The Ahhhh of the Day After

I spent a great deal of time making my pies, my pumpkin spice dessert and all the side dishes to go along with our meal of thanks. I have gotten lazier with the turkey part, seems to work well for us since no one eats dark meat, I now just cook 2 boneless turkey breasts. Goes straight from freezer to oven to table in 3 hours and ah the aroma..... and the ease of cleanup. I figure with all the prep work before hand that whatever I can do to minimize the cleanup afterward is well worth it.

We had our youngest kidlet with girlfriend, the grandma and uncle all for dinner making for a nice gathering around the dining table. Two smiling faces were obviously missing, that of our daughter kidlet and her boyfriend. Fortunately, boyfriends family stepped in and made C feel welcome and very much a part of their family table which helped to ease a mother's mind of a lonely kidlet on this day of thankful gatherings.

I am thankful for all I have, and I love this day after when I can sit and look out at the crisp cool day as I reminisce over the past 27 years of grateful Thanksgivings. I am also thankful that my family does not place such importance on material things as those at the New York Wal Mart that literally trampled to death an employee as he was trying to open the doors for business. Are material things on sale truly worth the life of a human being? I am so heartbroken for that man's family. This latest story on accentuates how commercialized society has become over Christmas.

I am thankful for all I have, especially for my wonderful family and friends. The rush is nonetheless on now, but I do hope that this horrible event in New York will cause parents everywhere to take pause with their children and explain to them what the true meaning of the holiday season is and what it is not.