Happy Thanksgiving

A check of the Internet reveals some great Thanksgiving memories and traditions. Here are but a few to consider.

From the site Wondertime:

Stories
When I was a child, the youngest cousin said the prayer before dinner. He or she was always sure to include a prayer for my steadfastly bachelor uncle to find a wife before the next Thanksgiving.
— Julie Mabrey, Missouri

According to family legend, when my cousin and I were toddlers, he laid eyes upon the turkey and cried out, “Holy s_ _ _, what a big chicken!”
— Erinn Auletta, New Jersey

Activities that Create Family Memories:

We spend the evening in front of a fire reading children’s books, like Over the River and Through the Woods and The Mousery.
— Becca Riding, North Carolina

As a military family, we always like to invite soldiers to our house for Thanksgiving Day, with one stipulation: They must prepare their family’s favorite Thanksgiving dish. These are usually the hands-down winning recipes of the day — not because they’re the best, but because of the memories they evoke for the soldiers (and the stories my kids get to hear).
— Amy Cox, Texas

It seems my plan to create a gorgeous baby book for each child somehow never came to fruition — but working together on our memory album each Thanksgiving, reflecting on what we’re thankful for that year, is a fun and very doable endeavor.
— Erin Berkey, Washington

Once our Thanksgiving meal is over, we set out gingerbread houses and lots of candy, and the kids make our first Christmas decoration of the season.
— Jesca Wales, Washington

And I could not resist adding a great cartoon and a photo from SpadeCaller’s Galleries:

HAPPY THANKSGIVING.