Good Morning Everyone !

I hope that your Thanksgiving Day started out right. Here We are just about ready to leave to go to My Parents house for the day. We usually go there every year and this year we are just going a little earlier to help mom out with the crowd before the dinner actually starts.



This year there is going to be my family,my sisters family and 2 of my brothers and their families,and of course my parents. There is @ this point 26 people to be there this year,and Dad is more than thrilled because more than 1/2 are Grandchildren,and HE LOVES THAT !!!!!



We were wishing that the weather would be warmer,so that the kids stay outside more while we get the cooking and all done,but it says that its going to be 44.... Yikes !!! My parents house is big enough for the family,but 17 children under foot while your cooking is NOT COOL !!!



There is so much that we have to be thankful for like Our children,love,life,friends. I for one am extremely grateful that I have my children,husband and my parents. I have a Grandmother still alive and several aunts and uncles and all of my 7 other siblings all still here.



There are so many people that have a much harder Thanksgiving with the distance and or loss of a loved one for that matter and it being the FIRST HOLIDAY without them. My family is expecting the very same loss and pain with the death of my Uncle Billy a few days ago,and he was laid to rest yesterday. My Father is having a harder time with it,because it was his ONLY BROTHER ,and they are so many miles apart.



Today, when you get to wherever you are going and you walk thru those doors,do one thing FIRST.... Hug the people you see and tell them how you feel. I have heard that saying over and over all my life and it really does come to play when you are faced with " hey that could have been dad" instead of Uncle Billy.



I Thank the lord that I have my parents and siblings and my own family still here with me and can not even imagine what Dad is going thru knowing that there was so much distance (miles) between them,and they could not see each other more.



When I get there I am going straight to the shop and hug my daddy and tell him that I love him. I then will go straight to my mom who is my solid rock base and give her an even bigger hug.

To all my family, and friends I hope that you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving and that you get stuffed with what we like to call " Mommas Home Cooking". We plan to get stuffed and then do some of my favorite things to do @ Mom's and that's watch the Football Game and eat the best desserts around made only by my mom. All while we visit and go over our own game strategies for the Black Friday Sale.... YES WE ARE GOING :o)

Well We are off and ready to leave ,so I will post when we get back if I can. I think more into Saturday before I post though.

God Bless you all and remember to have a safe and happy holiday !!!!!

Hugs,
Daneta