Thanksgiving is this week?
ohgod...that means Christmas isn't far behind.
We will go to the roomies parents for turkey day dinner this year - again. I am being the good girl (stop coughing!) and taking a veggie and cheese tray, greenbean casserole, meat rollup thingies, a pumpkin pie and cranberry salad (yum).
The roomies Dad will fix the turkey and bread and I will help him with the rest when we get there. His Mother will sit in her chair (they call it her "nest") as usual and do nothing....as will the roomie and his son. I love his Dad. We get along great and he is a wonderful caring man. The roomie doesn't take after his Father...trust me on this one.
But after that we will head up to see my family. It's like night and day the differences in the families. And for me, a great one. The house will be full of people, lots of noise and laughter. There will be hugs and kisses and people trying to fill you up with all types of food and desserts. Kids will be running through the house and my Mom will sit there smiling and enjoying every minute of it.
She used to fix HUGE dinners for Thanksgiving. She would get the biggest turkey the store could order...28 to 32 lbs. And a ham. And we would have sweet potatoes, mashed ones too...veggies, cranberries, stuffing (not from a box)....and you would eat til you could eat no more...and later go back for more. The house would always be overflowing with family and friends and the night would usually end in a loud game of poker. Penny ante of course.
My son will be having dinner in Michigan with his Father and family there. His Grandpa will be in from Florida. Maybe next year we will get to be together. It's been too long. We will talk on the phone, probably a couple of times, and we will tell each other how much we miss and love the other.
And I will be thankful that I have him, and my Mom. I've come so close to losing them both in the last 3 yrs. But I have them, and I am forever grateful.
No comments:
Post a Comment