My parents are long gone and the spouse and I have no kids. But for years we have joined with my siblings and maybe some cousins for thanksgiving. We are not this year as we are back down in Iowa on the first state of going south.

I miss them.

We are making chicken soup with dumplings. We cooked the chicken in the slow cooker all night long. Now it is cooling and in a few hours I"ll debone it. My spouse has a friend here in town who just got out of the hospital. We will bring him soup, visit for a short bit, and go home.