Thanksgiving...

American style on a remote island in the Philippines!  Who would have ever thought??  We had a fun Thanksgiving! We were all sure looking forward to a day set aside as a holiday, the only problem is that it didn't last near long enough!  The turkey turned out great in the oven.  Dennis figured out how to put a larger log toward the back of the oven and let it slowly burn to maintain the temperature.  Jeanie made mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, jello salad, a corn dish, and a relish dish.  I made rolls, pies, and the gravy.  I was going to make a fruit salad, but decided we had plenty to eat!  It was quite the feast, especially compared to what we normally eat which is something over and rice and hopefully a fruit or vegetable on the side, but not always!

The other day Kailee asked if we were going to be eating rice for our Thanksgiving meal.  I told her no, we were going to have potatoes instead.  She said, "Oh good, we are going to eat civilized food!"  We laughed and laughed!!  Apparently rice is not civilized food for her, but potatoes are!  We explained what civilized meant and she realized maybe that is not really what she meant!   But it was funny anyway!

The ants had found our pumpkin pies before we got to eat them, so we had to pick the ants out...but despite that they were good!  Oh, and I had to sift the bugs out of the wheat flour before I made the rolls. ( I haven't seen that many bugs in our flour yet, but it was an older bag that was already open, so that is probably the reason for the bugs!)

The kids played games, built Legos, did sewing projects, and read books while the rain was falling  in the morning, but after our meal in the afternoon the kids went out to play with their friends on the airstrip.  Amazingly they never seem to tire of playing with the kids! 

We got to talk to Steve's parents in the morning.  We hadn't scheduled Skyping time with them, but Steve happened to catch them on Skype.  It was good to be able to visit with them. 

We had a good Thanksgiving Day and certainly a different sort of day in the tropics!  Instead of driving through snow, ice, or cold, we slogged through mud under our umbrellas to get to Dennis and Jeanie's for Thanksgiving.  We listened to the thunder and lightening as we walked and watched the rain fall even harder once we got to their house.  Making memories...