Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Canadian Thanksgiving...
"Mmmm, I love the smell of farmer sausage in the morning!" OK, that doesn't quite have the same ring to it as the line from Apocalypse Now, but I bet it smells better. We had Thanksgiving BREAKFAST at my parents' place this year. It's a lot less work apparently, so the whole family (except my sister's family in Kelowna, a niece in China, and a sister-in-law out shopping) got together yesterday at 9am. About 65 crépes later (mom made 100!), all 21 of us were stuffed with fruit and whipped cream and farmer sausage and ham and cinnamon buns.
Initially, I wondered about having a Thanksgiving breakfast. It just didn't seem right. I mean, those turkeys had given their very lives for families like us to go out there, buy them, cook them, stuff them, and eat them. I suppose the ham wasn't pleased about it, too. But it turned out really nice.
Then, needless to say, the boys all got together and did an impromptu hockey pool. It should be a tradition in every Canadian household. You know the saying, "The family that pools together..." um... er, well... I'm not sure of the rest, but believe me it's a good saying.
In other news, we have duplicate copies of my wife and I living under our house. Well, according to our 5 year old daughter, that is.
Lately, Jayce has been saying, "You're the best daddy/mommy I ever had!" depending on which parental unit she was addressing. So I've been responding, "Well thanks, but I'm the ONLY daddy you've ever had." Until a couple days ago when I asked her how many other daddies have you had?
She hesitated for a second, then replied "six." Six??? "Yes, they live underground, below the house, and I visit them sometimes when I go downstairs to see grandpa." LOL She went on to describe them as being very nice, looking just like me, and each one has a little girl living there too. Then she said the same thing about Beth (there are a half dozen "Beth" doppelgangers too, each with a little boy). It's a Twilight Zone-Brady Bunch thing going on somewhere in a bunker below our house!
Oh well, it's nice to know we are still her favourites. Excuse me while I go stick the hose under the porch and let the water run all day....
Initially, I wondered about having a Thanksgiving breakfast. It just didn't seem right. I mean, those turkeys had given their very lives for families like us to go out there, buy them, cook them, stuff them, and eat them. I suppose the ham wasn't pleased about it, too. But it turned out really nice.
Then, needless to say, the boys all got together and did an impromptu hockey pool. It should be a tradition in every Canadian household. You know the saying, "The family that pools together..." um... er, well... I'm not sure of the rest, but believe me it's a good saying.
In other news, we have duplicate copies of my wife and I living under our house. Well, according to our 5 year old daughter, that is.
Lately, Jayce has been saying, "You're the best daddy/mommy I ever had!" depending on which parental unit she was addressing. So I've been responding, "Well thanks, but I'm the ONLY daddy you've ever had." Until a couple days ago when I asked her how many other daddies have you had?
She hesitated for a second, then replied "six." Six??? "Yes, they live underground, below the house, and I visit them sometimes when I go downstairs to see grandpa." LOL She went on to describe them as being very nice, looking just like me, and each one has a little girl living there too. Then she said the same thing about Beth (there are a half dozen "Beth" doppelgangers too, each with a little boy). It's a Twilight Zone-Brady Bunch thing going on somewhere in a bunker below our house!
Oh well, it's nice to know we are still her favourites. Excuse me while I go stick the hose under the porch and let the water run all day....
# posted by Dairn @ 8:55 AM 
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T-Giving is the 2nd weekend in October. I like it. Gives a nice long weekend right in the middle between Sept and Dec.
Well, really, I'd like to have US and CDN Thanksgivings.... but that'd probably be a little bit greedy!
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Well, really, I'd like to have US and CDN Thanksgivings.... but that'd probably be a little bit greedy!
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