This Thanksgiving we were in our new house-
for the first time, there is only one child living
with us… It’s so different!

But the great thing about that is, that all of them
(except for the eldest who is spending a year in Africa)
came home for Thanksgiving!

What a treat to have such interesting and engaging
young adults come to visit for the holiday! And they’re
your kids!!

The entire event went way too fast for me, but that’s
the nature of a great time, isn’t it? We spent all our
time talking and walking the beach with the dogs, (including
one of our son’s visiting dog, “Gir”) lounging in the bright
sun, and then thoroughly enjoying the great feast.

It was a kick to send everyone home with big bags of left
over turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie, gravy and cranberry sauce.

But the house sure felt empty when everyone had gone home
again! Even our youngest took off to spend the weekend with
old friends back in the old neighborhood!

There’s no doubt about it - for moms the best holidays are
the ones where all the kids come back to visit, fill you up with
all their new adventures and ideas, fill themselves up on the
great food they’ve come to expect from mom, and leave you
peaceful and content with a whole new passle of memories, and,
if you’re lucky, maybe even some great new photos!

What a GREAT holiday!