Our Thanksgiving weekend began with a Wednesday night sneak peek at some of the balloons being blown up on a cold and crowded street for the following morning’s big parade.  Then came a wonderfully quiet family day wherein Huck stayed in his pajamas and never left the apartment (his dream come true), Troy succeeded in making his very first turkey and ate it four days straight (his dream come true), and I got to drink lots and lots of coffee while halfheartedly watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (my dream come true).  During our feast I thanked the turkey for giving its life for my hungry husband and son, to which Huck replied, “Boy, you sure are emotional.”  The weekend also included an educational trip to the New York Hall of Science, a visit from Connecticut friends, a fall walk, several perfect leaf piles, many Shirley Temples, the breaking of two winter coat zippers, phone calls from family, a living room screening of the rough cut of our still unnamed movie, the beginning of my freelance transcription work, and a finished draft of our play just in time for Wednesday night’s public reading.  What a weekend!  Huck’s thankfulness this year was most focused on his school, and for that I am truly thankful.