Three of my four children and their spouses came yesterday and we also invited my youngest daughter's in-laws who only live about 10 miles away. Most arrived in the morning and my wife assigned everyone "chores". (Mine was to make a green bean casserole and make sure the beer cooler was full.) The morning was spent with lots of laughter and everyone buzzing in and out of the kitchen as different dishes were being prepared. Pies and cakes had been made the evening before so we enjoyed coffee and desserts as all the work was going on. Finally around noon the turkey and ham were placed in the oven and the guys retired to the den to munch on chips, sip some brew and watch TV.
We intended to watch some football but all that were on were pro games (kind of like watching General Motors play IBM), so we watched a series about climbing Mt. Everest - even the women folk came in and watched for a while. Also old pictures of family members (many deceased) were brought out and we reminisced about old times. Finally the invited in-laws showed up just as the meat was being taken out of the oven, the table was set, we said grace and dove into the piles of food. As usual we all ate too much and complained about it as we gathered in the living room to watch "classic college football" (past games between Ohio State and Michigan) and sip coffee.
Everyone joined in to help wash dishes and prepare "goodie bags" of left-overs to take home. My youngest daughter and her husband spent the night so I'll soon begin preparing my legendary biscuits and gravy breakfast and we'll get ready to watch some college football this afternoon and work on the leftovers.
I hope all Chordians have had as enjoyable a holiday as we are having at the Willis household. Bless you all.
DE
I want to read my own water, choose my own path, write my own songs