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Day: November 24, 2005

Happy Thanksgiving from California

Happy Thanksgiving from California

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. May you all have a good and safe holiday. 🙂 Here are a couple of Thanksgiving conversations for you: H.E.: [My stepfather’s] mother made the best apple strudel. April: What did you call her? Grandmother? H.E.: I called her Großmutter (Grossmutter). April: Grossmutter? Is that like fat mother? H.E.: It means grandmother, not fat mother. April: Okay, well. Gross in French means fat. H.E.: Yes, dear. That’s why we call it German. Later, while shopping… April: (pointing…

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