Thanksgiving

Yesterday was our first thanksgiving. I can't tell you how many people have asked whether we celebrate thanksgiving in Australia. Thanksgiving started when the pilgrims first came to America, and the Indians helped them survive through the harsh winter, and taught them how to plant crops. Then when they had a good harvest of corn, pumpkins etc, they invited the Indians to a feast to give thanks to God. (That's probably the clean version).

Traditionally people travel to spend the day with their family, and eat a huge meal. There are very set traditional dishes that are only eaten at Thanksgiving. We had our neighbours and some Trinity people over for lunch. We had a roast turkey, cranberry sauce, gravy, mashed potatoes, a corn dish, a sweet potatoe dish (with lots of brown sugar in it), a green bean casserole with deep fried onions in it, and pumpkin pie for dessert. We really appreciated our friends who came over and helped prepare all the food, and spent the time with us. Scott even squeezed in some American football in the local park with the guys between main meal and dessert.