This year Thanksgiving was a different gathering than what we have every year. This year Duane and Kellie invited all the families to their new home to celebrate Thanksgiving. They are the newlyweds and excited for their turn in hosting and having every come to see their new home. The live in the Iowa City area in a lovely home. It is spacious, new, and very nice. They have 5 bathrooms! How I would love to have more than one and a half bathrooms. We arrived at 10:30 being the first to arrive other than Karen and Orrie, Lavern and Verna Mae who had stayed the night. The others trickled in little by little until the last of the guests Burns' came at 1:00. They came at 1 and left at 3. The day seemed to go so fast and everyone came and left in such a hurry. Most years we sit around all afternoon and into the evening. The food was great and I enjoyed the change. There was all kinds of good turkey and sides galore. Kellie found some new recipes and had to make a lot of gluten free dishes. She had Karen and Verna Mae busy in the kitchen. Karla is extremely gluten sensitive and Kellie, Lavern, and Karlee have allergies to it also. It made for some new dishes, which I enjoyed.
We didn't see much of the college generation, they were present, just into their boyfreinds and girlfriends. Jake and Luke were pretty bored and the only kids younger than Jayden and in a home without and kid stuff. They were well behaved considering. The day went fast and people were leaving by 3 and we left around 5. I think Duane and Kellie did well in their hosting the big feast.
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