24-30NOV08 - Houma, LA (happy turkey day!)

Our return to Houma was just in time for Thanksgiving day. Rebecca decided that she wanted to prepare the traditional turkey dinner and fixings for the family (which consisted of us, since Joe was offshore working). Corrie prepped most of the side items the day before, and Rebecca cooked the turkey and main dishes on T-day. Raymond invited a co-worker, Frank Garcia, over to dine with us. Everything turned out great, and Raymond even carved his first turkey with only a few hints from Dan.

A couple of days after Thanksgiving we attended the birthday party of our good friend Virginia De Fraites, aka Mother Goose (don’t ask). We won’t say how young Goose is, but this was one of those birthdays that ends in a zero. And apparently Goose has a history of really big parties/events for these once a decade birthdays. For this particular soiree she rented a local auditorium, hired a popular local band Na Na Sha (get it?), and had the food and open bar catered. As you may have guessed from the name of the band, the theme of the party was the 1950s and everyone was expected to dress accordingly. One thing that was very different, was that there was a Mass presided over by two Friars from Kentucky before the party started. Only in southern Louisiana?