Thanksgiving around the Hunerberg house is well, interesting to say the least. Every year I endulge myslef with about 5 meals of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and corn. But oh those magnificent buns. The soft, moist, delicate buns that show up in dozens on the table. I guess you could say that the buns are pretty much the center point of our thanksgiving meal. Everyone says that the turkey is supposed to be the center point, and yes it usually is, but in my opinion if not everyone eats the turkey, it should not be placed at the center.
"Hot Diggity Doo!" as my 5 year old cousin would say as he is getting served his pumpkin pie with a squirt of whipped cream. This is pretty much the saying that describes the people at my house on thanksgiving. Cousin Al sitting at the table stuffing his face with as much as he can get his hands on, can be heard from a mile away. Uncle Paul getting out every last bit of his knowledge on the table. Sometimes I think he just sits at home the day before he sees us and studies an encyclopedia just so he can sound like the smartest person at the table. Then theres grandma, sitting at the head of the table fixed in on her meal. Not one word, one, comes out of her mouth at the table. Maybe its because she just wants to eat, or its possible she just cant hear us at all.
This year I decided that maybe i could make myself useful and help mom out in the kitchen. I am turning over a new leaf and this is the first step. My job was making the stuffing and it turned out to be a hit! All I had to do was cut up the celery and onions, sauté them, and mix them in with the stuffing mix. Thats all there is to it. I guess you could say that when it comes to the house cleaning and turkey, the roles in my house are sort of switched. So while I finish up my stuffing, mom slaves over the big turkey while my dad is using all of his energy to vacuum every single spot in the house. He is very OCD when it comes to cleaning. We all know that after dinner he will be passed out on the couch from using all of the energy he has left on cleaning. Oh, what do you know, he's sleeping as I write this blog. After having my 5 or 6 meals of thanksgiving I think its time for me to lay down and hit the hay. I have to say that this thanksgiving has been very nice and pretty normal.
great description, i could totally picture your family in my mind as i read this! you are such a brilliant writer and just overall amazing! keep up the good work Jane! :)
ReplyDeleteI could defiantly picture your family as I read this as well. I loved how you described your grandma and your dad! You did a great job! Nice work!
ReplyDeleteI think it's funny that your dad does the cleaning in your house because my dad does the same. Maybe they just need to feel like they're helping out while all the women do the Thanksgiving cooking! :)
ReplyDeleteI really liked your blog post and the your descriptions of your family members were very easy to follow. I liked the part about your Uncle always trying to sound smart because I definitely know people like that and its always funny when you can tell people are trying to inflate their intelligence like that. It sounds like you had a very relaxing and enjoyable Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteI liked your descriptions of your Uncle Al and the way your speculations about your Grandma. The way you described your oppositions for the turkey being at the center was also interesting.
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