Happy Thanksgiving and What I Am Thankful For

Today, I just have to cook a few things to take to my daughter's for Thanksgiving.  Cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes and sweet potato casserole.  The cornbread is already made, and it wont take to long to complete the rest.

  It is nice to get up to a quiet house and reflect on what I am thankful for this year.  Today is the my parents 55th wedding anniversary!    They have had an amazing journey that took them all over the world.  My dad served 27 years in the Air Force and my mom served 6 years in the Air Force.  We have lived in Japan, as well as in several states. 

 This is a photo of them probably 56 - 57 years ago at "Frontier Days" in Cheyenne, Wyoming.  

I am also thankful for my family, all of whom are well and happy.  There have been bumps along the way with some of my grown children, (some more than others) but I thank God for each and every day that they are a part of my life. 

I am thankful for my husband, as we too will be celebrating our 33rd anniversary next month.  We are junior high school sweethearts, so we actually have been together for 37 years.  Yeah..... that IS a long time.   But I have to say, we are still having fun!

One of the biggest blessings in my life is my grandson.  I would have never thought I could possibly love someone soooo much.   He is the absolute light of my life. 

I am truly blessed.  I hope you all enjoy your Thanksgiving with your friends and family this year.....





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Our Early Thanksgiving Dinner Recap

This past Saturday was the day for our family get-together to celebrate Thanksgiving.  We as a family celebrate major holidays the weekend before so that our grown children can enjoy the holiday with out trying to be in two places at once.

The food was already ordered and I confirmed the order Saturday morning.  My daughter and her husband were picking up the food and my other son before they headed to our home.  I did some last minute cleaning, and my husband set up the borrowed tables and chairs in the backyard. ( The weather was perfect). 



 My other son and his family arrived first, and then my mom.  The food, my daughter and her family and my oldest son were pulling in the driveway.  After the food was unloaded and set up, we said a prayer of Thanksgiving and then got a line going buffet style to fix our plates.

Everyone enjoyed the meal, and despite the arrival of my oldest's son girlfriend, ( another story altogether) the get-together was a great success. After the meal and cleanup, the men played a entertaining game of horseshoes in the backyard.  The girls do play, but not this time.  We were more entertained by my grandson and it was a team effort to keep him away from the horseshoe game.

All in all, the day was a great success.  We enjoyed each other as a family, the event was practically stress free, and we are all looking forward to getting together for Christmas,,,the weekend before of course.

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