Thanksgiving 2023

This year we got to host Thanksgiving at our house. It's been at my brother's house the last several years but he let me do it this year. We had 35 people and a lot of great food and it turned out really well.

We started the day with a Bergeson Fun Run 5K:Thanks to Caroline and Everett who organized it! We ran/scootered/walked about 5 kilometers out on the canal trail. Then we had breakfast. They brought bagels and cream cheese. I made some oatmeal and made a smoothie after the run to go with the bagels. It was fun and delicious.

About noon, guests started trickling in, showing up with their contributions. We smoked a turkey, roasted a turkey, and warmed up a spiral-sliced ham and made some gravy. People brought mashed potatoes, stuffing, dressing, fruit salad, green salad, rolls, olives, green bean casserole, mac 'n cheese, and lots of different kinds of pie. We had English Walnut Pecan Chocolate pie, pumpkin pie, butternut squash pie, Oreo pie, apple pie, French Silk pie, lemon icebox pie, and Key lime pie. And I probably forgot one or two.

Dinner started about 1:30 after my father read the traditional editorial from the Wall Street Journal, we all said something we were thankful for, and we prayed.

Then we ate lots of food followed by games afterwards and the new Disney movie for the teenagers. Scott took the little boys out to the trampoline and jumped quite a while in the cold. In the evening some people went ice skating at Peaks for free thanks to the perk of being related to Michelle. It was all a fun time.

Katie was very busy with the scissors and stapler making crowns and badges for us. I got a little badge that said, "Best Oma Ever!"

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