It was Thanksgiving Day, food was being prepared stuffing was being assembled butter was being melted the parade was on the television pots were being stirred the refrigerator was full in all directions and the turkey was being unravelled and decorated and cleaned and organized so that the final product could be admired along with the stuffing and both tables as Ben organized the silverware and the turkey was ready as the turkey stood guard as other foods were cooking or being prepared as the bread crumbs suggested it was time for the relatives to arrive and come in with the large smoked salmon as Larry Dick and Syl sat and Dick held forth to Syl Dan Larry and Dansyl to enlighten the family meeting as I took a few self portraits and Fran and Janet tended some pots

While this was happening, the Huang boys Jon and Justin had arrived, shirts were being distributed with Fran and Larry posing and then the candidate himself posing in the campaign shot that would have won it all and Nathaniel arrived as we bid farewell to Fran and Suzanne and ran into Eddie and his dad as Jane and the Huang's and then Jane and Justin prepared for the football game.

Janet did a remarkable job of recording the football game

before we took a group photo of all who assembled for the tenth annual Turkey Bowl (though we've missed some years in between). ON the way back from the field, we found a dead rat and Ran into Ross Wagner who had come to pick up Nathaniel and then returned home to the display of shoes and met Emma and Jack who had arrived in our absence along with Betsy and Matt as the next food courses were being served and Jack and Emma

kept everyone amused with their toys and their playing

even as Dan tried to capture the action which continued

as more food was served and even more was prepared

then it was back to the family room where the older people

watched the younger

as everyone wondered how there could be even more food when Devon arrived the turkey came out of the oven and the Just's appeared with cranberries as the final preparations were made and the turkey was cut though Jack would have been happy not to sit as the food was gathered

and Emma sat in the small chair as the food was assembled on the buffet

and Jane made her way through to assemble this plate as Jack sat and wondered why Ben's plate was different from Jack's and Larry's as Matt sat with Emma and my plate was ready as the people at my table dug in until there was little food left

and after Ben's self portrait failed we started to load the dishwasher and bring on the dessert with new silver as Sara Just cleaned Jack toddled and the rest of the people looked like they'd had enough even as Sarah and Emma moved about the grease showed and the dishes accumulated as the huddled masses enjoyed the fire.