Thursday, November 23

Happy Thanksgiving

Well this is going to be a weird day in the Dominican Republic. Later today I will join lots of others for a Thanksgiving dinner at Rocky's here in Sosua. I plan to take some pictures of the event and will try to post them tomorrow.

I told my family before I left for the winter that there were going to be three very different days during my winter in Sosua ... Thanksgiving, my birthday (December 12) and Christmas.

Today will be a day where it seems very strange to be here in a tropical climate instead of home in Missouri. November and December this year in Sosua are on a trial basis with me. Next year perhaps I will be here, perhaps I will choose to brave the cold weather and spend the holidays at home. We will see.

This is the closest thing to the Dominican Thanksgiving turkey I could find. I think this picture represents my Thanksgiving spirit in Sosua today.

This will be the first Thanksgiving for our family without my dad. Dad passed away April 27. We all love you and miss you dad. He is pictured here a few years back with my daughters Rachel (left) and Michelle.

From left to right, son Matt, daughter Rachel, mom, dad and son John.

Happy Thanksgiving to my soon-to-be daughter in law Sherry.

Happy Thanksgiving to my sons John and Matt and my oldest daughter Michelle.
Happy Thanksgiving to my brother John and his wife Barb.

Stay Tuned!