Thanksgiving when I was younger

When I was younger our Thanksgivings are kind of hazy. The war was on and we always had soldiers. One year my mother tried a duck instead of turkey but we all thought it was too greasy. She made good cranberry sauce and her pumpkin pies were good. Later we had girl friends and boy friends and later their parents. We had a big dinning room table with great extensions that were under the table and pulled out. I hope my sister Helen still has it for it is a treasure. The more people that were there the better my mother cooked for she always did better when there was a crowd. She always had trouble cooking for just six. Like I said they are hazy but were always nice and I looked forward to them just like I still do.