| Thanksgiving is the best holiday in the year - it’s the one time when all my daughters and their families come to Chicago and crowd into my house. All ten of us are under one roof together. When my daughters were growing up we would share a lot of holiday meals with Bev’s sister Peggy and her family. Because Peggy and Louis lived in Wilmette, and we wouldn’t drive on Jewish holidays, those meals were mostly at our house. But we could drive on Thanksgiving, so Peggy made that day her holiday, and every year we joined her family and an ever-increasing number of friends at the Freemans’ house. After Peggy passed away, Louis took up the torch, and has continued to host the meal. His three kids and their partners come, along with all of my family, including Reva and her kids, as well as a number of friends, including the Wolfs. The day after Thanksgiving, Louis and his family all come over to my house for Friday night dinner, and the talk and laughter that began the day before continues. These are days that warm the cockles of my parental heart. |
| Created on 27 November 2023 by Samuel Ethan Fox |