It's not like the old days. I will not go into what the menu was years ago. For me this time it is slow cooked turkey thighs. A favorite part of the bird for me., To be followed by a carnivore pumpkin cheesecake. Topped with *whipped cream. This cheesecake gets great reviews when served. A very generous portion contains 6 whole carbs.

For my thankful part, I have resolved Manny issue. My diabetes remains, I respond as a T1d now (likely now LADA) . My Blood Glucose Level is controlled rather tightly with long acting insulin and a Zero carb one meal a day diet. My future is the best it can be. I do gave bold plans for my future.

Everyone have a great holiday.

Ours has changed as well. My grandma had five children and all their children and grandchildren managed to pack into a 12-1300 square foot house. She cooked half the night and half the day. Everyone brought dishes, the women folk hit the kitchen to pitch in and the men folk sat around 'sneak drinking' waiting for football.

My wife's family much the same. Her mother and her older sister were from way back, right off the farm. My wife was the first kid in their family to go off to college. If you picked your tea glass up and the ice 'almost rattled' they would be there to top off your glass. I remember teasing my wife about that and how college had ruined her. I rattled my glass to let her know it was empty, and she said if I were waiting on her for the re-fill I would eventually perish to death.

Now our son is married with his first child, and everyone is doing things with branches of the families but neither family altogether like days gone by.

I'm 56, not 86 or 96, but things sure have changed.

My wife's banana pudding is world class. My mom's sweet potato pie is top notch. My great aunt's country ham with red eye gravy is superb. My grandma's fresh hams were awesome (and this is when their cousins were still oinking in the bottom).

It is not hard to see how I topped out in the 320's. LOL

Scott

Ours hasn’t really changed much other that we meet at my daughters’ house instead of mine now. The food is basically the same and my daughter is an excellent cook as most of our women folks are. I’m the only strict carnivore and ask no one to cater to me but there will be plenty of meat for me to eat and my daughter will make two carnivore cheesecakes just for me. One will be savory and one will be slightly sweetened with allulose.

U are blessed !

As our families have grown and expanded there is just not enough time in one day.

Here is our plan and Thanksgiving has turned into a 3-4 day event. Some plans changed and my son and daughter-in-law will be here for Thanksgiving. A really close friend's mom passed a few months ago and he and his sister are doing separate things this year. My mom's lunch is still on tap for today so we will:

Eat with my mom at lunch. Come home and we are doing a low-country boil tonight with my wife, my son, his wife and our new grandchild (one month yesterday) after watching football all day to day in the cabin. Tomorrow night my buddy, his wife, kids and grandkid are coming over to the cabin with us and my mom for another 'traditional turkey led Thanksgiving'. Then on Saturday night my son and his friends do a 'Friendsgiving'. That can be anything from Thanksgiving leftovers as well as the two smoked pork shoulders he is prepping. Then Sunday will be some sort of pork approach for Football Sunday in the cabin.

I will go carnivore weaving thru the dishes to get to the meats.

Hectic, but enjoyable.

Scott