Pilgrims and Turkeys

What am I doing right now- working on my Thanksgiving presentation with Casey. Casey and I get to present to 3 year olds all about the Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow at school. We have pilgrim hats and Indian headdress to wear. I am trying to spin the story as not to offend our new friends. (e.g The pilgrims fled from an evil monarchy and left for a new land in order to have FREEDOM ) We will probably skim over the fact that the pilgrims were taught how to grow crops and hunt game by the Indians and then decided to take all their land as well. I am trying to get Casey to say what she is thankful for ( I was hoping for her to say something like God, family and her nursery school). She has been quite the little pistol that a little teacher flattery could never hurt. But of course I am stuck with her being thankful for "dresses and ballet". We then our going to read a Thanksgiving story and make turkey handprints.

And yes we will be celebrating Thanksgiving on Thurs- very low key. Most of my ex pat friends are back in the states. So it will be the 4 of us- Not to mention we are hosting Chris work friends for a cocktail party on Fri so I am sticking with the basics on Thurs (turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing , and pumpkin pie). Chris is pushing for the nasty green bean casserole that makes me hurl to make (I have an aversion to cream of mushroom soup). We are thankful that no matter where we are we always have each other and STARBUCKS:)

Lastly- I am thankful for my luck in making new friends. After my Thanksgiving presentation I am getting my nails done by one of CJ classmates mom (who was bored and decided to become manicurist). Continuing on Friday- my New Zealand friend (who happens to be a makeup artist) is doing my makeup for the cocktail party. For not having any specific talent I seem to rub elbows with the talented. Now if only Gwynnie and Chris Martin lived in the burbs.