We seem to be in the middle of an extremely profitable baby season.
No... that wasn't an attempt to hint at any 'news' from us. We're DONE!... 'thank you veddy much'!
However... we have numerous friends and family conceiving, gestating and birthing babies recently. since late August last year to date there have been five births, two adoptions and there are four more on the way due before the end of January... but I'm sure it's just a fad... :)
I'm going to visit my sister late January next year to see my new niece and can't wait. She's meant to come along early December... ANOTHER girl in the family!
I wonder... am I destined to be the only boy-bearer? What a difference! I'm so used to girls... that's all that's ever been around... sisters, nieces, daughter... and now my little fella. He's a little wilder! A completely different species from day one. Amazing.
We'll have a couple of those new babies at Thanksgiving, but I have to do it on the Friday... My Irish Thanksgiving. :) I can't really expect people to attend a feast of eats and bevvies when they would have to work the next day...
People in Ireland seem to think that Americans make more of Thanksgiving than Christmas... do we? I never thought so, but the more I think about it, they might be right. At Christmas, you've only got ONE day off... two for Thanksgiving... I suppose that says it all. At any rate... I'm looking forward to the do... I've got 12 adults and 5 kids. I'd have 30 people if I could fit everyone, but no can do. I suppose my space restrictions are a blessing in disguise... although I do love feeding a big group! We'll have all the standards on the menu... Turkey, Ham, corn-bread stuffing, roasted/smashed/sweet potatoes, corn on the cob (maybe)... so on and so on. I can get most stuff here, so that's great. I can't however get canned pumpkin... so I'm going to have to try to find some fresh ones, but they usually don't hang around long after Halloween here. I'm on a mission.
I'll post pics after the feast... I'm sure we'll have at least one button undone! ;)