Happy Thanksgiving Canada

Monday, October 10/16

Like everything else we do when compared to the United States, we do Thanksgiving sooner than the Americans :)

We celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday of each October so that means that today is turkey day in Canada as well as sugar pie and ham day.

Last year I cooked my first turkey dinner with a lot of help from C and I spent some time this weekend looking back on last years Thanksgiving celebrations with a lot of smiles and love in my heart.  This time last year my son and I got spend Thanksgiving with C's family on Saturday and then we came home to cook our own dinner for Thanksgiving Monday that included my daughter, her fiancé, and C.

Yesterday I broke bread at my ex's house and it was a lot less strange than I thought it would be.

I was a little surprised when she asked if my son and I would like to come over for family dinner but agreed as it would let me see her family and they always treated me well.

We played some cards, Joker Rummy, and I proved to be very bad at it but still had fun. My ex's partners father was there and seemed to take a shine to me and we talked a lot about golf and the various clubs we've played. He said he'd heard I played some up in the valley and asked which were my favourite so I told him Pembroke, Petawawa, and Roanoke in that order but I hadn't played up there this past season as my reason for being there was no longer true.

Dinner was perfect and the pies afterwards were the icing on the cake.

My former mother-in-law promised to make a sugar pie for Christmas and would make my son bring it to me as he is with his mom on Christmas eve and morning this year.

When it was time to leave I thanked my ex and her partner for having me over and she smiled and said "Once family, always family" and that is so true, especially in this day and age of hyper connections and stress to make ends meet.

So as I start to get ready to head out and play my final round of golf for this season I'd like to wish each of my Canadian followers a very Happy Thanksgiving and hope you are/were able to spend it with loved ones, family, and friends.

My name is Marcus and though the days are turning cold the heart grows stronger..........