HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

I am so excited it is finally here!  In about an hour we will be putting the dinner we prepared in the oven and the turkey out to rest.  It's tired.  Kevon, Alyssa and Jessica are coming over in just over an hour.  I can't wait to see them.  I did try to reach my brother for the past week to invite him but he isn't answering his phone or talking to me still so his loss.  I am so blessed I get to spend today with his girls.  I love them so much!

I called and talked to my brother Rick, my sister Lois, Lanny's sis Rhonda, Karla, Tara, Dylan, and left messages for Libby and Douglas.  Heather called earlier. They are going to Spokane for brunch and then she is having Thanksgiving at her house. And we got a call from Andrew and Lauren from California! They are having dinner at his grandma's this year down in sunny Cali!  He said it was 70 and they were in flip flop and shorts.  Lucky dogs!   So I will have talked to everyone or contacted everyone.  We still have to call Lanny's other sis, Rita, later.  I am so thankful for these people being in my life. God has blessed me so much.  I get teary eyed because I really don't feel I deserve it all!  Good thing it isn't up to me.  God's love and goodness and blessings are so much more than we can even fathom or imagine. Boggles the mind.

Yesterday I was driving to the grocery store to buy for Thanksgiving. Papa had an upset stomach so I went by myself.  God blessed me with a beautiful view crossing the bridge of different colors and clouds.  The I was almost to town and saw an amazing sunrise coming up with clouds and multiple colors in the sky and the song "I Can Only Imagine" was playing on the radio.  My eyes filled with tears. It touched my heart as I thought about His goodness.  I thanked Him.

Boy, I hope I don't get all emotional and cry today.  I looked at the picture and posted it on facebook of my mama's last Thanksgiving.  I am so glad I love to take pictures and I have this one.  She wasn't feeling that well and wasn't up to going to Tara's so she stayed home.  I felt bad her being alone but she insisted and she insisted I bring her a plate.  lol!  So Tara made her a plate with the turkey wings. It was always mama's favorite part of the turkey and it is what she always got.   So we took her dinner and here she is eating one of her wings and dinner. We stayed with her and watched tv for awhile and visited.  It was exactly how she wanted to spend it. Happy woman.

Well, enjoy your turkey and food, family, and don't forget FOOTBALL!  Go Seahawks!!!!