More Seasonal Stories
- I decided to make a big Thanksgiving dinner from scratch this year. The turkey came out perfectly. The mashed potatoes, tragically, were forgotten in the oven and discovered cold an hour after everyone had already eaten.
- We hosted the neighborhood block party this year, expecting maybe twenty people. Word spread further than planned, and by evening we'd fed closer to sixty, using every folding chair in a four-house radius.
- We decided to host Thanksgiving at our place for the first time. I researched turkey brining techniques for weeks. The turkey came out great. I forgot to actually turn the oven on for the side dishes until an hour before dinner.
- We tried a new hiking trail as a family, expecting an easy two-mile loop based on the map. It turned into a five-mile detour, one blister, and a very long car ride home in mostly silence.
- We carved pumpkins as a family this year, each of us attempting our own design. Mine looked like a lopsided ghost. My daughter's, drawn by an eight-year-old, was somehow more technically impressive.
- I finally tackled the garage this spring, determined to actually park a car in there for once. Six hours and three donation bags later, I discovered a tool set I'd bought and completely forgotten I owned.