It was Thanksgiving day in the Heinisch home albeit four days early. We moved the date because of Brett's work schedule and no one seemed to mind. This also freed everyone up to do what they wanted to on Thursday. Today's menu was the traditional feast with turkey, mashed potatoes, noodles, homemade bread, corn casserole and pumpkin dessert. Doug made his world famous oyster dressing which only he and Cal indulged in this year, and Bell Trace provided the turkey which we all appreciated very much.
Besides being early, dinner was a little different this year on several other fronts. First, we only had the six of us together for the holiday. Second, instead of eating at the table together we spread out between the family room, kitchen and dining room. Lastly, we also wore masks when traveling back and forth between areas and when dishing out the food. In the end it really worked out well. Doug, Cal and Cam watched football while Meg, Brett and I talked Disney. Everyone interacted between the rooms and it was a nice celebration of the holiday. After cleanup, we played Ticket to Ride and Wii just as in years past. I even got a picture of the four Heinisch children together. I hadn't taken one since our trip to Disney World in January. Overall, I was extremely proud of how well our family had adopted our new pandemic "rules" with the idea of keeping everyone safe and healthy for next year's celebration.
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