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Evans Family Thanksgiving Greeting

It’s been over two months since my last post.  During my time away, I had a total knee replacement of my right knee; my focus has been on recovery and not on much of anything else.  Well, I’m doing very well and am able to return to the things I really enjoy.  I’m not going to bore you with details from the surgery and rehabilitation.  I’m picking up where I left off, as if the past two months were an empty ( ).

The photograph above is not our traditional Thanksgiving photo.  In past years, the photo was taken with everyone standing behind a fully set table complete with the Thanksgiving feast spread upon it’s ample surface.  Because this year’s meal was so much later than in the past, stomach’s were growling, and the food so enticing, everyone wanted to eat and take pictures later.

You know how you spend so much time preparing this once-a-year meal and then, how in 20–30 minutes everyone has eaten and are clearing off the table?  This sort of makes it seem not worth the effort.  I think that’s why many people are opting to do something else for Thanksgiving and that’s very unfortunate.  To combat this trend, in our house anyway, I thought it would be nice to serve the meal in courses.  This way much more time could be spent on conversation and fellowship and enjoying the food.  I suggested this to Sherry and was pleasantly surprised when she agreed to give it a try.  The result was that the meal took 65–70 minutes to finish, there was much more talk and laughter, and just perhaps, each ate a little less than in the past.

Here is how the meal was served with course numbers and the name of the preparer.

1. JFK’s Favorite Soup w/ breadsticks:  Herbie
2. Wonderful Mixed Salad:  Marcy
3. The Meal:
   1. Golden Roast Turkey w/Stuffing:  Herbie
   2. Green Bean Casserole:  Sherry
   3. Creamy Mashed Potatoes:  Erin
   4. Delicious Cranberry Salad:  Sherry
4. Dessert:
   1. Pumpkin Delight Pie:  Linda
   2. Chocolate Pecan Pie:  Linda

The meal was wonderful, but then you know, there’s always the cleanup!