Thanksgiving factoids

A local grocery store that I frequent sends me periodic newsletters. I got these little tidbits from them yesterday, which was kind of interesting:

• In a survey conducted by the National Turkey Federation, nearly 88 percent of Americans said they eat turkey at Thanksgiving. The average weight of turkeys purchased for Thanksgiving is 15 pounds, which means some 690 million pounds of turkey were consumed in the U.S. during Thanksgiving in 2007.
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• The cranberry is one of only three fruits-the others are the blueberry and the Concord grape-that are entirely native to North American soil, according to the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association.
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• According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest pumpkin pie ever baked weighed 2,020 pounds and measured just over 12 feet long. It was baked on October 8, 2005 by the New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers in Ohio, and included 900 pounds of pumpkin, 62 gallons of evaporated milk, 155 dozen eggs, 300 pounds of sugar, 3.5 pounds of salt, 7 pounds of cinnamon, 2 pounds of pumpkin spice and 250 pounds of crust.

Jeremy and I are certainly keeping it close to home this Thanksgiving. Westin's arrival could be any day now, so we're being as low key as possible. We look forward to sharing a yummy meal with some church friends and playing games. And then we plan to watch the Texas Longhorns hopefully crush Texas A&M.

We're already so thankful for the little life inside of me, and we can't wait to meet him. If I eat massive quantities of turkey, will that help induce labor? If so, bring it on!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!