Joshua asks ,”Mommy, how come no one ever told Daddy your real name?”
“What do you mean?” I ask.
“He’s always calling you ‘Jami’ when everyone knows your real name is Mommy!”

If I was extremely interested in this blog I might have written of our wonderful Thanksgiving Thursday evening. Perhaps if I was even slightly interested I would have written Friday. Alas I was too busy spending time with my family to write to you about spending time with my family and honestly I’ve been a bit blog weary of late.
I’m am ready now though so here goes:

Since it’s inception our family stayed home for the first major holiday ever. The kids where so excited not to go anywhere. At first they where disappointed until they realized we were about to reach a family milestone, we were going to make our first Thanksgiving Dinner. That meant that they would be helping roast the turkey, mix the green bean casserole, simmer the cranberries, peel potatoes, and layer the deserts. What an adventure!
We started Wednesday around 2PM. That’s when we decided to cook our own traditional dinner. After picking Kaleb and Charleigh up off the bus we drove to town and made our menu and grocery list along the way. We all talked about what was “traditional” Thanksgiving food for our family and decided which things we would make and who would help with what.

I had dreaded going grocery shopping the day before Thanksgiving but it ended up being a great blessing. First we got a parking spot right by the front door then as we went in everything ran unbelievably smoothly. The children behaved perfectly and no one got plowed down by any renegade shopping carts. When it came time to check out we made our way towards the long line and miraculously a register opened up right in front of us. We didn’t have to wait in line at all.

Once we got home I decided to get the turkey ready for the next day. I slathered the bird with a herb butter Charleigh helped me make and Joshua watched in awe. “Did you kill that bird mom or did you buy him dead?” “Who picked the feathers out?” “Is your arm up the head or the butt?”

Thursday morning we woke up early. The kids took turns helping me cook, when it wasn’t their turn they made Christmas Cards.

Finally at 1:30 pm we sat down to Thanksgiving Dinner. We had Herb Buttered Turkey, Cranberry Pecan Stuffing, Green Bean Casserole, Broccoli Rice and Cheese Casserole, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Green Beans, Corn Muffins, Fresh Cranberry Sauce, Deviled Eggs and a Pumpkin Gingerbread desert. Besides the gravy and the cranberries my favorite part of the dinner was that we didn’t have to drive home after it was done. The rest of the day was full of games, movies, crafts and left overs. It very well may have been one of my favorite Thanksgivings ever.