at times can be reminiscent of the Osbourne's household.
But, wherever we are and whichever crazy family we're with. We always seem to have a good time eating turkey and all the fixings. For it is a time to give Thanks and enjoy family togetherness after all. Dig In!
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