Thanksgiving

Best news of the day:  Carlene got an EKG and chest x-ray at Metro Methodist last night and she is fine!  The nurse, the x-ray tech, and the doc all said, "No more moving rocks"--which she had done a little bit on Thanksgiving afternoon.

Before that, we had had Will's family for lunch and the afternoon, a walk to the park, ending with dinner out at Adelante's.  We played a game at the table that I recommend to any who are sharing a meal with kids of any age, from five to 92.  It's a game of questions called Family Dinner, made by Eeboo: What qualities do you most admire in a friend?  What do you like about the person to your right?  Who's the best cook in your family?

Kate invited us over for Thanksgiving lunch with her family--and we had the a delicious feast of turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, green beans, sweet potatoes, pies, and all the goodies that she and Lisa had spent two days cooking.

We had lunch in Castroville with Joy--Cajun catfish--and poked around in a couple of shops.  Joy had made Carlene a beautiful pin commemorating the Tribble Mill dedication which Carlene wore yesterday for our family salmon meal.

My cooking helpers

Elena and Nathan had each made us colorful necklaces and wrapped them in two paper plates connected with duct tape.