Reasons to be Thankful

Today we celebrated our first Thanksgiving in America in traditional style. This morning we watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade from New York on TV. Later Biff and Buffy invited us to join their family and sample some typical fare...

"When can we stop smiling and get back to the cooking?"
How wonderful. Not only a beautifully laid table, but chairs too!

Thanksgiving is also known as Turkey Day. Here's the star of the show.

Bif cuts into the bird with surgical precision.

There were 10 dishes for the main course alone. They included mashed potatoes, broccoli and two kinds of cranberry accompaniments.

Plus two kinds of sweet potatoes. One mixed traditionally with marshmallows, the other with amaretto biscuits.

"Put that camera down. We want to eat!"

Still more food - no meal is complete without dessert. Apple, pecan and pumpkin pies - plus Italian cookies just in case there wasn't enough.

You can't say you've had a Thanksgiving dinner until you've had a piece of pumpkin pie (with whipped cream, naturally).

Thanksgiving encourages everyone in America to reflect on things they are thankful for. Here are some of ours:

1. Having children who understood their parents' wish to leave home to follow their dreams.

2. Having new friends who have made us feel so welcome we feel we did the right thing in leaving home to follow our dreams.

3. Having the opportunity to live the American Dream. I am black and blue from pinching myself so I should wake up. Luckily I haven't yet.