Thanksgiving

Remember when

we made turkeys out of the tracing of our hand

we dressed as pilgrims for the school play

the best part of Thanksgiving dinner was the jello salad and the desserts

we went around the table before eating thanking God for one thing

we had four whole days off from school

we played football after dinner and rolled in the leaves

we saw cousins, aunts and uncles we hadn't seen since Easter

we had to write an essay on what the Pilgrims ate at the first Thanksgiving dinner

we looked through the Sears catalogue at all the toys

we had to stay out of the living room where the old men were watching football games

we slipped into the kitchen for another piece of pie or chocolate cake


What are your memories of childhood Thanksgivings?