I am healthy, and my husband is healthy!
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Family – Three sons, Wonderful Daughters-in-law and Daughter-in-love, 5 grandchildren, 1 great-granddaughter
Large Extended Family
Friends
Another Safe Day for my son in Afghanistan-which brings him closer to returning home!
Thanksgiving – A time to reflect on what I am really thankful for! We had a great day with family! What a wonderful group we had this year – 16 adults and 7 kiddos:
My 80 year mother, my husband and I
My sweet daughter in Law (married to son in Afghanistan)
Son, his sweet wife and her mom, grandson and granddaughter
Daughter in love (husband's daughter – I have always hated the term step-daughter/ step-mother – I have always been Ginger!) granddaughter, and great-granddaughter
Brother-in Law and Niece (Sister home recovering from surgery!)
Husband's brother and Niece
Nephew with girlfriend and her son
Niece and boyfriend (and soon to be great- nephew)
Nephew and wife and great-niece and great-nephew
We had such a wonderful day- the weather was perfect mid 70s! I baked the day before and was up early to finish dinner preparations! Sweet husband helped me put the final touches on the house, as always I was a little behind! My sweet daughter in law arrived early with my son in Afghanistan on the phone! This is the first time I have spoken with him since he has left the US. He sounded great! He had pizza for his dinner – made me sad. He didn't try to make it to the mess hall because there was a huge line – the Secretary of Defense was there! Son will be traveling to see each of his soldiers in the next 10 days – they are in small groups throughout the area. Pray he is safe in his travels in this area!!! Sweet daughter in law brought mimosas – love those mimosas!!!
We had a wonderful dinner – traditional Thanksgiving menu Included: Fried turkey – prepared by brother-in-law. He has been doing the turkeys for years and they are the best! (I have the bones simmering on the stove to make soup!) Ham, Cornbread dressing and lots of gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Candied Yams Potatoes, Corn Casserole, Artichoke Salad, English Pea salad, and then the deserts: Pecan Pie, Apple pie, sweet potato pie, Amish bread, Cookies, and Cherry Cheese Cake. Our appetizers were cheese and crackers, chips and a dip I made with sweet potatoes! It was a hit and I will be making it again.
After dinner, all the kiddos and children went to husbands shed to play. Husband has a 30 x 60 shed we built when we moved from our home of 39 years. Husband has collected skate boards, pogo sticks, razor scooters, tricycles and the like for years. The adult nieces and nephews had as much fun as the kiddos! One nephew said we always had the BEST TOYS! Fun was had by all!
Daughter in love and grand-daughter stayed and helped me clean up and put away all the leftovers! I would not have gotten things squared away for a day or two without their help!!!I won't need to cook for quite a while.
Note about husband's brother: He has been on dialysis for 3 years with ups and downs. He is in a really good period! On Thanksgiving Day, he baked cookies for us, ran the 8 mile turkey trot, spend 4 hours in dialysis, then came here for dinner! I am so proud of him.
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