Thanksgiving

Last night, we had what may have been the largest Thanksgiving the Vineland Vieras have ever seen. The guest list was extensive.

The Patriarch (my grandfather) and his wife. (2)
The Sister (Hortencia) and her husband, her four children, her expecting daughter-in-law, and her in-law counterpart. (9)
The Daughter (Mary Helen) and her daughter (me) and son-in-law (Michael). (3)
The First Son (Pablo Ernesto) and his wife. (2)
The Second Son (Otniel Ismael) and his wife, his three children, his son-in-law, and his in-law counterparts (father-in-law, mother-in-law, and son-in-law to his oldest daughter). (9)

All together we were 25 persons gathered around the table, giving thanks for all the good and the bad the last year brought, and rejoicing to be, one way or another, family.