Good afternoon! I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving. The three of us had a great weekend full of food and fun. I want to start off just saying what I’m thankful for.
First, Chris, I am so thankful that God brought us together. I can not remember what my life was like before you were in it. We have been a couple for seven and a half years. Like every couple we have had our ups and downs but I could not ask for any more in a husband and best friend. Thank you for working so hard to provide for our family. We have a great son, home, and everything we need in life. You have given me the greatest gift, by working and allowing me to stay home. I can not tell you how much that means to me!
Second, God has also blessed us with a wonderful son. Jordan is so smart and I am amazed daily by him. Even though he’s six, he is still my baby. I tell him that almost daily. On some days he complains and says “I’m not a baby” and other days he hugs me and says, “I will always be your baby, right Mom?” Somehow he always knows when I need a hug or a word of encouragement. He his so polite and always grateful for what he has. What an amazing little guy!
Last, I am grateful for all of the amazing people in my life. I have a huge network of family and friends. Each one of you holds a special place in my heart. In one way or another each and every one of you has made me who I am today. This past year has been difficult for my family. I have come to realize how precious family is. In February, I lost my Grandmother. For many years I took for granted that she would be at all the holiday dinners and always have her chicken dressing. Then, last year the day after Thanksgiving she fell and broke her hip. The months to follow were hard on everyone. She fought as hard as she could and we thought she was getting better. We all visited her in the nursing home over New Year’s and had I known that it was the last time I was going to see her I would have said so much more to her. Don’t get me wrong, I know death is a part of life, but I just didn’t expect that to be the last holiday we spent together. Looking back on this, it has made me grateful for the people that I still have in my life. I hope that I tell you often how much I love you.
Ok, enough of the sappy stuff now on to our Thanksgiving day! Chris had to work so Jordan and I spent the day getting ready for our big family dinner. I didn’t need to start the turkey until about noon so the first thing on our agenda was to bake the pumpkin pie. Jordan had a thanksgiving feast at school and discovered he loved pumpkin pie. It was the one special thing he requested that I make. So…I went and found out that a lady named Mrs. Smith makes pies and all you have to do is bake it. Since Jordan is only six, I was able to get away with doing it this way. Next year, I’m sure I will make it from scratch. Jordan said he didn’t care as long as there was cook whip! While the pie was baking we decided to make some crafts for the table. Jordan made place mats for each of us. Then we made Tee-Pees and cut out some leaves to decorate our candle holders.
After making the crafts it was time to start the turkey. It was just going to be the three of us at dinner but i didn’t care. I went all out and made a huge Thanksgiving feast. We had a 15 pound turkey, potatoes, corn, biscuits, pumpkin pie, and an Oreo cheesecake. I should say that this was the first turkey I have ever made without help from others. I was a little nervous but I think it turned out great. Jordan and Chris enjoyed all of it! We are still eating the leftovers but I haven’t heard any complaints yet!
The turkey was so done that the leg was falling off!! I used a butter injection and not only was it falling off the bone but it was so juicy…I don’t care for turkey much but dang it was good!
Like I said, I made enough food for an army but us Cotters do like ot eat. The funny thing is that all Jordan talked about for days was the pumpkin pie and he ate so much dinner that he fell asleep before he could eat the pie! We all did!
We had a great evening together! I decided that since I finally have a camera worth a flip I would set it up and capture a family photo. We have very few family photos and since I’m usually the one taking the pictures I am hardly ever in the shot. (I’m not really complaining about that) Again, I hope you and your family had a good Thanksgiving! Now on to Christmas!!!!
