We’re getting ready to load up and head north to Tennessee for Thanksgiving. Since we have a 6-hour drive and my kids are at the age where they like to be at home for Santa on Christmas day, we do Thanksgiving with my family on Thursday and Christmas on Friday. Maybe it’s not traditional, but the kids love it!
Olivia is getting to the age where she is not only interested in presents, but also enjoys Nana’s cooking. Just the other day she asked me about our upcoming trip.
Olivia: How many more days until we get to go Nana and Grandaddy’s.
Me: Six more days.
Olivia: Will there be a feast?
Me: Yes, Olivia there will be several.
Hearing a six year-old ask about an upcoming feast made me laugh, but it also puts some things into perspective. The majority of children on this planet have no idea what a feast is. Fewer still get to have several feasts over the course of a long weekend.
With Thanksgiving approaching, we really do have a lot to be thankful for. Yes, the economy stinks, unemployment is up, home values are down, and Tennessee’s only SEC win thus far is against Vanderbilt… in overtime, but if we focus on all of the things that we do have rather than lament over what we don’t have, we will soon realize how fortunate we really are.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone and don’t forget to remove the giblet bag before putting the turkey in the oven (that was something my wife learned many years ago through experience).
