In Canada we had our Thanksgiving a few weeks ago, so we are midway between Canadian Thanksgiving and American Thanksgiving. I thought that this would be the perfect time to share a few things that I am thankful for.
In our family we each take one major holiday to host in our home. My mother takes care of Easter. My mother-in-law does Christmas Eve at her home (Hungarians celebrate on the day before Christmas so it leaves my husband and I alone with our kids on Christmas Day). And I take Thanksgiving. It works out well because we never have to worry about leaving anyone out, or trying to work someone in. We have standing invitations to all family members on both my side of the family and my husband's side. So, I guess the first thing I am thankful for is having everything pre-arranged so no one gets left out during the holidays. Hurray for being pro-active!
I know that this is an unusual arrangement because I have never heard of both sides of a family coming together on all of the holidays and celebrations, but I am so lucky that my parents get along so well with my in-laws. My mother and mother-in-law are genuine friends and they even talk on the phone weekly. So, the fact that my parents and my husband's parents are friends is number two on my list of things to be thankful for.
Number three on my list of things that I am thankful for, is that my parents get along even though they are divorced. They have been divorced for about 20 years, but they have come to terms with their parting of ways, and have an odd sort of relationship. They are almost...friends. They flirt with each other, and make jokes with each other. Occasionally my mother does lose it and she will let fly with a searing remark, but my Dad usually just laughs it off. It has been great for the children, because this means that my kids don't have to choose a grandparent for special events or school shows and they see that adults can still have a relationship even though they aren't together anymore.
I am thankful for so many more things and I could probably go on indefinitely and bore you to tears, but these were directly related to making our Thanksgiving so much nicer for everyone involved. Oh wait, I guess I have one more thing that I should share...I am thankful that I served another great turkey. See that picture of the turkey at the top? That was my turkey. Looks pretty good, eh?
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