Happy Thanksgiving - 2024

Happy Thanksgiving to my family, friends, readers and colleagues!

Here is my traditional Thanksgiving post and poem - with a bit more afterward:

Thanksgiving

by Edgar Albert Guest (c) 1917

Gettin' together to smile an' rejoice,

An' eatin' an' laughin' with folks of your choice;

An' kissin' the girls an' declarin' that they

Are growin' more beautiful day after day;

Chattin' an' braggin' a bit with the men,

Buildin' the old family circle again;

Livin' the wholesome an' old-fashioned cheer,

Just for awhile at the end of the year.

Greetings fly fast as we crowd through the door

And under the old roof we gather once more

Just as we did when the youngsters were small;

Mother's a little bit grayer, that's all.

Father's a little bit older, but still

Ready to romp an' to laugh with a will.

Here we are back at the table again

Tellin' our stories as women an' men.

Bowed are our heads for a moment in prayer;

Oh, but we're grateful an' glad to be there.

Home from the east land an' home from the west,

Home with the folks that are dearest an' best.

Out of the sham of the cities afar

We've come for a time to be just what we are.

Here we can talk of ourselves an' be frank,

Forgettin' position an' station an' rank.

Give me the end of the year an' its fun

When most of the plannin' an' toilin' is done;

Bring all the wanderers home to the nest,

Let me sit down with the ones I love best,

Hear the old voices still ringin' with song,

See the old faces unblemished by wrong,

See the old table with all of its chairs

An' I'll put soul in my Thanksgivin' prayers.

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Randy's Note:  The scene above is not what's happening this year in Chula Vista.  I  have many good memories of a family Thanksgiving at my grandparents home, my mother's home, our cousin's home, my brothers' homes, our daughters' homes, and our own home.  

On Thanksgiving, I will be at the home of my daughter Lori in Santa Cruz, with her two sons (Lucas who lives in Portland, Oregon,  and Logan from college in Lincoln, Nebraska).  I haven't seen any of them in person since June.  Lori is an excellent cook and I look forward to a traditional meal to celebrate the holiday.

I am very thankful this year for my better health, for Linda's caregivers, for my daughters and grandchildren, for my genealogy friends, for my church friends, for my Rohr (employer) friends, and for all of my Facebook friends.  I am also thankful for my parents, grandparents, brothers cousins and in-laws, and all of the ancestors who came before and blessed me with generations of unique ancestors.  I should have ChatGPT4 write a poem!

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