Chapter 1: Thanksgiving Day
It was a warm and sunny Thanksgiving Day in 2015. The Sobert-Mifflin family from Erie, Pennsylvania and I were getting ready to prepare a delicious Thanksgiving dinner for everybody. I was in charge of the turkey gravy and cranberry sauce. While Madison was cooking the candied yams, Sarah was roasting the ham, Hannah's boyfriend, Josh was roasting the butternut squash, and Samantha's boyfriend, Andrew was making the creamed spinach, I made the cranberry sauce on the stovetop and added clementine slices to it. Before we all knew it, there was an accident with the creamed spinach. "Andrew, you are never allowed to cook with a stove again," Sarah scolded Andrew. Just like Samantha, Andrew was only in kindergarten, which is much too young to cook things. Meanwhile, Hannah was baking Pillsbury Crescent Rolls in the oven, and Samantha was borrowing Hannah's Easy Bake Oven that she received for her 10th birthday. I checked on them to see how they were doing. "Are you girls doing all right baking?" I asked. "Yes, Angel," Hannah then replied. "We're fine." Then, after the younger Mifflin girls were done baking, Abigail, the oldest Mifflin daughter, made the stuffing, and Jacob, her boyfriend, made the green bean casserole. Sarah's boyfriend, Matthew, roasted some brussels sprouts, while 2 of the other Sobert sisters, Casey and Emma, cooked turkey and mashed potatoes. I, of course, made some turkey gravy to go along with those foods. I smiled as I helped everyone cook dinner. We all knew my whole family was going to enjoy our home-cooked meal!