The food here is OK I guess, but it's definitely not your home-cooking Mom. Thanksgiving is coming up real soon.
Would you do me a favor and make me up a plate full of dinner and maybe stick it in the freezer with my cake. A big piece of pie too, please. I know it won't be as good as it will be on Thanksgiving Day, but it will be close enough to perfect for me.
I've written to Kris several times but she still hasn't written me back. Is she OK? I miss her a lot. I miss you and Kallie too. I just plain miss home.
Thanks again for the long distance birthday party. You've always had some of the neatest ideas. Oh yeah, I think everyone is right. Your hair does look great.
Signed,
Your Son
*****
My Dearest, November 23rd.
Thanksgiving is tomorrow. I'm absolutely exhausted from cooking and getting everything ready.
The turkey is all stuffed and ready to go. The cranberries are boiled and mashed. Everything that can be done till now is, and everything else will just have to wait.
Kallie has been a very big help. She made all the pumpkin and mince pies by herself his morning. Twelve of them in all. She even made a pie for you of your very own. We didn't bake it though, we wrapped it up good and tight and put it in the freezer so that you can have a freshly baked pie all to yourself when you're home on your leave.
We've got fourteen people coming to supper tomorrow. Bill is bringing his sister and her children. Gary and his father said they would be here.
Clara and her two granddaughters also. She said she is going to bring her delicious squash soup again. I hope a few people will eat some of it this year.
Aunt Rachel and Uncle Ted will be in early in the morning. They will be staying for the full four days of his vacation, but at least they are not bringing Angus with them this time.
Thank goodness for that. Didn't it take days to scrub all his pee-pee stains out of the rugs last year?
Kallie has invited Buck over, only for pie and homemade ice cream in the evening, but you know how that kid is. I had better set out a place for him at supper, just in case.
We had to borrow a table and some chairs from the church, so that there will be enough room for everyone to sit down. It sure does make for a lot of work, but I will be glad for all the company.