Around The Table

A Thanksgiving Like No Other

In that I was unusually calm...

making my family feel like

something wasn't

quite right.

Where was that woman who barked-out

cleaning...scrubbing...dusting...

sweeping...and peeling

orders?

With a small group of guests...

I am happy to say,

she was

not in attendance.

Why stress?

That's my new motto.

Somehow the food is always ready

on time and family

gathers at the table to enjoy

the spread.

With a lot of

"remember when"

stories.

Between bites.

My sister Mary called from Indy

after hearing how I got

together with Mom on Wednesday

to prepare many of the side dishes...

cranberry salad, green jello salad,

apple sauce, pumpkin pies.

She said..."I thought from your blog

you were going to

simplify!"

To which I replied,

"Read it again...I said I was

going to enjoy the process...we still

want all our side dishes...I just

enjoyed making them."

LOL

From every angle...

delicious!

Working with mom in the kitchen

was one of the highlights

of the holiday...

such fun bumping into each other...

mixing, concocting...

taste testing

together.

My boys telling me that

this was one of their

favorite

Thanksgivings...

priceless.

The food has been cleared away...

a little turkey and

green jello are all that remain

after weekend nibbling.

And of course...

memories...

of good times...good food...

shared with good people.

I hope your holiday was just as filling!