Mayflower Memories.

I came across this old photo awhile ago from a Thanksgiving gone by. It's a picture of my siblings, Greg on the left; Barb in the lovely borrowed sweater of brother Greg's; Deb on the right, wearing quite the outfit. Not sure what's on her head. Though, not really sure what's on mine either. It appears to be a coon tail and some sort of animal pelt on my shoulder. We were performing for the family. Barb was reading a poem. What a memory. Also noted is the wax flower arrangement on the wall behind Deb. We definately could have walked off the Mayflower in this get-up. 

Flash forward to today. We're hosting Thanksgiving this year for my family. We've been busy preparing for the meal, including the table setting which is finally complete. It's my favorite part of the meal. Decorating the table. Erich and Kiley decided to give all of us Indian names so our name tags reflect that. My name is "Wistful Deer."We are serving 17 for dinner. We wish we serving more. Missing is my brother Greg and his two boys, Colter and Brandon. They live in Seattle. And my niece Ashley and her husband Matt and little Hazel. And lastly, Jack. This is our second Thanksgiving without him. It's not easy.

I am thankful for traditions and I'm thankful for family and friends. I'm thankful for kindness and to have given the sense that it's easy to be kind to others. It takes little effort and can mean the world to someone you have helped, in even the smallest way. Stay tuned for more Thanksgiving highlights as the evening unveils. Now I'm just waiting for the tribe to arrive to make modern day Mayflower memories!