Eeling Thankful

 Every November, in preparation for Thanksgiving, we like to write down some of the many things for which we're thankful.

Some years, we've made a big paper turkey and written things down on feathers.

Some years, we wrote things down on links and made a paper chain.


But, this year, we thought we'd try something a little more obviously "Thanksgiving." 

Yes, the pilgrims ate turkey at the first Thanksgiving, but their favorite dish was probably a delicacy in England that also happened to be plentiful in the New World.

Eels!

 So we've been writing our gratitude on eels this month, and taping them at the tops of the walls.

Because, you know, seeing eelings on the ceiling is such a good feeling!

By the way, did you know that baby eels are called elvers?

Elvers are flat and clear and so non-eel like that they were thought to be an unrelated species.