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What Thanksgiving Looks Like

Since I live in the Midwest, Thanksgiving weather is always cold, usually damp, and sometimes snowy. The brilliant colors of fall are over; the landscape is a combination of grays and browns.

As my family gathers together at Thanksgiving, we light a fire in the fireplace. We eat Chex Mix, turkey, and green bean casserole. But the thing we enjoy the most during our Thanksgiving celebration is playing cards. This is what Thanksgiving looks like in my neck of the woods:

Groups of four, partnered up. Players arranging their hand, bidding, cursing, laughing. My memories of Thanksgiving are of my family playing 500. I’m hoping I get to play a loud, fun game of 500 this Thanksgiving.

What does your Thanksgiving look like? If you don’t live in the U.S., do you have a holiday which is similar to our day of giving thanks?

Today’s post is brought to you by Mama Kat’s Writer’s workshop, which is open even on Thanksgiving!

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Write Your Stories Down!

Last June, Janna of Mommy’s Piggy Tales began a project to share our youth with our children. Every Thursday, I told a story about my childhood as if I were sharing it with my children. I’m happy to say that I finished the project, and now I have a collection of stories about my childhood for my children to keep, and hopefully treasure.

But my stories aren’t finished yet. The telling of Mommy’s Piggy Tales ended with the topic “After High School.” Many of the participants of Mommy’s Piggy Tales wrote in that last post that they couldn’t possible tell all that happened after high school in just one post!

So I was thrilled when Janna asked me to continue the storytelling! Every Monday, I will be guest hosting “My Young Adult Years” on Mommy’s Piggy Tales. Today, I wrote a preview about what’s to come with that project. Please click over to read more about “My Young Adult Years,” and join me in writing your stories down! You can also email me at lemondroppie(at)gmail(dot)com to sign up.

If you didn’t participate in Mommy’s Piggy Tales over the summer, now is your chance to join! Janna will begin a new session this Thursday, October 7. If you would like to record the stories of your childhood, read Getting Started for more information and to sign up.

I can’t wait to read your stories!