Thanksgiving 2013

Today certainly felt like a Sunday; it probably had something to do with our going to mass early this morning and eating lunch with the in-laws.  Rich’s mom bakes the best ham.  Couple that with her brown and serve rolls and I could make a complete meal.  Yummy, yummy.

This afternoon I managed to work in a bit of quilting and reading.  Talk about relaxing!  Rich took Lane into the woods to do a little scouting for tomorrow’s big deer hunt, so I had the run of the place and could not have enjoyed it more.

Here’s hoping that you and yours enjoyed Thanksgiving as much as we did.  

Thanks for......

Reruns!  That's what I'm doing--rerunning a photo from last year.  My turkey was so pretty that I thought I'd just get a little more mileage from the photo.

Okay, okay, the truth: We had our family Thanksgiving gathering tonight, but I cooked a pork roast and Will cooked fried a turkey.  However, there was so much commotion and craziness in my house that I forgot to take pictures.  So, I am forced to reuse last year's picture.  Hey I do have an excuse: my last Thanksgiving turkey was SO much prettier than Will's turkey tonight.  I know, without a picture, it's my word against his.  His fried turkey does taste better (a tiny little bit) but it's not exactly healthy, nor is it pretty.  Let's just say it has to be served already carved with, uhm, crispy pieces removed.  

In other words it was a typical Thanksgiving feast at our house....noisy, exhausting, delicious, fattening, and wonderfully blessed.   There are so many people and reasons to be thankful that I'll simply close with a prayer that you and your family feel as blessed and as grateful.