Thanksgiving 2009

Not one picture of a most wonderful Thanksgiving! We traveled to Park Valley and spent a glorious day with Mom and Dad Rose, Brent, Janet, Amy, Janet's Mom (Marie) and my mom (Virginia). The festivities were hosted by Brent and Janet so after stopping at Mom and Dad Rose's to visit for awhile, we headed to help Janet and Amy prepare food. It was so much fun to see Mom Rose, Marie and my mom sit and visit for hours. They really enjoyed one another while Janet, Amy and I did the final last minute preparations of the Thanksgiving Day feast! Janet, Amy and Marie had done much of it the night before so it was mostly a matter of doing mashed potatoes and gravy and putting a few other final touches on things. The men always have a great time when they have an opportunity to be together. It is one of my favorite things to watch them interact and enjoy one another so much. We were having such a great time together that again, I forgot to take pictures! Of all times to forget to take pictures! The table was set beautifully...you know, one of those tables that looks so pretty that it is a shame to sit down and dirty it up! We had delicious Marie Callendar pies that Grandpa had picked up a few days before as well as a delicious coconut cream that Amy had made from scratch the night before. I made Greg a gluten-free apple pie and some cornbread stuffing so he could enjoy his favorite things at Thanksgiving as well. He had me add a can of oysters to the stuffing which he was in heaven over...however, it insured that no one else took a bite of his dressing! All that mattered, however, was that he thoroughly enjoyed it. We laughed and visited over dinner and then did dishes and visited for a few hours after. Greg was not feeling well so we headed home around 5:30. It was just a wonderful day all the way around marred only by the fact that my sweet husband was pretty sick. (And no, it wasn't the oysters!) We have so much for which to be grateful in our lives...parents, siblings, children, grandchildren and the list goes on. We were so glad that all of our children were having a good time with their in-laws and that they love the families of those they married. We missed them terribly and also missed the noise and perpetual activity of our little grandkids, but it was still a most wonderful day. I am so thankful for all of my blessings...those I have posted about and those left unwritten here...but not unwritten in my heart!