Disclaimer: None of the photographs in this blog post were taken by me. When I tried taking pictures a few days before Thanksgiving, I realized no matter how many times I pressed the ON button it was not going to cooperate. Consequently, I had to wait for my sister to arrive with her i-Phone. I added a few shots taken by Jodie as well as a few from my niece, Stephanie. These are my lifesaving photographers. My daughter, Jodie My niece, Stephanie and my sister, Margaret. If you follow this blog you know that my dining room table that seats twelve was replaced by one that barely seats six. I made a few attempts to sell the large table and chairs but it still remains in my basement. Somewhere in late October I started thinking "family Thanksgiving" and decided it was probably going to be at my house this year. Although having guests balance their loaded plates on their laps might have been a good you tube video, I decided my rugs might not recover.