WE ARE TRULY THANKFUL!

This year, we decided to have a VERY relaxed Thanksgiving...just the 4 of us. Well...AJ felt compelled to get dressed in his Middle School Graduation outfit from 2 years ago. His pants came up to his knees and his shoes barely got on his feet. Nonetheless, he was bound and determined to wear the outfit until I couldn't stand seeing him limp around the house any longer. I made him peel the pants and shoes from his body right in the kitchen. Still determined, AJ wore his pajama pants and dress shirt to dinner. I just KNOW that one day this story will be fodder for bribery...and a good laugh for our future daughter-in-law.

True to our tradition, we went around the table and reflected on the things we are most thankful for this year. Of course, we all said our family and our health. But this year, we were ALL grateful to have a new, African American male role model in Barack Obama AND....we were particularly grateful that daddy still had his job. We hope upon hope that THAT continues well into the future.

I tried to cut down on my cooking duties...due to the work and finances...but, in going around and asking everyone what one thing they absolutely thought was necessary...we didn't end up cutting down much. We had a fresh turkey that I brined and roasted as our tradition. AJ needed to have my cornbread and oyster stuffing. Bree needed my sweet potato casserole and cranberry sauce. Rob and I needed the green bean casserole. Everyone needed my homemade garlic cheese biscuits. It was lovely and we ended up deciding to halve what we could and freeze it to go with the ham for Christmas.