I’m a fan of
the saying, the family that plays
together, stays together. However, I didn’t know this saying would be a
part of my Thanksgiving dinner. When my mom invited my brother and I over for
dinner, I took a dish to pass. Once I arrived, I realized I should have taken a
rake.
Some
families get together during the holidays to have dinner. Our family got
together on Thanksgiving to rake leaves. If my mother had sent out an invite,
the small print would have read, come
prepared to do chores after dinner.
When my
mother said she wanted us to help clean around her house, I thought she was
joking. As it turned out, the joke was on me. After dinner, we bundled up,
grabbed a stack of leaf bags and began our task.
It was just before
dusk as we stuffed bag after bag with sticks and leaves. After filling a few
bags, we took a break to toss some of the leaves into the air. Thus began the
fun part of gathering leaves. My teen son wanted to get the task done, but my
brother humored me and took part.
Almost every
time I get together with family something funny develops. I’ve learned to
accept the quirkiness of my family as part of who we are. We could probably
change, but why?
What fun
things have you done with your family lately?
