Bett always has her big Thanksgiving get together the Sunday before Thanksgiving. The Saturday night before we would get together at Bett's house to start getting things ready for the Thanksgiving party she had the next day. One of her mother's (Grandma Ida Mae) responsibilities was peeling the boiled eggs that we would use for the deviled eggs, gravy and whatever else we needed boiled eggs for. As it was difficult for Grandma Ida Mae to get around, she could still sit at the kitchen table and be part of what was going on.
When Grandma passed away several years ago, we kept the tradition of the egg peeling going on. I remember the first Thanksgiving without Grandma was very hard, but it was wonderful talking about her and remembering how much she enjoyed sitting there peeling those eggs ... just enjoying it all.
Since moving to Virginia, we always look forward to arriving back home to Florida the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Not only are we always met with wonderful food that Bett picks up from Peeble's BBQ ... but we know we have lots of boiled eggs to peel.
Some of the egg peelers this year were Bett (Mike's Mom/Griffin's Grandma), Tony, Griffin, Jeri (Mike's Step Mom/Griffin's Nana), & Pop (Mike's Dad/Griffin's Pop)
And Bett presented Mike with the final egg to peel this year
I realize some folks might think peeling eggs is a silly tradition, but it really is an important part of our Thanksgiving.
6 comments:
what a nice tradition, and nicely told and illustrated.
That is so awesome. I think it's great that Jeri and Ray are part of that tradition, too and now Tony. And even Griffin has become a staple in that tradition. Thanks for sharing.
Awww..It looks like so much fun and you are so blessed to have great family traditions..Thanks for sharing your special times::))
What a wonderful and fun tradition! It looks like everyone is very happy to be peeling eggs!
I think it is great!! Anything that is done as a family is great.
What a great tradition. It looks like everyone is happy to have an egg to peel.
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