GOBBLE GOBBLE

It's the day before Thanksgiving and all through my kitchen
Things are a mess and I am just bitchin'.
The potatoes won't cook and the jello is sticky,
The turnips are burned and the corn is just icky.

The cook started drinking about quarter to one
With hopes that Mojito's would make all this fun.
But its all worth the fuss and the mess and the grievin'
Cause this is the start of the holiday season.

And tomorrow when family arrives at our door,
(Even though legs and back are aching and sore),
We'll thank God for our blessings of family and friend
And wish that these days never come to an end.


YEP, it's Thanksgiving already and I am ready !  Ger and I spent the morning getting set for tomorrow so we can spend the time with Smith when he arrives. This is the little man's first family holiday and we want to make it special.  The fact that he is 4 months old does not factor in to this. It is still exciting. HOlidays are for kids! NO matter what age they are.  The "kids" are staying over night so we will have lots of time to pig out on turkey left overs. (I bought a 20 pound turkey just for that reason.) It's as easy to cook a 20 pound turkey as it is to cook a 10  pound one so what the hey. Kristen will come up and help me make the finishing touches to dinner. She is a HUGE help in the kitchen and we get to drink and gossip at the same time. We'll all be thinking of Kaelin, Keri and Steve in Maryland having a TRUDUCKEN for dinner with Steve's family. Last year they had a deep fried turkey. This year they are having a turkey stuffed with a duck that is stuffed with a chicken. Sounds delicious !  We will just have plain old turkey here.  Then there are the English Lawlor's who won't even have turkey. Not that the English celebrate Thanksgiving any way but when Bridget checked out the prices of turkeys they decided to have something else. English turkeys apparently are a rare breed and cost a small fortune. Hot dogs work fine!
Speaking of the English Lawlor's . . . we got a Christmas card from them because Abby wanted to send Grandma and Grandpa their card early to make sure we got it. She bought a card especially for us and it is a keeper that we will treasure. There is a school picture of Roman enclosed in the card but none of Abby. It seems that school pictures were taken when Abby had Shingles so she missed out on that. Roman's picture is wonderful! He is one great looking kid who is looking really really happy.

Enough loafing around, (I need a refill on the mojito).    HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!
 Don't forget to thank God for all the blessings we have. We couldn't do it without Him. (HER)