Hi Ruth,
On , you wrote me:

 RH> So Canadian Thanksgiving is a fixed calendar date? The American one

No, it's the second Monday in october I believe.  So always around my
birthday (Oct 11)

 RH> alwaays have a extra special day around this time of year. Our first
 RH> grandson was born on November 29, 2003, another special day.

Very special day!

 RH> Save a piece of the blueberry pie for me please. (G) I don't care for
 RH> pumpkin pie;

Will do.  No pumpkin just blueberry and mincemeat (and some mincemeat
cookies after you told me they were a thing)

 RH> but they kept it up until my older brother moved too far away to come
 RH> home for Thanksgiving--my brothers would always play tic tac toe with
 RH> their pieces of pumpkin pie.

Laugh.  Funny how "traditions" continue on. :)

Shawn



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