Thanksgiving is just weeks away!
We love Thanksgiving. It is the time when we bust out our holiday DVD collection which includes family favorites like: Home for the Holidays, The 12 Dogs of Christmas, and Elf. We fill a giant bowl with nuts in their shells, to be cracked open with a traditional nutcracker. Cookie baking goes into overdrive, filling the 
freezer with delectable bits to be organized later into Christmas box give-aways.
Early in November, the main event menu planning begins. What will we eat for Thanksgiving?
Not Turkey!
The TR family home is vegetarian. There is no turkey as the centerpiece of our Thanksgiving meal. But that doesn’t mean we don’t feast! After all, aren’t some of the best parts of the Thanksgiving meal the side dishes? Think about the tangy sweet cranberries! The steaming mashed potatoes! The buttery string beans! The little bowls of pickles! The pumpkin pie! Yummy and entirely satisfying!
We also use this time to engage in conversation about the true history of Thanksgiving (http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr040.shtml ). We give Thanks for our family and friends. And we try to find a way to acknowledge and support those less fortunate than ourselves.
TR would love to know what your family traditions are for this holiday.